Hygiene Measures
Every accredited person must follow the basic principles shown below. These are valid for travel to the competition, at the hotel, and at the training/competition venue.
Wash your hands thoroughly
Cough and sneeze into a tissue or the crook of your arm
Wear a mask
Avoid shaking hands, hugging, kissing
Stay at home if you have symptoms
Keep your 1.5m distance
Please note:
Items/equipment/tools should NOT be shared. If this cannot be avoided, the user must disinfect his/her hands and the specific item before and after use.
Trained cleaning staff must regularly disinfect door handles, keyboards, phones, and hard surfaces, including tables, working places, sinks, toilets. The waste management and cleaning plan should be included in the competition Health Plan for FINA review.
Paper towels and liquid soaps must be provided in all bathrooms to replace hand soap bars and ventilation hand-dryers.
Organizers must provide sufficient hand sanitizers (hand-gel or similar based solutions as per WHO requirements) at all official venues, transportation hubs, and official hotels,
Offices and rooms in all official locations must be well ventilated. Air conditioning units may require special filters.
Athletes must use personal water bottles, refilled from no-touch water-outlets. Water bottles must not be shared
Masks / Face-Nose Protection
Every accredited person MUST wear a mask/mouth-face nose protection at all times in official event locations including:
• Main Venue
• On official transportation
• At official hotels except when eating.
General exceptions to wearing a mask/mouth-face nose protection are outlined in sport-specific appendices.
When not worn the mask must be kept in a separate container/bag (e.g. sandwich “Ziploc” bag) to prevent contamination. Disposable masks must be regularly changed and multi-use masks washed after regular use.
If necessary Organizing Committee will provide a disposable mask (free of charge) to each accredited person (i.e. 2 masks/day)
Physical Distancing
The physical distance of 1.5 meters minimum must be respected at all times (except when training and during competition).
Signage to indicate safe physical distancing at points of entry should be installed, as well as plexiglass barriers and or floor markings to show the flow of traffic to respect physical distancing.