At Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club (DSC), we are committed to providing our children and young people with positive, nurturing experiences and ensuring a safe, fair, and inclusive environment for everyone.
To reinforce this commitment, the Club Committee has drafted a comprehensive new Child Safe Swimming & Integrity Policy, which is now available on our website for your review and comment.
📄 View the Policy Here: Child Safe Swimming & Integrity Policy
Policy Summary
This new policy aligns our club’s activities with the NSW Government’s Office of the Children’s Guardian Child Safe Scheme, the NSW Office of Sport, and Swimming Australia’s National Integrity Framework. It applies to all members, volunteers, coaches, parents, and swimmers.
Key components of the policy include:
- Code of Conduct: Sets clear expectations for behavior. It highlights strict guidelines for positive role modeling, respecting personal boundaries, appropriate digital communication, and pool safety—including a zero-tolerance stance on personal device photography without parental permission and a total ban on mobile phones/cameras in changerooms. [1]
- Swimming Australia’s National Integrity Framework (NIF): Integrates several key national policies to protect the integrity of our sport, including:
- Safeguarding Children & Young People Policy and Member Protection Policy.
- Improper Use of Drugs and Medicine Policy (clarifying that DSC members are not authorized to provide medical/science services outside of lawful professional arrangements).
- Competition Manipulation and Sport Wagering Policy.
- Complaints, Disputes & Discipline Policy (utilizing independent assessments managed by Sport Integrity Australia).
- NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian 10 Child Safe Standards: Outlines how DSC embeds child safety into our leadership, governance, and culture. This includes making child protection a standing agenda item at committee meetings, ensuring junior swimmers are listened to (via elected Club Captains), and ensuring all communications go through parents/carers.
- Working with Children Checks (WWCC): Mandates that all club committee members, coaches, and adult personnel working in the club room hold a verified and registered WWCC.
- Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO): Reaffirms the role of our qualified MPIO to provide support, share resources, and help handle any inquiries or reporting processes confidentially and safely.
We Want Your Feedback!
Before we formally adopt this policy in December, we want to hear from you. As a family-oriented club, your input is invaluable to ensuring our policies reflect our community. [1]
Please take the time to read through the policy and table documents via the link above. Parents and carers are also highly encouraged to discuss these standards with their children. [1]
- How to feedback: Please speak directly to any of our Club Committee members or contact our Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO) via the details listed on our website.
- Deadline: Please submit all feedback and comments before the end of November. [1]
Thank you for helping us keep Drummoyne Swimming Club a safe and fun place to race at your pace!