Get a US Masters Swimming (USMS) membership, pay pool fees, and sign up for workouts to join the team. If you want to try a workout, or you are a visiting USMS swimmer, or you are an open water swimmer, skip to sign up.
USMS Membership
USMS is a national nonprofit that provides membership benefits to nearly 60,000 adults (18 and over) who want to swim. These benefits include insurance, which you need to get in the pool with us, plus many other features to aid your swimming, such as individual record keeping. USMS Membership is just $75 per year, and you get to be an official Master. You don’t have to tell anyone that, in this context, “master” only means that you are 18 or older. Get or renew your membership directly with USMS.
Pool Access
We get to swim at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatics Complex, on A1A just South of Las Olas Boulevard, co-located with the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The outdoors complex features a competition pool hosting world-class meets, a training pool set at 50 meters or 25 yards depending on the season, and the highest diving tower in the western hemisphere.
Monthly Pool Access
For steady access to the complex, fill out these City of Fort Lauderdale Parks & Recreation forms: write down Masters as your program, and pick either $80/month for 3 workouts per week, or $90/month for unlimited workouts. Enter your credit card number on the last page, then email the filled-out form and the city will start charging your card every month. To stop the payments, remember to email the city at least 10 days before the end of the month.
Trials & Visits
No need to pay fees if you want to try a workout, or if you are a visiting USMS member. Just sign up for workouts following the instructions below.
Sign Up
We have 1-hour daily workouts Monday to Friday at 5:30 AM, 6:45 AM and 12:00 PM, plus 6:30 PM Monday to Thursday, 8:00 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and 6:30 AM, 7:45 AM, and 9:00 AM on Saturdays.
That’s 25 workouts per week! We use the Members app by PushPress to manage our workout schedule. Here’s how to create your profile, install the app, and schedule your workouts:
First Time: Create your profile
Before signing up for the first time, please tap your pool access type, then enter your email, and create a password:
Install the App
Search for the PushPress Members app on your app store, or just follow one of these links:
Schedule
Load the app, login with your email and password, tap schedule, tap a day, tap a workout, and tap “Reserve.” Repeat for as many workouts as you want to reserve. When you arrive for a workout, tap “Check in” to record attendance.
Open Water
There’s also an open water workout on Sundays at 7:45 AM. The open water group meets at the Aquatics Center parking lot at 7:30 AM and starts at the beach across the street. Our open water swimmers use a WhatsApp group chat to discuss ocean conditions before each Sunday. Email us at contact@sftlmasters.com for more info.
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