The Enhanced Games were held on Sunday, May 24, and the controversial event in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured competitors vying for a new world record.
While normal competition in weightlifting, swimming and track have intense anti-doping policies, Enhanced aimed to see what the athletes could do with the use of PEDs if the athletes wanted to partake.
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So, how did it go? In the very last event of the night, the men’s 50m free, Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev broke the non-enhanced world record time of 20.88 (Cameron McEvoy, Australia) with a 20.81-second swim. The swim earned Gkolomeev $250,000 for first place and a $1 million bonus for eclipsing the non-enhanced world record.
The record is not considered official. In addition to having competed on PEDs, the swimmers also wore high-tech suits that have been banned.
Gkolomeev is a three-time former NCAA champion for Alabama, including the 2014 championship in the 50 free. He won silver in the event at the 2019 world championships. He competed for Greece in four Olympic Games from 2012 to 2024, but never medaled.
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Outside of Gkolomeev’s swim Sunday night, world records were elusive.
Of the most notable athletes competing, Fred Kerley, who said he did not compete “enhanced,” fell short of the world record by about four-tenths of a second. British swimmer Ben Proud came close to the world record in the men’s 50m fly, posting a 22.32 (WR is 22.27 seconds).
Thor Björnsson, also known as the “Mountain,” from “Game of Thrones,” deadlifted 475kg (the world record is 510.)
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The event has been colloquially known as “the Olympics with steroids,” but not every athlete chose to use PEDs. Those who did were under strict medical supervision to ensure that they were using the drugs safely.
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With the event aimed at seeing whether science could help athletes reach another level, all eyes were on whether competitors would be able to make history. There was even a hefty payday on the table for them, as Enhanced said that any world records set would award the athlete additional prize money. For the weightlifting events, an athlete could net an extra $250,000; in the 100-meter sprint or the swimming events, a record-breaking athlete could win an additional $1 million.
Below is a look at the full results from the 2026 Enhanced Games.
Swimming
*indicates personal best
(NE) – indicates athlete who is “not enhanced”
Event
World Record
Enhanced Games winner
Men’s 50m backstroke
23.55 seconds
Hunter Armstrong (24.21 seconds) (NE)
Men’s 50m breaststroke
25.95 seconds
Cody Miller (26.55 seconds)*
Men’s 100m freestyle
46.40 seconds
Kristian Gkolomeev (46.60 seconds)*
Women’s 50m freestyle
23.61 seconds
Emily Barclay (24.09 seconds)*
Men’s 50m fly
22.27 seconds
Ben Proud (22.32 seconds)*
Men’s 100m breaststroke
56.88 seconds
Cody Miller (59.47)
Women’s 100m freestyle
51.71 seconds
Megan Romano (54.20)
Men’s 100m fly
49.45 seconds
Marius Kusch (51.28)
Men’s 50m freestyle
20.88 seconds
Kristian Gkolomeev (20.81)
Weightlifting
*indicates personal best
(NE) – indicates athlete who is “not enhanced”
Event
World Record
Enhanced Games results
Women’s Snatch
Class – Record
53kg – 99kg
86kg – 129kg
86+kg – 144kg
Beatriz Pirón (53kg) – N/A
Leidy Solís (86kg) – 100kg
Maryam Usman (86+ kg) – 115kg
Men’s Snatch
Class – Record
79kg – 166 kg
94kg – 182kg
110kg – 196kg
Yoni Andica (79kg) – 135kg
Juan Solis (94kg) – 150kg
Dylan Cooper (110kg) – 160kg
Women’s Clean & Jerk
Class – Record
53kg – 126kg
86kg – 162kg
86+kg – 181kg
Beatriz Pirón (53kg) – 118 kg*
Leidy Solís (86kg) – 140kg
Maryam Usman (86+ kg) – N/A
Men’s Clean & Jerk
Class – Record
79kg – 205kg
94kg – 222kg
110kg – 237kg
Yoni Andica (79kg) – 170kg
Juan Solis (94kg) – 188kg
Dylan Cooper (110kg) – 205kg*
Men’s Snatch II
Class – Record
88kg – 181kg
94kg – 182kg
110kg – 196kg
Arley Méndez (88kg) – 155 kg
Boady Santavy (94kg) – 177 kg
Wesley Kitts (110kg) – 185kg*
Men’s Clean & Jerk II
Class – Record
88kg – 220kg
94kg – 222kg
110kg – 237kg
Arley Méndez (88kg) – N/A
Boady Santavy (94kg) – 118kg
Wesley Kitts (110kg) – 220kg
Men’s Deadlift
510 kg
Thor Björnsson – 475 kg
Mitchell Hooper – 440 kg
Track
*indicates personal best
(NE) – indicates athlete who is “not enhanced”
Event
World Record
Enhanced Games winner
Women’s 100m sprint
10.49 seconds
Tristan Evelyn – 11.25 seconds
Shania Collins – 11.43 seconds
Taylor Anderson – 11.48 seconds
Denae McFarlane – 11.61 seconds
Jasmine Abrams – 11.72 seconds
Shockoria Wallace – 13.3 seconds
Men’s 100m sprint
9.58 seconds
Fred Kerley – 9.97 seconds
Emmanuel Matadi – 10.05 seconds
Marvin Bracy-Williams – 10.39 seconds
Mouhamadou Fall – 10.47 seconds
Reece Prescod – 10.48 seconds
Michael Bryan – 10.87 seconds