USRowing Implements Sport Integrity Policy to Protect Fair Competition

USRowing has implemented its Sport Integrity Policy, reinforcing the organization’s commitment to protecting rowing's integrity and ensuring that competition remains fair, ethical, and free from improper outside influence. 

The policy is designed to help safeguard the sport against growing integrity risks, including competition manipulation, misuse of inside information, and inappropriate involvement in sports betting. It establishes clear expectations for conduct, reporting, cooperation, education, and enforcement, while supporting USRowing’s broader responsibility to protect athletes, officials, organizations, competitions, and the trust of the rowing community.  

USRowing will make annual education and awareness materials available to Covered Individuals to support understanding of sport integrity issues, reporting obligations, and ethical decision-making.  

Policy Summary 

Please find the full policy here. 

The Sport Integrity Policy applies to all USRowing Covered Individuals, who include: 

• USRowing employees and officers.
• Members of the Board of Directors, certain committee and task force members with access to high performance information.
• High performance athletes and hopefuls in the athlete pool, national team staff, coaches, support personnel, and national team selectors.
• Officials and volunteers with access to inside information.
• Where reasonable and relevant, USRowing contractors also will be required to comply with the policy through their contracts. 

Individuals who fall into one or more of the categories above are prohibited from betting on Applicable Competitions, manipulating or attempting to manipulate any aspect of such competitions, improperly sharing inside information, or encouraging others to engage in conduct prohibited by the policy. 

The Applicable Competitions include: 

• Events or regattas owned, managed, or administered by USRowing
• Events in which USRowing selects Covered Individuals to participate.
• Competitions where the USOPC officially designates entrants.
• Other major domestic and international competitions, including national team trials, and selection regattas.
• USRowing national and regional championships.
• World Rowing events.
• Olympic and Paralympic competitions. 

USRowing Covered Individuals also have a duty to promptly report potential violations and cooperate with any related review or investigation. 

USRowing Covered Individuals are encouraged to read the full policy here, this FAQ document, and our resource packet of education and awareness materials to help understand the policy. Additional questions about the policy may be directed to USRowing’s Integrity Officer at safeguarding@usrowing.org. 

If you are struggling with gambling or know someone who is, there is confidential, 24/7 support available. Contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline™ through call or text 1-800-MY-RESET or chat online and find additional resources and guidance at NCPGambling.org/help-treatment.  

To read all of USRowing’s policies, please refer to the documents on our Governance page.