MEDICAL ARTICLES
Preventing the Manipulation of Competition
Preventing the Manipulation of Competitions What is competition manipulation? Competition manipulation is the act of intentionally altering the course of a match or competition to ensure that a specific event occurs. It can take many different forms, such as an...
Nutrition for Aquatic Athlete
Nutrition for Aquatic Athletes by World Aquatics Development Many factors contribute to success in sport, including talent, training, motivation and resistance to injury and illness. When highly talented, motivated and well-trained athletes gather for...
The Female Athlete
The Female Athlete FINA prioritises athlete health and safety. Sport participation at the elite level results in many physical and mental health benefits, and is a safe activity for health and well-being. On some occasions, Aquatic athletes may be at risk of...
COVID-19: Control and prevention
COVID-19: Control and prevention by FINA Development The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared (on 12th March) that the current COVID-19 had now reached worldwide pandemic status. The majority of Governments around the world have decided to establish...
FINA and WADA Working for the benefit of our athletes
FINA holds top tier status in the eyes of the International Olympic Committee, justified by a universal interest in elite aquatic sport…
Preserving health and promoting performance
Activities of the FINA Sports Medicine Committee: Since the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, the FINA Sports Medicine…
Important milestone in Windsor
FINA holds top tier status in the eyes of the International Olympic Committee, justified by a universal interest in elite aquatic sport…
Injury & Illness Prevention Study
15th FINA World Championships: BCN2013. The protection of the aquatic athletes’ health by preventing injuries is an important task for the FINA Sports Medicine Committee…
Eat to Win!
Maximizing health and performance in aquatic athletes through nutritional intervention. Does your aquatic athlete go to training with a full tank of fuel to enhance the adaptation to training?
The Mechanism of Shoulder Pain in Aquatics
Shoulder pain is the most common musculoskeletal complaint that affects competitive swimmers. In one study, over 34% of swimmers…