WE HAVE THE MAAPP

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 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.

The Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) addresses one-on-one interactions, social media and electronic communications, travel: local and team, locker rooms and changing areas and massages, rubdowns and athletic training modalities. Every USA Swimming club, Zone, and LSC is required to implement the MAAPP in full.

STAR's MAAPP 2.0 Policy

USA Swimming's FAQ/Educational Documents​​

• Adult Participants
• One-On-One Interactions
• Electronic Communications 
• In-ProgramTravel and Lodging
• Locker Rooms and Changing Areas
• Massages, Rubdowns and Athletic Training Modalities
• Meetings and Individual Trainings
• General Requirement

​MAAPP 2.0 Permission Forms

• Permission for a Licensed Massage Therapist or Other Certified Professional or Health Care Provider to Treat a Minor Athlete
• Permission for an Unrelated Adult Athlete to Share the Same Hotel, Sleeping Arrangement, or Overnight Lodging Location 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 Alone with Minor Athlete