Swimming Canada – “Swimming Canada applauds the former members of the national ski team for their courage to come forward and share their stories and goals for a safer sport system. These women represent many past victims and we hope this will inspire others to speak and approach the appropriate authorities. Strengthening the overall safety for participants and specifically children or people at risk is the right thing to do and Swimming Canada supports the call for action. We encourage the Government of Canada and its partners to begin an extensive consultation, analysis and implementation process. We encourage all sports to look at their policies and procedures and find ways to improve. Swimming Canada is dedicated to this effort through our Safe Sport program and will never stop seeking opportunities to provide a fun, healthy, inclusive and safe environment. Our training and competitive environments must allow athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers to know they are safe, and be treated with respect and dignity.

We thank the athletes, B2Ten, the Respect in Sport Group, the Coaching Association of Canada, the Sport Dispute and Resolution Centre of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection for bringing this critical topic to the forefront. We look forward to the initiatives that come from what these brave athletes have inspired.”