Swimming scholarships

Compete in college swimming as part of a big team for one of the 660 universities with a swim team, get a scholarship for your talent and your university degree while you’re at it! This opportunity is available for hobby-level swimmers to future Olympians. To combine swimming with a college degree in the United States on a swimming scholarship is a unique opportunity and a great experience after high school.

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The United States have been the leading country for swimming for a long time. Swimming is a very popular sport in the States, and many of the worlds leading swimmers competed in college-swimming. Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and Matt Biondi are a few examples of swimmers who developed through a college-swimming program.

Representing your university/college by swimming for the school’s team is a great honor. You will receive the status of a hero at both your campus and in the local community. The sports culture in the States is unique and good athletes are promoted! While being a swimmer, you are also a student at the school. Each day is structured for you to optimize both your development and success in the pool, and in the classroom. The professional cooperation between the swim team and the school makes it possible to combine sports with higher education. The combination of sports and education is only offered in a few countries in the world, and the United States are experts at it.

After finishing your studies, you are left with a valuable American bachelor’s degree, developed skills and a whole lot of amazing experiences!

Fantastic college swimming scholarships

A scholarship is money awarded to students attending universities in the United States with the purpose of reducing the cost of the education and living costs. A scholarship varies from 1-100% of the school’s total costs and may cover tuition fees, apartment, food and text books. A 100% scholarship will cover all of these costs for a student.

There are different types of scholarships: sports scholarship (for swimmers these are called swimming scholarships), academic scholarships and international scholarships. It is the coach of the school team that determines how much sports scholarship he/she can give a student. It is possible to get a combination of the different scholarships.

The biggest scholarships for swimming are worth as much as $60,000 a year. Remember, a bachelor’s degree in the United States takes four years to complete, multiplying a $60,000 swim scholarship with four and you can get an education worth $240,000 covered through your athletic level. Quite simply amazing!

American college swimming – a level for everyone

In the United States there are over 660 different colleges and universities with a swimming program, providing opportunities for all levels. The great advantage in the US is that there are scholarships opportunities at all the different college-swimming levels. We help both boys and girls with different backgrounds, from those with average skills and potential to the top performers. Whether you have ambitions of becoming a professional or not, we can help you combine swimming with higher education in the United States on a scholarship.

It has become increasingly popular for talents to attend a university in the US to continue their development as a swimmer.

The lifestyle of a college swimmer in the States, is much like that of a professional athlete. You train daily in fantastic facilities (often more than once a day), and you’ll have fitness coaches, athletic trainers and nutrition experts at your disposal; making sure you perform to the best of your ability. Many college swimming teams fly to events, where you live at a hotel, and you get to compete against the best young swimmers in the United States.

College swimming is a unique opportunity for boys and girls to swim and compete at a high level, with a coaching staff who will help you develop, while you are getting “paid” in the form of a scholarship.

Can I get a college swimming scholarship?

See if you have what it takes to study and swim at college on a swim scholarship in the United States! The next step is to fill out a form so that we can evaluate your opportunities. It takes only 2 minutes, with no obligation.

What Our student-athletes say

Eirik Nielsen

Missouri University of Science & Technology
The reason for going to the USA was to have the opportunity to experience something new – something different. It is also a great way to combine higher education with swimming.

Suhail Bismilla

Goldey-Beacom College, Delaware
I strongly recommend CSUSA because they were able to open so many doors of opportunities for me that I would never of been able to open myself.... They stood by and helped me through every single step of the process from the initial questionare to admission into my college and even after that... The CSUSA team always keeps in contact with me and monitors my progress... They have really made me feel part of the CSUSA family.

Mie Elvestad

Nicholls State University, Louisiana
I recommend CSUSA because they made the process very simple to understand and for helping me find a school that was the perfect fit for me.

Eva Marie Østerhus

La Salle University, Pennsylvania
By engaging CSUSA your process will be a lot easier and safer than if you choose to try doing it on your own. They can help you find the school you wish for, and you are secured that everything is in place before departing to the US.

Guro Rambjør

Florida Tech
I recommend CSUSA because they found me different options and scholarship offers, so that I could actually choose between multiple schools until I found the one that fit me.

Peder Kristiansen

University of Rhode Island
My best memory is beating our rivals Providence College (ranked as #10 in the country) my first game at their brand-new stadium, in front of 3000 spectators. Grab the chance, you only get this opportunity, once in your life time.

Camilla Olsson

University of Arkansas Little Rock
CSUSA helps you with everything from paperwork, the application process, to getting offers from multiple schools. They give their best effort to get you the school that is the best match for you, so that you can have a great experience in the US.

Aedan Radvanyi

Point University, Georgia
As a footballer, being in a team was nothing new to me, but being away from home was. Working with the same people day in day out allows you to make new connections and provide you with a family type atmosphere away from home that really can help consolidate the issue of settling in.

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Do you qualify for a College Swimming Scholarship at a university in the United States? Complete the Free Assessment form and we will evaluate your chances!


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