Blood-swapping, oxygen tanks & WiFi blockers - inside the 'immortality Olympics' - the-sun.com

What the report says

The Sun reported on the Rejuvenation Olympics, a longevity leaderboard whose participants use testing, strict routines and costly “biohacking” practices in an effort to slow biological ageing rather than compete in sport. The article says the project is associated with tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, 48, whose “don’t die” approach has included extensive medical monitoring, more than 100 pills a day, experimental therapies and, previously, blood plasma transfusions involving his son.

According to The Sun, Johnson leads the ranking with an average ageing pace of 0.503, a figure the competition links to DNA analysis through blood and saliva testing. The leaderboard reportedly has 14,747 entrants, including 81 from the UK. To qualify, participants must have three tests from epigenetic testing firm TruDiagnostic, with individual tests said to cost between £372 and £633 and to assess biomarkers and organ-related measures.

The report profiles several entrants, including Dean Frost, 36, from Surrey, described as the highest-ranked Briton. Frost said he spends about £8,500 a year on supplements, testing, gym work, sauna use, intermittent fasting and other routines, and hopes to preserve health as he ages. New York-based Annie Nosh, 35, was said to have once ranked second and spends up to £7,500 annually on supplements, testing, exercise, red-light therapy and sleep practices. The Sun also mentions Chicago participant Brooke Paulin and Arizona’s Julie Gibson Clark, who follows a lower-cost routine.

The story frames the movement as part of growing interest in healthspan and anti-ageing interventions, but notes skepticism. Longevity scientist Andrew Steele told The Sun that many of Johnson’s measures amount to questionable biohacking and may not improve lifespan.