The Enhanced Games has dismissed suggestions by online sleuths that a world record set in Sunday's event was mistakenly timed, calling them completely unfounded internet drivel. Some accounts on Instagram had noted that the Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev appeared to touch the wall after his time of 20.81 seconds in the men's 50m freestyle flashed up on screen. That was 0.07sec quicker than the world record set by the Australian Cameron McEvoy in March, although it will not count for official purposes as Gkolomeev was using performance-enhancing drugs banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and wearing an outlawed skinsuit.
"After a decade dedicated to traditional competition on the world's highest stage, I'm excited to dive into this next chapter with the Enhanced Games," said Ryan, who was born and raised in Philadelphia but opted to compete for the country of his father.