Welcome to Sport Asthma
"It's definitely made the world of difference for me in my preparations so far, I basically feel like a normal person and athlete again ... I didn't realise the asthma was affecting me."
- Emma Snowsill (Australian Olympic Triathlete)
At Sport Asthma we are committed to helping athletes maximise their performance and maintain optimal health through quick and accurate diagnosis of exercise-induced asthma (EIA).
Sport Asthma offers a comprehensive testing and screening service for the diagnosis of EIA in athletes.
We firmly believe that with the correct diagnosis and management, asthma should not be a limiting factor to an athlete's potential.
(Read more about the link between asthma and allergy at Sport Allergy.)
Famous athletes with asthma
- Paula Radcliffe
World record holder of the women's marathon - Paul Scholes
England and Manchester United midfielder - Cathy Freeman
World Sportswoman of the Year (2001) - Mark Spitz
Won nine Olympic gold medals in swimming at the 1972 Munich Games - Ian Botham
Former England cricketer, widely-regarded as one of the finest all-rounders in cricketing history - Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Won Olympic gold in heptathlon (1988 & 1992) and long jump (1988) - Alison Streeter
Swam the English channel 43 times - Nancy Hogshead-Makar
Won three gold medals and one silver medal in swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games - Jan Ullrich
Winner of the 1997 Tour de France - Adrian Moorhouse
Won 100m breaststroke Olympic gold medal at the 1988 Soeul Games - Amy Van Dyken
Won four Olympic gold medals in swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Games - Denis Rodman
Two-time NBA defensive player of the year - Jerome Bettis
Winner of NFL Superbowl XL with the Pittsburgh Steelers
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"If you learn to manage your asthma and take the correct medication there's no reason why you shouldn't be the best." Paula Radcliffe (Women's marathon world record holder)
"I have never encountered any barriers in my career because of my asthma and hopefully I never will do so." Paul Scholes (England and Manchester United midfielder)
"I never looked at asthma as being a handicap. My attitude was to beat asthma, I wasn't going to allow asthma to get the best of me." Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Sports Illustrated's greatest female athlete of the 20th century)
"Asthma is treatable and well can be controlled." Cathy Freeman (World Sportswoman of the Year, 2001)