USA Swimming Club Leaders, 

Starting in September, and coinciding with the membership year, USA Swimming will be moving member registration and renewals online. For the first time, USA Swimming’s new Online Member Registration (OMR) platform will allow all new and current members to complete their registration completely digitally.

Registration still starts with the swim club, as each club will have a personalized registration link to share with their existing and new members. Clubs will share their link with members of the team and when clicked, the system will automatically associate that registration to the club. Members cannot register for USA Swimming without their individual team link. The link can be sent directly to members or integrated as part of your team management software. Members will navigate the registration process digitally, entering the required USA Swimming information and any supplemental requirements for the team management software.

The first step in the registration process will require all users to set up their new USA Swimming Account. The links below show what that process will look like for parents and existing members:

How to Create an Account for Parents

How to Create an Account for Existing Members

All members and parents will be required to set up an account this year, but account and membership information will auto populate in future years for turn-key renewals. Once a member or parent sets up their account, they can continue with the registration process:

Online Member Registration

Members will complete the online registration process by paying their USA Swimming membership fee. LSCs may also opt in to having LSC fees collected at checkout. Collecting club fees will remain the responsibility of the club and can continue to be processed using team management software or existing processes.

While we recognize this is a significant shift to the USA Swimming registration process, there are equally significant advantages this offers our members:

• Mobile-friendly registration process
• Quick and easy renewals that align with the experience across most youth sports organizations
• Immediate membership status upon registration, avoiding any lapses in insurance coverage and other membership benefits
• Ability to directly update membership and contact information at any point via their USA Swimming Account. Thanks to a data transfer with team management software providers, updating contact information on the USA Swimming Account will automatically update information within team management systems.
• Timely communications from USA Swimming detailing additional membership requirements and member resources

This is the first in a series of communications you will receive from USA Swimming detailing the new registration process for members, updated and additional functionality available to clubs, and the benefits available to members, clubs and LSCs.

To learn more about Online Member Registration and the new SWIMS database, visit the resource hubs on the USA Swimming website available at the links below:

Online Member Registration Page

SWIMS Resource Hub

The pages above will be updated frequently with user manuals, webinars and FAQs. Check back often to learn more and further familiarize yourself with the changes coming this Fall.

Any questions can be directed to [email protected]