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James Magnussen shows off body transformation for Enhanced Games
Aussie swimmer James Magnussen left jaws on the floor with his bulked up frame, now he’s shown off his latest absurd transformation.
James McKern

October 2, 2025 – 12:06PM

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Kristian Gkolomeev obliterates 50m world record, wins $1m Enhanced Games prize

Australia’s James Magnussen could only watch as Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev broke the world record and won the $1m prize.

James Magnussen left jaws on the floor when he showed off his massively bulked up physique for the Enhanced Games.
Now the Aussie swimmer is back and showing off the changes he’s made to his juiced up rig as he once again attempts to break the 50m freestyle world record.
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Magnussen, who has been retired for six years, has been taking a concoction of testosterone and peptides, among other substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), in his pursuit of shattering the mark for the divisive competition.
After watching Greece’s Kristian Gkolomeev steal his spotlight by breaking the world record in February, Magnussen set about transforming his body once more.
The 34-year-old took to social media to show off the changes he had undergone since he stunned the world with his hulk-like figure.
“This was me at my biggest, the images that went viral around the world,” Magnussen says in the video uploaded to Instagram.
“I was seven per cent body fat and 243 pounds (110kgs). Transformation time … I’m now 14 per cent body fat and 214 pounds (97kgs).
“These are the benefits: Increased buoyancy, decreased drag, faster swimming, vintage performance.

“Get ready for round 2.”
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Magnussen’s body transformation for Enhanced Games attempt No. 2

James Magnussen has shown of his second attempt at a new physique…

The video ends with the date the inaugural Enhanced Games are set to take place, which is from May 21-24 next year in Las Vegas. Magnussen will be out to better the mark set by Gkolomeev.
The Greek swimmer swam a time of 20.89 seconds, 0.02sec fastest than the longstanding supersuit world record held by Brazil’s Cesar Cielo since the 2009 world championships.
A documentary crew, who many believed were only there to witness Magnussen shattering the elusive record, instead captured 31-year-old Gkolomeev’s incredible swim resulting in a $1m windfall, just months after he finished fifth in the 50m final at the Paris Olympics.
But Magnussen will get another chance to claim the $1 million payday he so craves at the inaugural Enhanced Games next year.
Enhanced Games founder Aron D’Souza says the million-dollar prize would still be on the table at the official Enhanced Games, which will take place from May 21-24 next year at Resorts World Las Vegas, with events in swimming, athletics, and weightlifting.

The Missile stunned with his bulked up frame.

Magnussen now with his more slimmed down physique.
Despite being pipped to the post, Magnussen is adamant he has what it takes to go faster and win the Enhanced Games in May next year.
“Other competitors will watch that and go ‘Oh he wasn’t that fast’,” he said on the Hello Sport podcast in June.
“I know how fast I was at different times in my preparation and I know what to do differently.”
The 21-second barrier has proved elusive for the world’s top swimmers, with Cameron McEvoy winning last year’s Olympic final in 21.25 seconds.
McEvoy has a personal best of 21.06 seconds, American star Caeleb Dressel has a PB of 21.04 seconds and Australia’s Kyle Chalmers recently lowered his PB to 21.78 seconds.
Great Britain’s Ben Proud recently announced he was quitting traditional swimming and joining the Enhanced Games as the most high profile current swimmer to make the move.

The inaugural Enhanced Games will take place in Las Vegas next year.

Individual Olympic Games gold eluded Magnussen during his career, now he’s out for Enhanced Games gold. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt)
What is the Enhanced Games?
Around 100 athletes are expected to compete at the inaugural event next year, with many competitors’ names kept secret until closer to the event.
The Enhanced Games plans to pay $US250,000 for each gold medal and $US1 million to anyone who breaks a world record in the 100m sprint or the 50m freestyle.
The Games will have four swimming events, the 50m and 100m freestyle and the 50m and 100m butterfly.
The athletics events will be the 100m sprint and 100m hurdles.
Athletes can choose to remain “natural” or enhance their performance with substances – under the watchful eye of Enhanced Games medical staff.

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“The Enhanced Games welcomes athletes across three categories: natural athletes, independently enhanced athletes, and athletes enhanced through protocols designed and supervised by our medical team,” Aron D’Souza said in a statement announcing the Games on Thursday (AEST).
“We live in a world transformed by science – from vaccines to AI. But sport has stood still. Until today.
“We are not updating the rule book. We are re-writing it. And we’re doing it safely, ethically, and boldly.”

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