Flitwick Dolphins Swimming Club
FAIR PLAY –
DRUGS IN SPORT
Sport is fundamental to developing healthy and
positive values and beliefs, including tolerance, team spirit, self-awareness
and strength of character. Sport brings
together young and old people from all different backgrounds and cultures and
reminds each of us that we share similar dreams and goals to succeed.
Sport in particular provides young people with the perfect
opportunity to form friendships, build confidence and reach their full potential. These young people should be encouraged and
given opportunities to participate in sport at all levels as these are
tomorrow’s world-class athletes.
Succeeding in sport is not
just about finishing first. It’s about knowing within yourself that your success
is because of you, your dedication and your commitment cleanly and fairly.
The aim is to promote
Drug-Free Sport and we as a club are committed to that goal by raising
awareness and understanding of the value of participating in drug-free sport by
promoting the following key messages:
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Sport
is about competing and performing to the best of your ability cleanly and
fairly
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The
use of prohibited substances or methods is cheating.
THE ASA AND
DOPING CONTROL
In Britain, any registered
competitive swimmer may be tested for drug abuse, young swimmers and members
competing below National Age Group level tend not to be tested. By raising awareness of the doping control
procedures at our level, we feel that this is the first step to creating a drug
free sport for the future.
Further information on
doping control procedures is available here and at the Club Desk.
CHECKING
MEDICATION
One of the most important
rules for you to know about as an athlete is that there are many substances
that are banned in Sport. You must be
very careful that you don’t make a mistake in taking a banned substance. Many common medications for common illnesses,
for example a cold or hay fever, can contain prohibited substances so you
should always check if your medicine is banned or permitted (even if it is
prescribed by your doctor). Remember
the downhill Skier in the Winter Olympics and the Vicks inhaler!
The best way to ensure that
you are competing drug-free is to check whether a medication or substance is
permitted before taking it. To check
your medication you could use UK Sport’s services web site.
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Drug-Free Sport at http://www.uksport.gov.uk/
REMEMBER
Sport is about competing and performing to the best of your ability cleanly and fairly.