Resources and Templates

About the Local Masters Swimming Committees (LMSC) and USMS

• Membership and Assets

  • LMSC Membership History: One page, Two pages

  • Historical Registration Statistics and Facts

  • 2024 LMSC Financials/Assets 

  • 2024 LMSC Annual Meeting Minutes

• Local Masters Swimming Committees (LMSCs) and Zones

  • Individual LMSC Boundaries

 LMSC Bylaws

• General Bylaws Information

• Model LMSC Grievance Procedure

• Bylaws Indemnification Explanation

Sample Recognition and Awards Templates

• Award Summary
  • Appreciation Award template
  • Coaching Award template
  • Contributor Award template
  • Distinguished Service Award template
• Volunteer Recognition
  • Recognizing Your Volunteers - 2011 survey
  • Recognizing Your Volunteers - 2014 survey

Educational Volunteer Peer-to-Peer Communications

Volunteer Educational Webinar topics are now more easily accessible in the Meeting Minutes section of usms.org by selecting Webinar Presentations and Notes or Webinar Recordings. Previous discussions include:

• Everything you need to know about LMSC Standards and the 2025 Standards Survey

• Spending LMSC Cash Reserves / Building a Budget

• Vision for the future of U.S. Masters Swimming

• LMSC Update: Focus on managing LMSC finances and spending down LMSC cash reserves

• LMSC Update: Focus on More LMSC Great Ideas

• Volunteer Working Calendar & USMS Community/Forums

• LMSC Grievance Process / National Board of Review

• Diversity & Inclusion Education

• Adult Learn-to-Swim (ALTS) Initiatives