Sarah Sjöström suffers with the Canadian swimming star who received her sentence at the end of November after failing to report her whereabouts three times in one year.
At the same time, Sjöström thinks the harsh punishment is absolutely right.
That's what's required, I think, because otherwise people would have exploited the system. I know her quite well and I don't think she missed the stay report to cheat, she's just been careless, says the Swedish star.
Sarah Sjöström became a mother in August and has now started training to return. She has a long career behind her and has handled her stay reporting without any problems.
But it can sometimes lead to irritation. Athletes must report to the anti-doping authority where they are for one hour each day and where they spend the night.
It's harder than you might think to do everything right all the time, she says.
Penny Oleksiak said in an interview with Canada's CBC last week that she was remorseful for her mistakes, but the 25-year-old intends to fight through the suspension, which is in effect until the summer of 2027, and swim in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
She is Canada's most successful female Olympian of all time with one gold, two silver and four bronze.
Oleksiak broke through at the 2016 Rio Olympics when she took gold in the 100-meter freestyle ahead of Sjöström (bronze), among others, and silver after Sjöström in the 100-meter butterfly.
Sjöström has three gold, two silver and one bronze in the Olympics.
If both Sims' plans work out, they will meet again in Los Angeles.
