Club Resources
Complaint, Dispute and Appeals Procedure
FAQ Regarding the new Swim Ontario Complaint and Discipline Procedure
Comprehensive Code of Conduct and Ethics Procedure
Swim Ontario is committed to providing an environment in which all individuals are treated with respect. Participants are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the values of Swim Ontario that include fairness, integrity, open communication and mutual respect.
The purpose of this Code of Conduct and Ethics procedure is to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all participants, by making all individuals aware that there is an expectation of behaviour consistent with the values of Swim Ontario.
Conduct that violates this procedure may be subject to sanctions pursuant to Swim Ontario’s Complaint Dispute and Appeals Procedure
INCORPORATING SAFE SPORT INTO YOUR HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES
Swim Ontario believes that motivated and competent human resources – whether paid staff or volunteers – are key enablers of Safe Sport across Canada.
This is a link to information that has been compiled from the Swimming Canada website to provide tools and best practices for clubs to use
ANTI-BULLYING
Swim Ontario is committed to providing fun, healthy, inclusive and safe environments, free of abuse, harassment and bullying. Below are a number of resources to help clubs and organizations foster abuse, harassment and bully free environments.
Through age-appropriate, sport-specific workshops and skill development sessions, players/athletes will be provided with the knowledge to identify bullying vs. normal conflict and will be given bystander training so they can effectively stand up for themselves or assist other teammates before incidents of bullying escalate.
The Dare to Care Athlete/Team workshop emphasizes the importance of respect, empathy, and social responsibility (reporting bullying incidents).
ANTI-DOPING
Swim Ontario strongly opposes the use, possession, and the supply of banned substances and practices in competitive swimming by Ontario/Canadian swimmers, coaches, medical, paramedical, other team support personnel, administrators and officials. As such, Swim Ontario adopts and adheres to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) run by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES). The CADP is a set of rules with respect to the use of prohibited substances and methods in sport that serves to protect the integrity of sport and the rights to clean athletes.
This is a link to the anti-doping/substance abuse section of the Swimming Canada Website.
CLEAN SPORT
WADA Resources