USA Swimming is committed to providing a healthy and positive environment free from abuse for all its members. USA Swimming’s Safe Sport program, a comprehensive abuse prevention program, consists of a multi-layered approach to keep kids safe, including: required policies and best practice guidelines; mandatory screening, including criminal background checks and employment screening; training and education; monitoring, supervision and mandatory reporting. These measures are informed by experts in the field of child safety and are among the strongest safeguards found in youth-serving organizations.

WHAT IS SAFE SPORT?

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is an independent nonprofit 501 (c)( 3) committed to building a sport community where participants can work and learn together free of emotional, physical and sexual abuse and misconduct.

Safe Sport requires that all USA Swimming members clubs have the following policies in place which must be reviewed and agreed upon on an annual basis.

POLICIES

Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (M.A.A.P.): Effective Jan 2025 - USA Swimming, Zones, LSCs and member clubs are required to implement this Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy in full. The Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy must be reviewed and agreed to in writing by all athletes, parents/legal guardians, coaches and other non-athlete members of member clubs on an annual basis with such written agreement to be retained by the club or LSC, as applicable. (Link) Acknowledgement of M.A.A.P. (Link)
Action Plan to Address Bullying: Plan to Address Bullying (Link)
Flushing YMCA Flyers Grievance Procedure: Grievance Procedure provides swimmers, parents, coaches, club leaders and employees a system to address and report grievances in a productive, systematic way. (Link)
Photography Policy: Flushing Flyers YMCA Photography Policies. (Link)
Best Practice Guidelines: The following Best Practice Guidelines are strongly recommended for all USA Swimming members. (Link)

REPORTING INFORMATION

Christopher Lee, Team Safe Sport Coordinator: 347-688-2533, [email protected]
Coach Richard Finkelstein, Safe Sport Representative: [email protected]
USA Swimming - Text Anonymous Tips To 888-270-SWIM (7946)
SAFE SPORT REPORTING INFORMATION - https://www.usaswimming.org/safe-sport/report-a-concern
U.S. Center for SafeSport: 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233) | https://safesport.i-sight.com/portal
U.S. Center for SafeSport, Hotline: Online Chat | Access live, confidential help over the phone: 866-200-0796
Find more information at: https://uscenterforsafesport.org/

PERMISSION FORMS

For an unrelated applicable adult to provide local transportation to minor athlete (link)
For an unrelated applicable adult to travel to competition alone with minor athlete (link)
For an unrelated adult athlete to share the same hotel, sleeping arrangement or overnight lodging location with minor athlete (link)

GUIDES

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: 5 Takeaways from DEI 101 (Link)
Cultural Inclusion Resource Guide: The intent of this resource guide is to help coaches, parents and clubs provide a safe and inclusive environment for all of its athletes. (Link)