SPORTS MEDICINE COMMITTEE

The Sport Medicine Committee shall deal with all medical aspects of all Aquatic disciplines.

POWERS AND DUTIES

  • to provide medical and sport science expertise to the Bureau and to give recommendations on any matter regarding sport science,
  • to consider the development of the medical, sanitary, and medical control rules and to submit proposals for legislation to the Bureau,
  • to give recommendations on any matter regarding conditions of health in the practice of swimming, open water swimming, diving, high diving, water polo, artistic swimming and Masters, and
  • to assess the availability of appropriate medical care for World Aquatics athletes and Officials at World Aquatics Competitions.

MEMBERS

  1. Cees VAN DEN HOOGENBAND

    Chairperson

  2. David GERRARD

    Vice Chairperson

  3. Béla Péter MERKELY

    Vice Chairperson

  4. Kevin BOYD

    Member

  5. Christer MAGNUSSON

    Member

  6. Jim MILLER

    Member

  7. Farhad MORADI SHAHPAR

    Member

  8. Edgar ORTIZ

    Member

  9. Arash SHERAFAT VAZIRI

    Member

  10. Josip VARVODIC

    Member

  11. Xinzhai WANG

    Member

  12. Mohammed YAHIA CHERIF

    Member