As an USAS member club and Safe Sport Recognized team, DeKalb Aquatics supports and adheres to all initiatives that protect our swimmers. If you have any questions or concerns about Safe Sport, please contact Melissa at [email protected] or look for her at the pool. To deal with a Safe Sport concern, contact USA Swimming at (719) 866-4578.

To make a report, contact the U.S. Center for Safe Sport. Call 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233) or use the online reporting form. You can find more information at http://www.uscenterforsafesport.org/

USA Swimming is committed to fostering a fun, healthy, and safe environment for all of its members. For that reason, USA Swimming and the Georgia Swimming LSC have created a detailed Code of Conduct. Safe Sport also provides policies, education, a reporting structure, and tools that are intended to serve our members as we work together to maintain this environment. Visit the USA Swimming Safe Sport page.

Safe Sport Training

The link below contains live online training for parents, athletes, and coaches: https://www.usaswimming.org/safe-sport/ssrp-training-resources.

  1. Scroll down to the middle of the page.
  2. Select your role: Parent or Athlete.
  3. Register for the training: Parent or Athlete. There are a list of available training sessions. The next parent training session is August 13 at 3pm. 

For Parent Training

  1. Visit https://learn.usaswimming.org/
  2. Click “Register”.
  3. Click “Create Account” in the Non-Member Access box.
  4. Follow the prompts to register an account.
  5. Click “Courses.”
  6. In Parent’s Guide to Misconduct in Sport, select “Add Course”.
  7. Select the Parent’s Guide to Misconduct in Sport course to start.
  8. Complete the course using the prompts.

For Volunteers/Chaperones/potential officials, etc. we need you to complete two items:

  1. Athlete Protection Training: https://www.usaswimming.org/resource-center/athlete-protection-training
  2. A background checks for volunteers: https://www.usaswimming.org/safe-sport/complete-a-background-check

USA Swimming Resources: 

DAQ MAAAP Guidelines

Safe Sport Best Practices 

DAQ Team Policies & Resources:

DAQ Photo Policy 

DAQ Grievance Policy

DAQ Parent Consent Forms

DAQ Coaches Code of Conduct

Personal Assistant Policy

Locker Room Policy