Safe Sport

USA Swimming is committed to providing a healthy and positive environment free from abuse for all its members.  USA Swimming’s Safe Sport program, a comprehensive abuse prevention program, consists of a multi-layered approach to keep kids safe, including: required policies and best practice guidelines; mandatory screening, including criminal background checks and employment screening; training and education; monitoring, supervision and mandatory reporting.  These measures are informed by experts in the field of child safety and are among the strongest safeguards found in youth-serving organizations.

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. As a part of our continued commitment to safeguarding our athletes, USA Swimming has enacted enhancements to our Safe Sport policy requirements.

The Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) addresses one-on-one interactions, social media and electronic communications, travel: local and team, locker rooms and changing areas and massages, rubdowns and athletic training modalities. Every USA Swimming club, Zone and LSC is required to implement the MAAPP in full.

The MAAPP policies were updated by Safe Sport and USA Swimming with enhanced definitions and clarity applied to particular areas affecting swimmers as of 10/2024.  These enhancements were enacted on 1/2025.

To learn more, please visit https://www.usaswimming.org/safe-sport

Ways to report

Report a concern - USA Swimming

Report an abuse - USA Safe Sport organization

CALL 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233)  Available Mon-Fri 8-4 Mountain Standard Time

Text Anonymous Tips to 888-270-SWIM(7946)