USA Swimming is the national governing body for the sport of competitive swimming in the United States. Blaze is a USA Swimming affiliated swim club and all Blaze swimmers, coaches, and officials are required to have valid USA Swimming Memberships.

SWIMS 3.0 is the national database of USA Swimming athletes, coaches, and officials.

Effective September 1, 2022, USA Swimming memberships are no longer administered by local swim clubs. Athletes and non-athletes are required to manage their own USA Swimming memberships. 

Steps to Create a SWIMS 3.0 Account and Register with USA Swimming:

1. Register with the Johnston Blaze Swim Club
   • After you are registered, your team registrar will share a team-specific link with you
   • The team-specific link allows you to register as connected to our team
   • Please do NOT share this link
   • If you need the team-specific link - please contact the team registrar, Olivia
2. Create a SWIMS 3.0 Account
   • Use the provided link to start the process
   • You will be creating an account for YOU (parent), not your athlete
   • Follow the steps provided in this help document
3. Register your athletes as USA Swimming members
   • The help document above includes this process
   • You will have the choice of membership options that best fits your athlete
     • Premium ($88): Traditional year-round athlete registration
     • Flex ($30): This is the low cost try it out option. 12yrs & under only, eligible to compete in TWO sanctioned competitions
     • Flex to Premium ($58): Cost for members upgrading to Premium which maybe necessary for certian swim meets 
     • Seasonal ($54): Valid for 150 days from the date of registration
     • Seasonal to Premium ($34): Cost for members upgrading to Premium which may be necessary for certinan meets
     • Outreach ($5): Must meet financial assistant eligibility criteria. Reach out to the Aquatics Coordinator if you want to check for eligibility.
     • Non-athlete ($83): Coach, Official, Other
     • Admin ($30)  
     • Prices updated: July 31, 2024
     • Current USA Swimming Infromation via Iowa Swimming Incorporated

Helpful Tips-

• Renewing USA Swimming Membership
  • You will need the Blaze Club's special registration link. If you do not have this link, please contact the Aquatics Coordinator. 
  • ​For help renewing an existing membership that is expiring or has expired, use this link to view the help document. https://usaswimming.thecloudtutorialusers.com/main/articles/1663196674911
• Upgrading an existing USA Membership
  • When upgrading from Flex to Premium, or upgrade from Seasonal to Premium, please log in to your existing account to do the upgrade. If you forgot your username/password - you should use the forgot username/forgot password tool on the login page to retrieve the information. 
  • Creating a new account is a problem because the new account you create will not have the athlete's existing Flex or Seasonal registration in it. Therefore when you go to check out, they will be charged the full Premium rate, rather than the reduced Upgrade rate ($52 for Flex to Prem, $42 for Seasonal to Prem).
  • If you create a duplicate, it can be fixed, but the fix involves more than a simple merging of records. It involves forwarding the receipt to the team registrar and requesting a refund from USAS and cancellation of the duplicate account. Then you will still have to go back in and try again to upgrade.