Anti-doping Regulations

Introduction

ILS shares the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) vision of a world where athletes can participate in a doping-free sporting environment.

ILS has committed itself and its member organisations to adhere to the WADA standards and seeks to provide a clean, safe , and fair sporing environment.

“Doping” is the word that is used in sport when athletes use prohibited substances or methods to unfairly improve their sporting performance. It can be harmful to an athlete’s health, damages the integrity of sport, and is morally and ethically wrong.

ILS believes in a clean sport and to ensure the integrity of our sport is protected, we have the ILS Anti-Doping Rules in place that not only Lifesaving athletes but also Athlete Support Personnel must abide by, regardless of the level of participation in Lifesaving sport.

Anti-Doping rules exist to ensure fairness on the field of play. All rules and the fact that they are monitored and reinforced are designed to prevent any participant from taking an unfair advantage over another.

The use of doping substances or methods to enhance performance is not only wrong and unfair, but also harmful to the Athletes’ mental and physical health.

To abide by these rules, it is strongly recommended that all athletes, team coaches, medical personnel, and parents/carers as well as officials and administrators review the the sport integrity information and, as appropriate to their role, complete their equivalent National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) or WADA online training relevant to their role.