Australian authorities will allow American swimmer Michael Andrew to race this week despite his staunch stance against the Covid-19 vaccine.
Travel regulations have softened since tennis star Novak Djokovic —who has also long opposed the vaccine—was deported from Melbourne in January ahead of the Australian Open. The Courier Mail reported Andrew will be free to compete at the Duel in the Pool, a showdown between swimmers from Australia and the United States, which gets underway on Friday.
Entrants will still be required to wear masks on international flights entering Australia, but they're no longer required to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test result. Andrew, 23, won 4x100-metre medley gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he was at the centre of a media storm having travelled to Japan without receiving the jab.
