Click here to deal with a Safe Sport Concern.
Safe Sport is USA Swimming's comprehensive abuse prevention program.
We believe that every child has the right to a safe swimming environment that is free from abuse. Our swimmers should be free to work hard, pursue their goals, make friends, benefit from good coaching, and celebrate achievements without worrying about being in an abusive situation.
USA Swimming is committed to fostering a fun, healthy, and safe environment for all its members, and in 2010, it formally implemented a comprehensive Safe Sport program to respond to and prevent instances of abuse and misconduct within the sport of swimming. Since then USA Swimming Safe Sport has worked tirelessly to educate members, put policies in place, and empower LSCs and clubs to create the best possible environments for all members.
Full implementation of the Safe Sport Program involves six key components:
- Policies and Guidelines
- Screening and Selection
- Training and Education
- Monitoring and Supervision
- Recognizing, Responding, and Reporting
- Grassroots Engagement and Feedback
Safe Sport Best Practice Guidlines
REPORTING
USA Swimming and Huntsville Swim Association put the health, safety, and wellbeing of its swimmers first. To that end, it is extremely important that Safe Sport violations be reported immediately.
If you see somethng, say something! The biggest mistake we can make about reporting is to not report on the assumption that someone else will. Choosing not to report could allow for serious abuse to continue happening.
Huntsville Swim Association Safe Sport Coordinator
Alison Pick
256-279-9255
To deal with a Safe Sport concern, contact USA Swimming at (719) 866-4578
Contact the U.S. Center for Safe Sport to make a report. Call 833-5US-SAFE (833-587-7233) or use the online reporting form or find more information at http://www.uscenterforsafesport.org/
Text anonymously tips to 888-270-SWIM (7946)
