GoSwim
Be a better swimmer. One lesson at a time.
The Official Technique App of USA Swimming. Over 4,000 instructional videos created for every type of swimmer, paired with your performance data to recommend exactly what you need next.
The Official Technique App of USA Swimming. Over 4,000 instructional videos created for every type of swimmer, paired with your performance data to recommend exactly what you need next.
Over 4,000 exclusive instructional videos created for every type of swimmer, from first-timers to Olympians.
Understand your swimming better through your own performance data. See what's working and what isn't.
The app recommends the most appropriate videos based on your performance data. The right lesson at the right time.
Learning the details of swimming is a search — a process with a path toward general improvement, and the need for the individual to follow specific steps suited only to them. GoSwim has produced content that follows progressions, patterns, and general paths, but we've also produced content that serves the individual learner.
Because of our vast content library, built over the past 24+ years, USA Swimming uses GoSwim videos in its Athlete Development Module for online education. No platform has created as many teaching options for customized learning as GoSwim.
Simply put, we're real education. Education combined with your performance data to recommend the most appropriate videos. Get the videos you need when you need them most.
Our goal is to help you become the best swimmer you can be. This means a staged approach to learning the fundamentals. There are things you must do to have the chance to reach your potential in swimming, and we'll be honest about how the process takes time.
There are no shortcuts, just as there are no shortcuts in learning an instrument or martial arts. You must master a step before moving to the next, or the next step won't be as effective.
We've lived the process as athletes, coaches, and educators. Co-founders Glenn Mills and Barbara Hummel had extensive competitive careers. Glenn won the US Olympic Trials, finaled at World Championships, won the Division 1 NCAA Championships, and has set Masters Swimming World Records. Barbara swam in two Olympic Trials, has set Masters World Records, and has been coaching for the past 25 years.
Taking a very logical approach to swimming, both Glenn and Barbara take an honest approach to teaching, workout creation, and swimmer evaluation.
Glenn spent more than 16 months in an RV, traveling the United States — visiting more than 80 teams and filming more than 10,000 lengths of swimming. He learned the typical problems swimmers have, and more importantly, how to fix them.
Knowledge acquisition — learning a new skill — takes time. Swimming is a complex series of movements that must be coordinated with a balanced body and an understanding of the sequenced timing of each stroke. By creating courses that walk you through the step-by-step building blocks of each stroke, you can take each skill and learn it independently of all the others, and master it more completely.
Rushing through the process can leave you frustrated with the final result, so we encourage you to take small steps and focus on one skill at a time. While we won't restrict you from jumping around in the app, most of the content follows a learning progression. Watch and practice a skill more than just a couple of times before clicking "I own it. Ready to move on." By the time you finish 100% of the lessons in a course, you'll be a better and more knowledgeable swimmer.
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