Career
In May 2008, he was banned for life from the sport for a positive anti-doping test. In July 2008, FINA announced his lifetime ban by the Chinese Swimming Association with a posting on their anti-doping website. As of December 2010, this posting has been updated with a change of the ban from lifetime to 2-years.
In December 2010, an Associated Press report surfaced which indicated that his lifetime ban had been converted to a more-conventional 2-year ban.
However, Ouyang was experience difficulties in return to competition in China, where the lifetime ban originated and was still in place. In long course
50m backstroke: 25.18 (December 4, 2005)
100m backstroke: 54.41 (December 5, 2005).