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ATHLETE PROTECTION TRAINING FOR USA SWIMMING MEMBERS

U.S. Center for SafeSport

 

The Athlete Protection Training is provided through the U.S. Center for SafeSport. The required course is found on your USA Swimming Account under the Education tab and must be renewed annually. All new and existing adult members of USA Swimming, including adult athletes, must satisfactorily complete Athlete Protection Training as required by the U.S. Center for SafeSport.

Follow the link to the USA Swimming website

 

Requirement (ANNUALLY)
  • MUST HAVE OWN ACCOUNT (cannot use spouse or parent account)
  • Adult Athletes 18 and older
  • All Non-Athlete Members - Coach, Official, Administrator, Other
Course Progression
  • Athlete Protection Training: SafeSport Trained Core Course
  • Refresher 1
  • Refresher 2
  • Refresher 3
  • Do NOT take Safe Sport for Athletes - this does count as the requirement for those 18 and older
Course Access
  • SWIMS User Login (own account)
  • Education
  • Coursev Catalog
  • All Courses - DO NOT select Safe Sport Courses as those are for the Safe Sport Recognition Program
  • Select one of the courses listed above - based on your course progression, the next in the series is the only one shown
Recommendations
  • Turn off all pop-up blockers (allow pop-ups in your browser)
  • Use an updated version of Chrome or Firefox
  • Complete everything on the screen including the ⌧ to close out the screen
  • Take a screenshot of the full screen which includes date and time
  • Those with a cognitive disability can request a waiver 
Troubleshooting
  • If you do not see one of the courses listed above, submit a Help Desk Ticke
  • If you have completed the course but it has not updated to your member record
    • Select Help in the blue bar at the top right of your SWIMS User Dashboard
    • Click on Submit a Help Ticket and complete the form with as much detail as possible including your Name and Member ID and any screenshots
Download or Print a Certificate
  • Go to safesporttrained.org
  • Click on Login then forgot password
  • Enter the email address used to take the training
  • Click on the link in the email received from US Center for Safe Sport
  • Enter a password
  • Go to Login and enter username (included in the email) and your password
  • Select the Menu icon at the top right in the blue bar
  • Select Transcript
  • Select the Download button for the course certificate you want to download.
  • lick the Download icon on the top right to save a copy to your computer