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BULLETIN
INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVING (ILS)
ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION PLAN
Introduction
ILS shares the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) vision of a world where athletes can participate in adoping-free sporting environment.
ILS has committed itself and its member federations/organisations to adhere to the WADA standards
and seeks to provide a clean, safe, and fair sporting environment.
To this end ILS has in place anti-doping arrangements that are consistent with the World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA) standards. ILS also provides comprehensive anti-doping information to its members
via its website.
A key principle of WADA’s World Anti-Doping Code International Standard for Education (ISE) is thatthe first encounter with clean sport and anti-doping should be for athletes to be educated before being
tested.
Against this background, and at WADA’s instruction, ILS has now developed an Anti-Doping Education
Plan.
The Plan requires delivery of anti-doping education by its member federations/organisations (NLFOs)
that participate in lifesaving sport and has been endorsed by the ILS Sport Commission. ILS is requiredto maintain an overarching responsibility to WADA.
The Plan is accessed via the ILS web page that details its Anti-Doping regulations.
ILS education performance will be audited by WADA as will most ILS NLFOs by their National Anti-Drug
Organisation (NADO).
ILS has also determined that it will create a formal Ant-Doping Committee to assist in the delivery of aclean, safe, and fair ILS sporting environment. This Committee will consist of experts in key areas andwill be appointed by the ILS Board General when in meets at the ILS Life Saving World Championshipsin August 2024.

Introduction of the ILS Education Plan
The ILS Education Plan takes effect on Monday, 1 July 2024.
The introduction is initially conservative and firstly focusses on those participating in National Teams
competitions but also extends to Inter Club competitions by detailing the required and recommended
education involvements for all ILS members (athletes, coaches, managers, support personnel, etc.) tofacilitate compliance with the WADA ISE.

For ILS member federations/organisations and its individual participant members this may usually beachieved by compliance with their WADA compliant National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO).
For those ILS member federations/organisations that do not have easy access to their national antidoping/integrity policies and procedures (NADOs), WADA also provides on-line learning that may beundertaken by participants in ILS Sport.
It is strongly recommended that all participants including, youth, open, and master age competitors,
team coaches, team, medical personnel, and parents/carers as well as officials and administrators
review the sport integrity information and, as appropriate to their role, complete their equivalent
National Anti-Drug Organisation (NADO) or WADA online training relevant to their role in sport.
Note: ILS and its National Lifesaving Federations/Organisations (NLFOs) will also recognise accept
certifications from participants completing education via other WADA recognised internationalfederations.

The ILS Education Plan
The ILS Education Plan may be accessed on the ILS Website
The plan provides for the following to access and undertake anti-doping education through their
NLFO or directly through WADA including:
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International Level Athletes - Athletes who have been selected by their NLFO to represent theirnation at ILS LWCs, World Games, and other ILS conducted or sanctioned international lifesaving
sporting competitions.
Registered Training Pool (RTP) and Testing Pool (TP) Athletes - NLFO athletes who are at theabsolute pinnacle within ILS sport (e.g. multiple world champions in their events) and are selectedby ILS in consultation with their federation/organisation to be selected in a specific Testing Pool.
Coaches of High Performance Athletes - Coaches and Managers selected by their NLFO torepresent their nation at ILS LWCs, World Games, and other ILS conducted or sanctioned
international lifesaving sporting competitions.
Medical Professionals - Medical Professionals who have been selected by their NLFO to assist theirnational teams at ILS LWCs, World Games, and other ILS conducted or sanctioned international
lifesaving sporting competitions.
Talented Athletes - Athletes selected to participate by their NLFO in their federation/organisation’stalented athlete development programs. Such member may, or may not be members of theirfederation/organisation’s national teams at their identification.
National Level Athletes - athletes selected by their club to participate in their NLFO NationalChampionships and/or their high performance sporting competitions.
Parents of High Performance Athletes - Parents/Carers/Athlete Support (ASPs) Personnel of highperformance athletes as selected by their NLFO.
Other - WADA, NADO and ILS Clean Sport and Anti-Doping education for all members involved
and/or interested in ILS sport (including athletes, coaches, managers, medical professionals,officials, and administrators.
Past Offenders - Any athlete and/or support personnel returning from an Anti-Doping Rule
Violation sanction;

Details of the anti-doping education is contained in the ILS Plan and varies from mandatory torecommended dependent level of engagement in ILS Sport. For example:

National Teams: For LWC2024 ILS requires the top two Open and Youth National Team Athletes,Coaches and Team Managers top two ranked nations to have undertaken compulsory formal antiDoping education. In addition, there is a strong recommendation for Nationals Teams ranked 3 to 5,
and a recommendation for all other National Teams to also undertake the education prior to LWC2024
For the 2025 World Games the ILS Plan requires all athletes to have undertaken the education.
For LWC 2026 the ILS Plan requires the top eight Open and Youth National Teams from LWC 2024 tohave undertaken formal anti-doping education with a recommendation for all other National Teams toalso undertake the education.
For LWC2028 the ILS Plan requires all Open and Youth National Teams from LWC 2022 to haveundertaken the education.
Interclub Team Athletes and ASPs* The current focus for Interclub athletes (including Masters, IRBsand Others) is on education through anti-doping awareness. ILS will publish advices, messages etc andliaise with liaison with member federations/organisations to work with their NADOs to implement antidoping education.
Note: ASPS include coaches, trainers, managers, team staff and officials, medical and paramedical
personnel, parents/carers, and any other person working with, treating, or assisting
an athlete participating in or preparing for competition.
With NLFO and member support ILS can exceed these target plans (initially commencing for LWC2024).
This it would be a significant step in protecting the integrity of sport as outlined in the WADA Code(Code) and to provide a safe, clean, and fair environment for all participants in ILS sport.

Further Information
For further information or assistance please contact the ILS Anti-Doping Administrator at: hq@ilsf.org.

May 2024