FISA Pre-Competition Health Screening

In order to reduce the risk of “Sudden Cardiovascular Death in Sport” for the sport of rowing, FISA has introduced the IOC recommended Cardiovascular Pre-Competition Health Screening.
The purpose of this screening is to identify, as accurately as possible, athletes at risk in order to advise them accordingly.
In 2014, all entered rowers for the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships are required to have completed this screening.
The screening takes place in three steps:
1. Answer the medical questionnaire
2. Physical Examination
3. A 12-lead rest electrocardiogram (ECG)
From 2015, all athletes competing in the World Rowing Junior, Under 23 or Senior Championship regattas must have completed a pre-competition health screening which includes a questionnaire, a physical examination and an ECG following the IOC’s recommended procedure. It is the responsibility of the national federation to ensure and certify that these Pre-competition Health Screening procedures have been performed.
Thereafter, all athletes competing in the World Rowing Junior, Under 23 and Senior World Championship regattas must complete the medical questionnaire and undergo a medical examination each year, and, in addition, must undergo a resting ECG every three years up to the age of 23, and every five years after the age of 23.
The national federations are responsible for insuring the correct administration of these screenings and are required to confirm to FISA that all entered athletes have completed the screening.
Please refer to below links for more details.
Related Links:
FISA Pre-Competition Health Screening
http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/medical-and-antidoping/fisa-pre-competition-health-screening
Medical Questionnaire in 13 languages
http://apps.worldrowing.com/medical