Club and Swimmer Registration

Registering Your Club with CCS

Each College Club Swimming competitive season begins on August 1 and ends on July 31 of the following year. CCS Club Membership registration opens on August 1 of every calendar year. There is no deadline to register your club once the season begins, but your Club’s swimmers may only join CCS after the Club is registered with CCS. As we will mention in the CCS Swimmer Registration section, both the Club and athlete must be current CCS members at the time of the swim to have the time entered in the CCS database and be eligible for National Qualifying Times. Please make sure your club (and members) meets the club membership requirements outlined in the 2025-2026 College Club Swimming Governance Handbook (Section 3.1 “Membership of Clubs”). 

Club Fees

Your club fee will be based on the number of competitive swimmers you select during registration. If the total number of CCS swimmers registered to your club exceeds your initial selection by March, you will be charged that additional amount. These fees are new for the 2025-2026 season to accommodate future initiatives and to meet the needs of our growing organization.

 

Number of Swimmers

Annual Club Registration Fee

1-15

$250

16-30

$500

31-50

$750

51-100

$1,000

101-200+

$1,250

 

Payment methods include:

  • Credit card payment during online registration (preferred).
  • American Express cards are NOT accepted.
  • Check payments may be selected during online registration. Following completion of the online registration, you will receive an emailed invoice. To pay the invoice, mail a check payable to

    U.S. Masters Swimming

    8388 South Tamiami Trail Suite 221

    Sarasota, FL 34238

 

Annual club registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Registering Your Swimmers with CCS

Eligibility

In order to be a member of College Club Swimming, all individuals must meet the requirements outlined in both the College Club Swimming Governance Handbook and the Amateurism and Eligibility Policy. As president, please ensure your swimmers meet these requirements. 

Some important information:

  • Your Club and college/university decides who can be a member of their local Club team. The requirements in the Governance Handbook and CCS policies are only for eligibility as a CCS-registered swimmer affiliated with the Club, who will be listed in the CCS database (GH 3.2.1).
  • Swimmers must be at least 18 years old on the day of CCS registration (GH 3.2.2, U.S. Masters Rulebook 102.1.1).
  • Swimmers must be affiliated with the college/university as a full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate student in the current academic term, a full-time co-op/intern student or faculty and staff in the current term (GH 3.2.2).
  • Swimmers may not engage in conduct that is inconsistent with the CCS mission or that is detrimental to the image or reputation of CCS, the sport of swimming, or those who participate in it (GH 3.4).
  • Swimmers must meet the amateurism and eligibility requirements (GH 3.2.2 D). As per the College Club Swimming Amateurism and Eligibility Policy, this means swimmers:
    • Cannot be on a college/university varsity roster (i.e., NCAA, NAIA) in the concurrent school year that they are registered as a CCS swimmer.
    • Must be amateur competitive swimmers or non-professional swimmers. 
    • May NOT be signed with an agent or entity for the purpose of promoting or developing their competitive swimming career. 
    • May receive income, compensation, or other benefits direct or indirect for the name, image, and likeness or for the promotion, participation, and performance unrelated to competitive swimming. They may NOT receive the above from entities not affiliated with their university in exchange for the promotion of products related to competitive swimming, participation in events related to competitive swimming, and/or as incentives for competitive swimming performance.
    • If an athlete is found to be ineligible, the swimmer and/or Club may face sanctioning.

Steps

  1. Go to www.collegeclubswimming.com
  2. Under “Register” click “Swimmer Registration”.
  3. Read the information on the following page, then click the black “Register Now” button.
  4. Search for your club and click the grey “Register Swimmer” button
  5. If you are a new member, click the “Register here” button.
  6. If you are a returning member, search for your club and click the gray “Register for 2025-2026” button.
  7. Fill out the “Biographic” page (including first name, email, if you will compete in meets, if you are the paid coach, and any other fields you wish to complete)
  8. If you need to update any of your information, send an email to collegeclub@usmastersswimming.org.
  9. Once you enter your correct information, click the “Next Page” button at the bottom of the screen.
  10. As of 2025, all CCS members have dual membership with USMS. Please review the details of your bridge membership.
  11. Membership is paid for by the club and not the individual swimmer!
  12. Read through the Release of Liability, Policy on Transgender Student-Athletes, and Interim Eligibility Policy.
  13. Click the blue “Submit” button the bottom of the page
  14. You will then be taken to your “Receipt” page, which you will also receive via the email you entered in step 7.
  15. You will now appear under your Club “Roster” with the “Last Registration Year” saying “2025-2026” and “Registered for 2025-2026” instead of the black registration button.

Transfers

If one of your swimmers was a part of another school’s club, you can transfer the swimmer to your college/university by emailing collegeclub@usmastersswimming.com. Please ensure transfers are completed before the swimmer registers for the new season.