Anti-Doping
Latest updates for National and International Anti-Doping rules.
ANTI-DOPING POLICY
All Athletes and Athlete Support Personnel within the Artistic Swimming Australia community must comply with the AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING POLICY (this Anti-Doping Policy takes effect on 1 January 2021).
Australian National Anti-Doping Policy (effected from 1 January 2021)
FINA list of prohibited substances coming into effect 1/1/2022
2021 Prohibited List (goes into effect 1 January 2021)
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2021 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List); the 2021 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes; and the 2021 Monitoring Program.
The List comes into force on 1st January 2021. It is vital that athletes familiarise themselves with the following information to ensure they are WADA compliant.
SIA e-Learning
Education plays a critical role in protecting athletes, preventing doping and maintaining the integrity of Australian sport. To that end, Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) provides a range of education resources for everyone who participates in sport, from grassroots to elite level athletes, their parents, teachers, coaches and support personnel. SIA e-Learning is a free and easy-to-use online education tool featuring online courses, videos and learning updates.
- The Level 1 Course provides everyone with the opportunity to learn about the key areas of anti-doping such as prohibited substances and methods, Therapeutic Use Exemptions, doping control and whereabouts. The interactive course comprises of six modules and an assessment. Total time to complete this course is approximately 70 minutes.
- The Level 2 Course is for athletes and support personnel who need to stay up to date on the latest information on anti-doping. This course is updated annually to reflect current trends in anti-doping. A certificate is issued upon completion and expires on 31st December each year. Pre-requisite for this course is the successful completion of the Level 1 course.
Follow this link to access these courses: SIA Courses
E-learning courses specific to coaches and medical/support personnel are also available.
For further information please contact: education@sportintegrity.gov.au
Clean Sport 101
Clean Sport 101 is an introduction to anti-doping rules written in plain English. Designed for pathway athletes early in their careers, unlikely to be tested, and community/grassroots level athletes.
Parents' Guide to Clean Sport
The Parents’ Guide to Clean Sport is a short 15-20min online course, and covers topics such as healthy sport cultures, nutrition, the risks of supplements and doping risk factors, and includes links to websites for further useful information.
Links to both these courses can be found here: SIA Courses
Clean Sport App
The ASADA Clean Sport App has been designed with athletes in mind.
The App is a one-stop shop for Anti-Doping which includes tools to find low-risk supplements, check if a medication is banned in sport, complete a virtual reality testing mission, give ASADA feedback, report doping and more.
DOWNLOADING THE APP
NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS
Artistic Swimming Australia's Anti-Doping Policy has been amended and is effective 10 August 2020.
The changes bring our sport in line with the establishment of Sport Integrity Australia which will replace the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) as the National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) in Australia from 1 July 2020.
The changes which come into effect on 10 August 2020 are:
- Replacing the words Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) with Sport Integrity Australia (SIA);
- Replacing CAS with the National Sports Tribunal (NST) as the first-instance hearing body for all athletes and the Appeals Division of the NST for appeals for ‘non-international level’ athletes.
- Amending the definition of ‘National Level Athlete’ to introduce the Lower-Level Athlete category to allow greater flexibility in dealing with and sanctioning athletes below International or National level; and
- Removing the Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel.
For more details on the changes, please click here
