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EnglishWhere Swimmers and Coaches Can Find USA Swimming Training Tips and Educational Resources
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USA Swimming's training and educational content lives in four main places on usaswimming.org: USA Swimming University for structured courses, the Tips and Training news category for articles and features, the USA Swimming Network app for video, and a free marketing asset library for clubs and programs. All four are reachable from the homepage. The University is explicitly open to both members and non-members, so you don't need a membership to start browsing educational offerings — though the site doesn't state whether every individual course is free or requires login, so check each listing before you commit time to it.
USA Swimming University: structured education
The homepage promotes USA Swimming University as the place to "browse educational offerings for USA Swimming members and non-members." That phrasing is the key detail for deciding whether it's worth your time:
- Who it's for: both members and non-members, which makes it the natural first stop if you're a coach, official, or parent looking for formal instruction rather than casual tips.
- What it is: a catalog of educational offerings rather than a single course. You browse the offerings and pick what fits your role.
- What to verify yourself: the site does not publish pricing or login requirements for individual courses in the material available, so treat "open to non-members" as an access statement, not a price statement. Open a specific offering to confirm cost and any account needed.
If your goal is a certificate, continuing education, or a structured curriculum, start here. If your goal is a quick drill idea before tonight's practice, the news and video sections below will get you there faster.
Tips and Training articles
The Swimming News section is organized into four categories, one of which is Tips and Training. This is where USA Swimming publishes training advice alongside event coverage, member news, and National Team features.
Use it when you want written guidance you can read in a few minutes — technique cues, training approaches, and coaching-oriented pieces. Because it sits in the same news stream as TYR Pro Swim Series and National Championships coverage, the practical move is to go straight to the Tips and Training category rather than scrolling the general news feed.
USA Swimming Network: video content
The USA Swimming Network is a video platform with its own app, available on phone, desktop, and connected TV platforms. The homepage notes that new content arrives weekly.
What the current lineup looks like, based on the videos listed on the homepage:
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Athlete day-in-the-life | Gretchen Walsh, "Spilled Coffee, Therapy Dogs, and a WORLD RECORD All in One Day?!" |
| Long-form interviews | Katharine Berkoff on "Favorite Hikes, Travel, and Goals for the Year" |
| Behind-the-scenes at training sites | "24 Hours at the Olympic Training Center" |
| Light entertainment | "Olympians Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions," "Olympians Become Baristas For a Day" |
The mix matters for expectations: this is largely athlete features and behind-the-scenes access, not a technique-instruction library. It's useful for motivation, culture, and insight into how elite swimmers train and live — less so if you want a step-by-step stroke breakdown. Download the app on your preferred platform if you want it on a TV or phone rather than a browser.
Free marketing assets for clubs and programs
The homepage offers free downloadable marketing assets to promote your program, aimed at clubs and program organizers. If you run a team and need promotional material, this is a direct download rather than a request process. The site labels these assets as free, so no payment is implied — but you may still need to navigate the member area to reach them.
A related program worth knowing about: Block Party
The homepage also highlights Block Party, described as a club-focused initiative designed to increase athlete participation. More than 60,000 athletes have competed in a Block Party meet, and the site invites clubs to learn how to get involved in hosting. If you're a coach or club administrator trying to grow participation, this is a program page to read alongside the marketing assets.
How to choose
- Want formal education or a curriculum → USA Swimming University.
- Want a quick written tip → the Tips and Training news category.
- Want video, athlete stories, or training-site access → USA Swimming Network, via app or browser.
- Run a club and need promo material → the free marketing asset downloads.
- Run a club and want to grow meet participation → the Block Party program page.
One caution that applies across all four: the homepage is a promotional surface, so it tells you what exists and who it's nominally for, not the full details of any single offering. Confirm cost, login, and eligibility on the individual page before planning around it.