Women in Sports (WINS) Study

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Advancing elite women athletes’ health, performance, and wellbeing through research and community engagement.

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The Women in Sports Study is a research initiative focused on advancing life-long health equity and wellbeing for elite athletes who play women’s sports. Through athlete-centered and community-engaged research, WINS examines how sport environments shape health, belonging, performance, safety, inclusion, retention and long-term sustainability. We believe women athletes deserve rigorous science that reflects the full complexity of their lives. WINS is committed to intersectional research with the potential to transform how elite sport environments understand, support and invest in athletes.

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Research Values

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Community

Engaging with athlete communities to promote meaningful, lasting change.

Female swimmer at the swimming pool.Underwater photo.

Performance

Promoting sustainable high-performance careers with evidence-based insights.

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Impact

Translating research into real world solutions and resources.

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Equity

Supporting fairness in access, treatment, and opportunity for all athletes.

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Right now, most studies — whether on supplements or performance — are done on male athletes. Then the results are applied as if they fit everyone…We need research focused specifically on female athletes to actually support them.
Alex Morgan Retired Athlete, San Diego Wave, Orlando Pride, & USWNT

Committed researchers are hard at work right now identifying the myriad challenges facing women in sport, from eating disorders to psychological stress to performance dips linked to puberty; new areas of research calling for attention are emerging all the time.
Lauren Fleshman Champion US runner, coach, and influencer