COVID-19 Member Resources
We're all in this together
The swimming community needs to be as strong now as it ever has been. USMS is providing information and resources to help our community stay informed, stay healthy, and stay positive. Let us know what other resources you'd like by sending us an email at publications@usmastersswimming.org. Here is a summary of how we have responded so far.
Articles
- Coronavirus and Swimming: What You Need to Know (Updated July 2020)
- Coronavirus and Swimming: What You Need to Know
- What the CDC's Latest COVID-19 Guidelines Say About Going Back to the Pool
- When Can I Swim Again During Coronavirus?
- Want to Swim? Try These Backyard Above-Ground Swimming Pool Ideas
- Try These Types of Workouts to Help You Get Ready to Return to the Swimming Pool
- How Top Masters Swimmers Are Spending Their Time Out of the Water
- USMS Members Help Document COVID-19 Pandemic Through Photography
- USMS Members Sewing Masks to Help Heath Care Workers
- USMS Members Make a Difference Fighting COVID-19 Pandemic on Front Lines
- Milford Athletic Club Creates Fun Competition to Maintain Community
- How to Shift Your Swimming Goals to 2021
- How to Get Through the Loss of Swimming
- How to Stay Connected With Your Masters Swimming Community
- What You Should Be Focused on During Your Forced Break From Swimming
- How to Make Peace With Your Fitness After a Long Break
- How You Should Approach Getting Back in the Pool
- What Swimmers Should Know When Returning After a Long Layoff
- What Coaches Should Do After a Long Layoff From Workouts
- How to Stay Motivated When You Can't Swim
- How to Spend Your Time Away From the Water
- What to Know About Early-Season Open Water Swimming
- What to Look Out for When Selecting a New Open Water Site
- What Triathletes Should Know About Planning Their Best Race Calendar When Competitions Resume
- What to Know About Relocating Your Pool Workouts to the Open Water
- Eight Nutrients to Support Your Immune System
- A Perspective Shift for Healthy Eating
- What to Eat When You're Not Training
USMS Workouts
- Core Training Workout You Can Do From Home
- Resistance Band Workout You Can Do From Home
- Try These Types of Workouts to Help You Get Ready to Return to the Swimming Pool
- Three Yoga Breathing Practices to Melt Away Tension
- Running, Power Walking, and Cycling Workout
- How to Train in Your Backyard Pool
- A Yoga Practice to Make You Sweat
- Yoga Poses to Improve Your Flexibility
- Yoga Poses to Help Your Swimming Range of Motion
- Four Essential Stretches for Swimmers
- Follow This Yoga Nidra Script to Help You Relax
These dryland workouts are updated twice a week. You can also go through our collection of dryland articles for more workouts.
Additional Workouts
There are many organizations and members who wish to contribute and give you even more workout options during this time. Note: Each swimmers' workouts are on different personal social media platforms. Their views are his/her own.
- Live At-Home Dryland Workouts From SwimOutlet.com (USMS Partner)
- 50+ Dryland Workouts from The Race Club (USMS Partner - see the benefits section to access their content for 2 month free)
- Conejo Valley Masters member Arlette Godges's dryland workouts
- Woodlands Masters Swim Team member Jessica Platt's Pilates workouts
- San Diego Swim Masters member Alex Bezugliy's dryland workouts
- Ensworth Aquatic Masters member Abbie Fish's dryland workouts
- Masters of South Texas coach Susan Ingraham's tethered workouts
- Long Beach Grunions coach Kenny Brisbin's tethered workouts
- FINA's Home Workout Routines
- Live Olympian Webinars from CG Sports Management
- Yoga Guides and Expert Advice From YogaOutlet
Virtual Events
The USMS Board of Directors has recommended LMSCs not sanction traditional format in-person pool meet or open water events through Aug. 31. The Board has formed a subcommittee to closely monitor the evolving situation and develop guidelines for an eventual return of in-person sanctioned events. Virtual events that can be completed in a workout setting (pool or open water) will be the most practical path to ease back into competitions and fitness events. USMS plans to host the following events for members who have access to swim safely:- Go the Distance is an ongoing fitness event to encourage USMS members to swim regularly and track progress.
- Swim.com USMS Fitness Series: events held each February, June, and October. These swims that can be completed in a pool or open water. Dryland option are also offered. Proceeds from these events will benefit USMS Adult Learn-to-Swim grants supported by the USA Swimming Foundation.
- 2020 USMS 5K/10K ePostal National Championships (June 1–Sept. 30)
- The first-ever 2020 Toyota USMS Virtual Championships will be held August 12-23. This will be a unique, socially distant pool and open water championship event that allows you to race anyone across the country in your favorite events on the Swim.com app.
More Membership Benefits We Offer
- SWIMMER magazine is packed with interesting profiles, physiology articles, technique features, history, product reviews, health and nutrition information, and much more. Dust off your stockpile of hard copies or head to your My USMS page and skim through our online catalog dating back to 2005. It will fill that fix when you can't binge-watch TV any more.
- Bookmarked an old article on usms.org or saved a video on Facebook or YouTube but didn't get a chance to read or watch it? Now is the time to catch up. It will take your mind off of things while providing your cranium with healthy stimulation. Here are a couple great places to start: Dryland | Nutrition
- The Race Club is offering two free months of access to its premium content and 20 percent off after that! The Race Club's content is for the technique hungry and will provide hours of visual reinforcement. How do you get access to it? Just input your membership information here and you're off to swim school.
- Check out all the other benefits we offer to see what you might have missed.
Community Engagement
- Follow the USMS social channels and engage with other people who love the sport. These virtual conversations can help provide a community all across the U.S. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
- Join the USMS Swim.com Fitness Series Facebook Group. It is a fun community where everyone is striving for the same goals: motivate others and have fun while doing it. You could also join the USMS Swimming Saves Lives Foundation Facebook Group to connect with those who are celebrating new swimmers and their instructors.
- Join the USMS forums.
Catch Up on What You've Been Wanting to Do
- Connect your My USMS and swim.com accounts, so you have access to the latest swim training technology when you can get back in the pool.
- Clean out your swim bag and get rid of those old caps and granola bars. Who knows -- maybe you'll even find the medal that went missing.
- Write those thank-you notes to your coaches and teammates that you've been meaning to do. Or you can always FaceTime your new and old swimming friends to check in on them.
- Watch or rewatch those old live streaming or event recap videos from USMS Nationals. We have an archive dating back to 2011 on our YouTube channel.
- Fill out the personal goals you want to accomplish when things return to normal, because things will be different and you’ll be ready to seize the day!
Member Communications/Updates
- October 8, 2020: Guidance for Sanctioning Events in November
- October 5, 2020: What USMS Did During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- September 23, 2020: Guidance for Sanctioning Events in October
- July 14, 2020: Guidance for Sanctioning Events in July
- June 18, 2020: Guidance for Sanctioning Events in June
- May 21, 2020: USMS Cancels Summer Nationals
- April 22, 2020: We're Here to Support You
- April 9, 2020: An Update From Our CEO
- March 19, 2020: A Message From the USMS CEO and President Regarding Coronavirus Updates and Resources
- March 13, 2020: USMS Cancels Spring Nationals and Strongly Recommends LMSCs to Suspend Events Until April 30
- March 10, 2020: Coronavirus Update
