FINA is pleased to announce that its “Rules on the Protection from Harassment and Abuse” are now in full force and effect and are published on the FINA website, at www.fina.org
These Rules were approved by the FINA
Bureau on June 5, 2021 following consultation with athletes, medical
professionals, and various other stakeholders within the FINA Family.
In its fundamental mission to create
and preserve a sport environment that ensures a positive, healthy and fulfiling
experience for all participants in its events, FINA believes these Rules are
the foundation for athlete safety, well-being and prevention of harassment and
abuse.
Based on this principle, this
document defines misconduct; creates standards that set boundaries between
professional and athlete members; mandatory reporting; establishes a structure
for investigation of complaints and their underlying circumstances; and
promotes greater accountability and compliance. Moreover, these new Rules are
in harmony with the 2016 International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on
“Harassment and Abuse in Sport”.
Finally, and in order to create an
harmonised worldwide implementation of these Rules, all Member Federations must
adopt similar regulations or incorporate them into their own rules, as modified
appropriately for national-level competition and their respective
jurisdictions. In order to achieve this necessary goal, FINA will organise live
sessions on its learning platform and will develop resources such as toolkits and
model rules to assist its Members.
“As stated in my inaugural speech in
Doha, we must focus our attention on the interests of our athletes and in the
protection of their integrity. The health and safety of our athletes is
paramount in our strategy”, considered FINA President Husain Al-Musallam.
The “Rules on the Protection from
Harassment and Abuse” can be found here
Fédération Internationale de Natation
(FINA)
The Fédération Internationale de
Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA's
five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic
Swimming - are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its
first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA counts
209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its
headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).
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