Safe Sport
The York YMCA Swim Team places the safety and well-being of our athletes, coaches, and volunteers as our top priority. With everyone’s support and awareness, we can continue to foster a positive, respectful, and secure environment where our swimmers can thrive and enjoy the sport we all love. The York YMCA Swim Team is proud to be committed to achieving USA Swimming Safe Sport Recognition — and we need your help to get there! Together, we can make safety a shared responsibility and a cornerstone of our team culture.
Our Safe Sport Coordinator, Katie Diehl, can be reached at yorksafesport@gmail.com.
Click here for directions on how to Register Family and Athletes on USA Swimming.
Safe Sport Training
All adult non-athlete USA members and USA athlete members over the age of 17 are required to complete Athlete Protection Training (APT) annually (within 365 days of the date of their last APT).
Check out the Safe Sport trainings within your USA parent/athlete account on usaswimming.org or join one of the group Zoom trainings listed below. The York YMCA Swim Team is a Safe Sport Club Recognition Program participant, and as part of this program, parents and athletes complete this training. If you completed this last season, please go into your account and see if you need a refresher soon. There is an expiration date listed by the training.
For Parents:
Wed., Sept 16 at 8:00 p.m. EST | REGISTER
Wed., Oct 14 at 8:00 p.m. EST | REGISTER
Wed., Nov 18 at 8:00 p.m. EST | REGISTER
Wed., Dec 9 at 8:00 p.m. EST | REGISTER
For Athletes:
Thur., Sept 17 at 8:00 p.m. EST | REGISTER
Thur., Oct 15 at 8:00 p.m. EST | REGISTER
Thur., Nov 19 at 8:00 p.m. EST | REGISTER
Thur., Dec 10 at 8:00 p.m. EST | REGISTER
Members can also participate in training online at their own pace through the Education tab on their USA Swimming account. Log in to your USA Swimming Account, go to your Education Tab, and select the Safe Sport Training Page.
Coaches Training:
- Individual trainings can be taken in the USA Swimming University.
Unable to Attend Educational Opportunities Live?
If the timing doesn't work, that's ok! Login to USA Swimming University to start and complete courses at your own pace.
If you click these links, don't forget to login to make sure you & the York YMCA Swim Team get credit for you completing these courses!
Parents login to their USA SWIMS account. If both parents want to complete it, each parent needs their own USA account (free parent account) to get credit.
Athletes who are between 8-17 years old can have their own login to USA SWIMS with parent permission. This is granted on the parent's account dashboard.
Please be sure athletes login to their specific account to get credit. Below are the courses that will need to be completed.
- For parents: Parents Guide to Misconduct in Sport (if you did this last season, please check your renew date to see that you are in compliance.)
- For athletes: Ages 5 - 12 - Safesport for Kids
- For athletes: Ages 13 - 17 - Safesport for Teens