The United States Swim School Association (USSSA) is a non-profit association that began to fill a need in the swim school industry. We bring passionate learn-to-swim programs across the country and around the world together to support better, safer swim schools. We focus on providing a community for swim school owners and operators, as well as business resources, best practices, and industry connections.
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A member must be either a Swim School, a business, an organization, an individual practitioner, or a former swim school owner engaged in or serving the aquatics education industry.
Members that teach swim lessons must agree to and adhere to the Membership Standards. New members that offer swim lessons have up to one year from joining to reach these standards. USSSA offers support and services to assist a swim school in reaching these standards. Contact our office for details.
Tiered membership categories include:
- Swim School Members (voting)
A “Swim School” is defined as a for-profit business enterprise organized for the purpose of teaching swimming at any age. A Swim School Member shall be a Swim School either in the United States or Internationally.
- Former Swim School Owners or Retired (voting)
A Former Swim School Owner Member will be an individual that formerly owned a Swim School.
- International Non-Voting Members (non-voting)
An International Non-Voting Member shall be a Swim School located outside of the United States that does not join under the Swim School Members class.
- Next Gen Members (non-voting)
A Next Gen Member shall be an individual looking to start or has just started a Swim School within the last 11 months. This membership class is only eligible for renewal for up to two (2) years. After two (2) years as a Next Gen Member, Next Gen Members are required to apply for membership as a Swim School Member.
- Aquatics Education Organizations (non-voting)
An Aquatics Education Organization is any organization that is not a Swim School as defined above but is organized for the purpose of teaching swimming and/or water safety at any age.
By joining, Member acknowledges that entry into this Member Release and Indemnification (“Release”) is in exchange for the value and benefit of services received through membership in United States Swim School Association (“USSSA”), and confirms understanding and agreement with this release.
| US SWIM SCHOOL MEMBERS | OTHER MEMBERSHIPS | ||
| Find the number of locations you own on the chart below to determine your membership dues. If you rent multiple multi-purpose pools for limited hours, those locations within a 50 mile radius will count as one location for dues, only the main location will be listed as a member. | INTERNATIONAL WITH VOTE, SAME PRICE AS US INTERNATIONAL NO VOTE $394/YR NEXT GEN $548/YR OR $49.47/MO AQUATICS EDUCATION ORGANIZATION $627/YR OR $56.60/MO RETIRED $784/YR OR $68.75/MO | ||
| # OF LOCATIONS | MONTHLY $ | ANNUAL $ | |
| 1 | 68.75 | 784 | |
| 2-3 | 81.25 | 925 | |
| 4-6 | 93.75 | 1,069 | |
| 7-10 | 106.25 | 1,211 | |
| 11-50 | 10/LOC | 120/LOC | |
| OVER 50 | 8.75/LOC | 105/LOC | |
| LIFETIME | 12.50/LOC | 142.50/LOC | |
| Seasonal swim schools open for 6 months or less per year receive a 30% discount on dues. Need based scholarships are available. Contact USSSA for more details. | Only US Members, Retired, & International with Vote members may vote and run for the board, per the qualifications outline in the bylaws. |
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The Wendy Fereday Swim School recently shared with us a letter they received from swim mom Erin. “We took the boys to our pool in the neighborhood for a quick swim yesterday evening to get out some bedtime energy. Decker and Jax were playing with an inflatable water polo goal they recently got. Ames, age 3, went to check it out and I had my eyes on him the whole time from where I was sitting. He leaned over at the edge of the pool and reached too far in the water and fell in head first in the pool. I instantly got up from my chair and ran to help him (I was close enough where I knew I could get to him if I needed to) but I stopped at the edge of the pool because I could see him do the “turn around and save yourself” routine. He was kicking his legs and reaching to the edge of the pool just like you’ve taught him since he was tiny! After he grabbed the edge of the pool, he started to pull himself out of the pool and he was crying. I hugged him and told him “Ames, you did it. You turned around and saved yourself!” He kept crying and saying “I fell in the pool” and I just kept saying over and over again “you turned around and saved yourself” and gave him lots of big hugs. Then the boys came over and told him good job for saving himself and he got so proud of himself.”