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USMS Fact Sheet
What USMS is: United States Masters Swimming (USMS), a non-profit member association, is comprised of 52-Local Masters Swim Committees (LMSC) that serve more than 500-member clubs. USMS clubs and its network of coaches and instructors serve more than 45,000 individual members. Together we promote the benefits of adult wellness, health, fitness, and competition through aquatics.

Through the network of local clubs, we provide life enriching adult programs such as learn to swim, fitness programming at community pools, fitness challenges, clinics, education, and pool and open water competitions.

We additionally promote aquatic instructor and coach certification so the member fitness experience can be safe, and socially, mentally, and physically rewarding.
Participation/
Activities:
We invite adults age 18 and over dedicated to improving their fitness, wellness and health through swimming (fitness, triathlete, competitive, and non-competitive)

Structured workouts, often with a coach

Structured training

Opportunities to compete (pool and open-water), measure individual progress at local, state, national and international levels

Stroke and technique clinics, workshops, and instruction

Social functions

Web Site: www.usms.org
Members: 45,000
Age Range: 18 to 100+
Structure: Organized with more than 1,100 workout groups and teams throughout the United States
Founded: 1970
Address: 500 East Morehead Street, Suite 220
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-333-7944
Contact: Ashley Gangloff
United States Masters Swimming
Tel: 704-333-7944 (ET)
email
Coaching:
Training Articles:
Meet Results Database
Nationals
Pool Records
Top Ten
All Americans
All Stars
Calendar of Events
Open Water / Long Distance: