If you coach, manage, or oversee aquatic programs, please take time to watch this discussion from ISCA / Heavy or Not – U Can Swim.
This is not about panic.This is about professional protection.
Here’s what the conversation clearly lays out:
• Insurance and legal protection are not the same thing
• Coaches are spending $10k–$40k defending themselves — even when cleared
• Club-level coaches are the most exposed and the least supported
• Governing bodies are protected — individual coaches often are not
• The result? Good coaches are leaving the profession
This is not just a swimming issue.This affects all coaches, instructors, and program leaders.
What’s needed is education, clarity, documentation, and access — not fear-based messaging or “just get a lawyer” advice that most people can’t afford.