has said he would take banned drugs<\/a> in an attempt to swim faster than a world record and earn $1m (\u00a3792,000).<\/p>\nBut the 32-year-old Australian insists he will not take risks with his health.<\/p>\n
“There is a bit of me that wonders how fast people could be,” Foster told BBC Sport. <\/p>\n
“However, my big problem is how safe will it be? How will they regulate it and stay on top of it? <\/p>\n
“Even if James does do it in a safe way for now, there will always be people who will push the envelope and that is when things get very dangerous.”<\/p>\n
Organisers say that the competition will be the safest international sporting event in history and that they prioritise athlete safety, with competitors undergoing medical screening prior to competition.<\/p>\n
Magnussen will come out of retirement to try to beat the 50m freestyle record at the event, which was founded by Australian businessman Aron D’Souza in 2023.<\/p>\n
The event would not be subject to World Anti-Doping Agency rules and any times will not be official.<\/p>\n
The current world record of 20.91 seconds was set by Brazilian Cesar Cielo in 2009, though he was wearing a performance-enhancing, non-textile swimsuit that was banned a few months later.<\/p>\n
But although Foster says he would not be tempted to take part, the 53-year-old former world, European and Commonwealth champion acknowledges that that the money on offer may persuade some to consider it as an option.<\/p>\n
“Having been an athlete who competed for Great Britain for 23 years and did things by the book healthily and drug-free I don’t get it, and I don’t like the possibility that people are going to take drugs,” he says.<\/p>\n
“But money does talk and you are taking people who don’t earn a lot of money and if they might think if they take drugs they could win $1m. If you put the incentive there, you might get people who might possibly do it. <\/p>\n
“But I think a lot of people will sit back and see what unfolds before they decide to take the risk.<\/p>\n
“You could find someone who finishes third or fourth at the Olympics this year and they might think that they could go and take a load of juice and break the world record next year.<\/p>\n
“If you put the incentive there and people want to make a quick buck then they will, but all I can do is potentially flag to them what they might be doing to their bodies.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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