Set. Direct. Protect. Safe Sport is something we do, every day on every deck. The key to prevention is to create an environment where all members know the rules, are comfortable talking about it, and are empowered to recognize and report red flag behavior, boundary violations, and misconduct.
USA Swimming is committed to safeguarding all its members with the welfare of its athlete members as top priority. Safe Sport is USA Swimming’s comprehensive abuse prevention program and provides tools for swim clubs to educate their members and intervene in risky situations
- USA Swimming Deal with a Safe Sport Concern
- USA Swimming (719) 866-4578
- U.S. Center for SafeSport to make a report. Use the online reporting form, call 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233), or find more information at www.uscenterforsafesport.org.
Set. Be intentional. Learn how to make your team a Safe Sport team.
- Safe Sport Code from USA Swimming
- Direct link to USA Swimming's Best Practices
Direct. Use enthusiastic and frequent communication to teach your team’s members about Safe Sport. Talk about your team’s values and the behaviors that support and reinforce them.
- Make talks about Safe Sport part of regular conversations.
- Use the Safe Sport Activity Book for 10&unders
- Get parents involved by having them read the Meet Annoucements and the Safe Sport Meet Guide
Protect. You have spent time and energy to create a culture of safety – Protect it! When something comes up, address it and correct it right away.
- Recognize. Red flag behaviors and boundary violations are small chips in your team’s culture that can become big problems if left to fester. Call out and correct these behaviors immediately and encourage all team members to do the same.
- Respond. When a club policy violation comes to your attention, take appropriate action. Be quick to acknowledge the report and take immediate steps to restore safety. Then, diligently collect all the information necessary to determine a thoughtful, informed course of action consistent with your team’s policies.
- Report. If you become aware of misconduct or abuse, you are required to report it. Know what to report where. Child abuse or neglect, including child sexual abuse, should be reported immediately to local law enforcement. Violations of the SafeSport Code must be reported to the US Center for Safe Sport. Violations of the USA Swimming Code of Conduct can be reported here.
MAAPP: USA Swimming is excited to announce enhancements to our Safe Sport policy and education requirements as part of our continued commitment to safeguarding our athletes. Our Team's MAAPP policy can be found here.
USA Swimming’s top priority continues to be keeping our athletes safe. No form of abuse, including child sexual abuse, has a place in our sport. Under our leadership, this organization will continue to make abuse prevention and response an important piece of everything we do.
The enhancements stem from requirements imposed by the U.S. Center for SafeSport (the “Center”). The Center is the separate, independent organization that oversees all sexual misconduct reports in the Olympic and Para-Olympic movement. The Center is also responsible for creating requirements in the areas of policy, education and training for every National Governing Body (NGB) in the Movement. USA Swimming, as an NGB, must follow the Center’s requirements. To learn more about MAAPP, check out this link.
Contact the U.S. Center for Safe Sport to make a report. Call (833) 587-7233 or use the online reporting form or find more information at http://www.uscenterforsafesport.org
USA Swimming recommends reviewing their page for how to make a report.https://www.usaswimming.org/safe-sport
Our club's Safe Sport Coordinator is Marisa Cozort ([email protected]) or contact the Pacific Safe Sport Coordinator at [email protected]
