Swimming World Champs To Promote Clean Sport
Ahead of the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships next week, some of the world’s leading swimmers have joined the IPC and WADA to promote clean sport, after announcing that day two of the competition will be dedicated to the movement.
Leading para-swimmers competing in Montreal, including Canadians Valérie Grand’Maison and Benoît Huot, Great Britain’s Josef Craig and Ellie Simmonds, Andre Brasil of Brazil and Jessica Long of the USA, have pledged their support to the cause.
Say NO! to Doping Day, which will take place on Tuesday 13th August, aims to raise awareness of anti-doping with the goal that all athletes compete on a level playing field.
Athletes will be encouraged to demonstrate their commitment to clean, honest sport by wearing green Say NO! to Doping (SNTD) swimming caps and temporary tattoos displaying SNTD and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) logos.
Throughout the day at the Parc Jean Drapeau Aquatic Complex, athletes, volunteers and officials will wear SNTD t-shirts, while spectators will be given free handheld paper fans and temporary tattoos.
There will also be a Twitter and Facebook competition providing spectators with the opportunity to win signed caps worn by world and Paralympic champions.
IPC President Sir Philip Craven said: ‘The IPC is delighted to partner with WADA to raise the profile of clean sport and to be able to provide education and support for athletes and teams at Montreal 2013.’
‘As an athlete myself I know how important it is for everyone to play fair.’
Say NO! to Doping was recently embraced by the sporting community at the World Games in Cali, Colombia which ran from 25th July to 4th August.
The 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships are taking place from 12th to 18th August in Montreal, Canada. Featuring around 500 athletes from nearly 60 countries, it will be the biggest gathering of international swimmers since London 2012.
