Max McCusker becomes second Irish swimmer to join Enhanced Games

The Enhanced Games, which will be held in Las Vegas in May, allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs

In an Instagram post confirming he had signed up for the Enhanced Games, Max McCusker wrote: "If you don’t get it, you weren’t meant to." Pic: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Max McCusker has become the second Irish swimmer to sign up for the Enhanced Games. The 26-year-old joins Shane Ryan in becoming part of the competition at which athletes will be allowed to use performance-enhancing drugs.

McCusker was confirmed as one of five additional swimmers to join the line-up, along with Isabella Arcila (Colombia), Natalia Fryckowska (Poland), Felipe Lima (Brazil), and Evgenii Somov (Russia).