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 and education requirements.

The U.S. Center for SafeSport (“the Center”), the separate, independent, organization that oversees all sexual misconduct reports in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement created the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies to set a baseline for acceptable safety standards that limit one-on-one interactions between adults and minor athletes.

As an affiliate member of USA Swimming, M3 Aquatics has implemented a team-wide MAAPP Policy.  It closely adheres to the guidelines set forth by USA Swimming and the USOC.  Please read the below policy and supporting educational documents to become more familiar with our policies.  Each parent and athlete is expected to adhere to these policies whenever interacting with coaches, athletes, or other adults within the context of an M3 Aquatics practice, event, or social gathering.

MAAPP Team Policy (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

Best Practice Guidelines (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

Athlete Travel Code of Conduct (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

Bullying Team Policy (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

Grievance Policy (Updated July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

Team Consent Forms:

• MAAPP Parent Acknowledgement Form (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

• Photography Consent Form for Athletes 18 & Under  (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023) 

• Parent Permission for 1:1 Transportation with Applicable Adult (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

• Parent Permission for 1:1 Hotel Lodging with UnRelated Applicable Adult (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

• Parent Permission for Massage Therapist (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

• Parent Permission for Mental Health Therapist (Adopted July 31, 2020; Revised January 1, 2023)

Applicable Adult                                            Social Media                                      Locker Rooms

1:1 Interactions                                             Travel                                                  Adult APT

Safe Sport Best Practices                             Recommendations for Gender Diverse Minor Athletes

Non-USA Swimming-Related Activities