Safe Sport is the USA Swimming program created to raise awareness about misconduct, promote open dialogue, and provide training and resources for clubs to establish rules, boundaries, and best practices to protect our athletes. The Minor Athlete Abuse Protection Policy (MAPP) is the unified set of policies administered by the National Center for Safe Sport for all National Governing Bodies under the U.S. Olympic Committee. Along with MAAPP and USA Swimming, the Riviera Swim Team has created Safe Sport policies to encourage athletes, parents, and coaches to work together to keep everyone safe while participating in the sport they love. For these policies to be effective, everyone must participate. If you see something, say something. 

MAAPP applies to all USA Swimming non-athlete members and adult athlete members (age 18 and older), participating non-members (e.g., meet marshals, meet computer operators, timers, etc.) when they are functioning in a position with authority over minor athletes, LSC and club adult staff and board members; and any other adult authorized to have regular contact with or authority over minor athletes.  All these categories are referred to collectively as “Applicable Adult(s).

The Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy must be reviewed and agreed to in writing by all athletes, parents, coaches and other non-athlete members of member clubs on an annual basis with the written agreement to be retained by the club. 

Riviera Swim Team Safe Sport Coordinator

Sarah Wallace

 s[email protected]

The National Center for Safe Sport has a 24/7 help line for reporting sexual abuse and provides confidential counseling for victims. Specialists are available for live, confidential, one-on-one support.