USA Swimming has a requirement that all swimmers 18 and over must take the free online course -  Athlete Protection Training. 

You can find this training from your new USAS account under the Education tab.

 
ATHLETE PROTECTION TRAINING -      MANDATORY TRAINING FOR EVERYONE 18+
Online courses that all non-athlete USA Swimming Members and all adult athletes (18+) must complete each year

ALL current Swimmers who are age 18+ and wish to practice with the team MUST complete USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training. You cannot practice or compete without the APT!

 

Thank you!

 

First, know that from when the athlete creates their login it can take up to 24 hours for the course to appear for them.

If the athlete does not yet have an account - To create a login, the parent who has the athlete in their My Family box needs to login to their account. In the My Family box, select View next to the athlete’s name. Then select Create a Login Account. This account will be for the athlete. This is the account they must take the Athlete Protection Training course from.

For the athlete, they must login to their account (see instructions below) then the correct course is under Education, Course Catalog then filter by All Courses. The course is Athlete Protection Training. No other course will satisfy the requirements. 

 

ATHLETE PROTECTION TRAINING FOR USA SWIMMING MEMBERS
 

Requirement

  • Annually
  • 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 Adult Athletes - this does count as the requirement for those 18 and older

Course Access 

  • SWIMS User Login
  • Education
  • Course 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 Ticket
  • 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.
  • Click the Download icon on the top right to save a copy to your computer

 

Alert: Updated Athlete Protection Training (APT) Requirements

 From:  USA Swimming

To: USA Swimming Members 17 years and older, LSC General Chairs, LSC Administrative Vice-Chairs, LSC Offices, LSC Staff, LSC Safe Sport Chairs, LSC Registration Chairs, Club Contacts, Club Presidents and Club Head Coaches.

Since 2019, USA Swimming adult athlete members have been required to complete Athlete Protection Training (APT) as a requirement of membership. In 2019, USA Swimming built in an administrative grace period to give athletes 30 days after their 18th birthday to complete the requirement. Effective September 1, 2022, there will no longer be a 30-day administrative grace period. Going forward, any 17-year-old athlete who has not completed the APT requirement by their 18th birthday will not be a USA Swimming member in good standing unless or until the APT requirement is completed. This includes eligibility to compete in USA Swimming sanctioned meets, club practices, and all other related activities. Athletes will continue to receive an email notification reminder of the APT requirement 30 days prior to their 18th birthday as well as a reminder on their 18th birthday.

All USA Swimming members aged 18 years old and older are required to complete APT annually. This is the individual’s responsibility and includes both athlete and non-athlete members.