Swimming Canada remains steadfast in upholding ethical stance on Anti-doping in Sport
OTTAWA (Wednesday, November 3, 2010) – Swimming Canada, the governing body for competitive swimming in Canada, continues to uphold a strong stance on Anti-doping laws in sports by firmly adapting its anti-doping policy to reflect changes brought forth to the Canadian Anti-Doping Policy (CADP).
As a leading organization within the Summer sports community, Swimming Canada has strongly opposed the use, possession, and the supply of banned substances and practices in competitive swimming by Canadian swimmers, coaches, medical, paramedical, other team support personnel, administrators and officials.
“We continue to support the improvements made to the Canadian Anti-Doping Policy and work closely with the CCES in informing our members on such changes,” said Pierre Lafontaine, CEO and National Coach for Swimming Canada.
“It is also very important for our organization to constantly ensure that our members are well educated in this area and continue to uphold the values of Swimming Canada.”
The following changes to the CADP are also inclusive with the Swimming Canada Anti-doping policy.
Status During Ineligibility
7.18 No Athlete or other Person who has been declared Ineligible may, during the period of Ineligibility, participate as an Athlete or an Athlete Support Personnel in any capacity in a Competition or activity (other than authorized anti-doping education or rehabilitation programs) authorized or organized by a Stakeholder or any Signatory, Signatory's member organization, or a club or other member organization of a Signatory’s member organization, or in Competitions authorized or organized by any professional league or any international or national level Event organization. An Athlete or other Person subject to a period of Ineligibility shall remain subject to Testing. [Code Article 10.10.1]
a) The ‘activity’ referred to in 7.18 authorized or organized by a Stakeholder or any Signatory, Signatory's member organization, or a club or other member organization of a Signatory’s member organization specifically includes coaching, training, working with, treating or assisting Persons, Athletes or Athlete Support Personnel to participate in or prepare for sports Competition. This is the underlying work of all such organizations and their members. Accordingly, no Athlete or other Person who has been declared Ineligible may, during the period of Ineligibility, have any collaboration or association with any Person, Athlete or Athlete Support Personnel who is subject to the CANADIAN ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM if such collaboration or association involves coaching, training, working with, treating or assisting such Person, Athlete or Athlete Support Personnel to participate in or prepare for sports Competition.
7.19 An Athlete or other Person subject to a period of Ineligibility longer than four (4) years may, after completing four (4) years of the period of Ineligibility, participate in local sport Events in a sport other than the sport in which the Athlete or other Person committed the anti-doping rule violation, but only so long as the local sport Events is not at a level that could otherwise qualify such Athlete or other Person directly or indirectly to compete in (or accumulate points toward) a national championship or International Event. [Code Article 10.10.1 and 10.10.3]
Violation of the Prohibition of Participation During Ineligibility
7.20 Where an Athlete or other Person who has been declared Ineligible violates the prohibition against participation during Ineligibility described in Rule 7.18, 7.18.a and 7.19, the results of such participation shall be Disqualified and the period of Ineligibility which was originally imposed shall start over again as of the date of the violation of the prohibition. The new period of Ineligibility may be reduced under Rule 7.45 if the Athlete or other Person establishes he or she bears No Significant Fault or Negligence for violating the prohibition against participation. The determination of whether an Athlete or other Person has violated the prohibition against participation, and whether a reduction under Rule 7.45 is appropriate, shall be made by the CCES if the CCES’ results management authority led to the imposition of the initial period of Ineligibility. [Code Article 10.10.2]
To view the full version of the Canadian Anti-Doping Policy (CADP), log on to: http://www.cces.ca/en/antidoping/cadp
To view Swimming Canada Anti-Doping Policy:
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For more information:
Martin Richard
Director of Communications
Swimming Canada
t. 613.260.1348
c. 613.725.4339
skype: swimmingcanada-media
e. mrichard@swimming.ca
w. www.swimming.ca