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 (MAAPP) to set a baseline for acceptable safety standards that limit one-on-one interactions between adults and minor athletes.

STAR's MAAPP Policy

FAQ regarding MAAPP

USA Swimming's Educational Documents​​

• Applicable Adults
• One-On-One Interactions
• Social Media and Electronic Communications
• Travel
• Locker Rooms and Changing Areas
• Massages, Rubdowns and Athletic Training Modalities
• APT Requirement for Adult Athletes
• Non-USA Swimming Activities
• Best Practice Guidelines

​MAAPP Permission Forms

• Permission for a Licensed Massage Therapist or Other Certified Professional or Health Care Provider to Treat a Minor Athlete
• Permission for a Mental Health Care Professional or Health Care Provider to have One on One Interaction
• Permission for an Unrelated Adult Athlete to Share the Same Lodging with a Minor Athlete
• Permission for an Unrelated Applicable Adult to Provide Local Transportation to Minor Athlete
• Permission for an Unrelated Applicable Adult to Travel to Competition with Minor Athlete