Train Daly Masters is a U.S. Masters Swimming-registered club and adult swimming community for masters swimmers, open water athletes, triathletes, competitive swimmers, and fitness-focused adults in New York City.
Led by Coach Dan Daly, CSCS, Train Daly Masters combines expert swim coaching, technical analysis, strength and conditioning, and individualized programming to help adult swimmers train with purpose and perform at their best.
A Different Approach to Masters Swimming
Masters swimmers do not all train for the same reason. Some want to compete in USMS meets, while others are preparing for a triathlon, an open water race, or a personal endurance challenge. Many simply want to improve their technique, fitness, and confidence in the water.
Train Daly Masters was created to support that range of goals.
Our swimming community includes masters competitors, open water swimmers, triathletes, former competitive athletes, and fitness swimmers. Training may focus on improving stroke efficiency, developing better pacing, preparing for pool competition, increasing endurance, or completing a marathon open water swim.
Train Daly is led by Dan Daly, CSCS, a former collegiate All-American swimmer, strength and conditioning coach, competitive masters swimmer, and experienced open water athlete.
Dan’s coaching is built around a simple principle: excellence lives in the fundamentals. Instead of applying the same workouts to every swimmer, he considers each athlete’s experience, technique, schedule, training environment, current fitness, and long-term goals.
Train Daly Masters Practices Training
Train Daly Masters is a US Masters Swimming community helping adult swimmers prepare for masters swim meets, open water races, triathlons, and personal endurance goals through individualized coaching and evidence-based training.
While we do not currently offer regularly scheduled weekly masters practices, swimmers can work with Coach Dan in person or remotely through private coaching, small-group sessions, underwater video analysis, EO SwimBETTER performance analysis, customized swim and dryland programming, and monthly subscription training plans.
Training extends beyond workouts alone. Athletes receive guidance in technique development, swim-specific strength and conditioning, race strategy, event planning, pacing, nutrition, recovery, and mindset to arrive at the starting line prepared to perform with confidence. Many Train Daly athletes compete together throughout the season at USMS meets, open water races, and triathlon events under the TDALY club, with Coach Dan frequently racing alongside them.
Swim Coaching and Training Options
Whether you are searching for a masters swim coach in NYC, preparing for an open water event, or looking for more structure in your independent training, Train Daly offers several ways to work toward your goals.
Private Swim Coaching
Individualized one-on-one coaching provides focused attention on your technique, efficiency, conditioning, pacing, and overall performance.
Each session is tailored to the swimmer. You may be working to improve freestyle efficiency, refine another competitive stroke, prepare for a USMS meet, build confidence in the water, or train for an open water or triathlon event.
Private swim coaching is available in Manhattan by appointment.
Underwater Video and Technique Analysis
What you feel while swimming does not always match what is happening above and below the surface.
Underwater video analysis helps identify opportunities to improve body position, propulsion, stroke timing, breathing, and efficiency. You will receive clear feedback, targeted drills, and practical recommendations you can apply during your regular workouts. In-person and virtual analysis options are available.
Dryland Strength and Conditioning
Better swimming is not built in the pool alone.
Swimmer-specific dryland training develops strength, mobility, athleticism, resilience, and power while accounting for the demands swimming places on the shoulders, trunk, hips, and lower body.
Dryland coaching can be used as a standalone service or integrated with swim programming to create a more complete approach to performance.
Open Water and Triathlon Swim Coaching
Open water swimming requires more than pool fitness. Athletes must also develop efficient pacing, navigation, fueling, race awareness, and the ability to adapt to changing conditions.
Train Daly works with swimmers preparing for triathlons, open water races, marathon swims, channel swims, and other endurance challenges.
Coaching may include stroke efficiency, training progression, pacing, fueling, strength work, race strategy, and event-specific preparation.
Custom Swim Programming
Custom swim programming gives you structured training without requiring you to attend a fixed weekly practice.
Your plan is built around your goals, current fitness, available pool time, training schedule, and upcoming events. Programming may include technique work, conditioning sets, pacing guidance, race preparation, wearable data, and ongoing coaching support. This option can be particularly useful for masters swimmers who train independently but still want professional structure and accountability.
Small-Group Swim Coaching
Small-group sessions allow two to four swimmers with similar goals to train together while still receiving individualized instruction and feedback.
This format creates a collaborative training environment without losing the technical attention that swimmers need to make meaningful improvements.
Availability varies, and sessions are arranged by appointment rather than through a recurring weekly masters practice schedule.
Train Daly Masters and U.S. Masters Swimming
Train Daly Masters is registered with U.S. Masters Swimming in the Metropolitan Local Masters Swimming Committee, or Metropolitan LMSC.
USMS members who affiliate with Train Daly compete and participate under the club abbreviation: TDALY
You do not need to attend a traditional weekly team practice to identify with the club. Train Daly Masters can provide a USMS community for swimmers who train independently, work privately with Coach Dan, compete in masters events, or participate in open water and endurance swimming.
Swimmers registering with USMS may affiliate with a club that is registered for the same membership year. Current USMS rules also allow members to change club affiliation during the year, subject to the organization’s transfer rules. Therefore, this wording is accurate:
To affiliate with Train Daly Masters, select Train Daly (TDALY) as your club when registering with U.S. Masters Swimming. Current members who would like to change their club affiliation should follow the transfer process provided by USMS.
The 2026 USMS rules confirm that swimmers can register with an eligible club and may change affiliation at annual registration and up to three additional times during the membership year. A swimmer may represent only one club during a particular meet. See the official 2026 USMS Rule Book.
Who We Work With
Masters Swimmers
Improve your technique, train more effectively, and prepare for USMS competition or personal performance goals.
Open Water Swimmers
Build the physical preparation, technical efficiency, pacing, and race skills required for open water events ranging from shorter races to marathon swims.
Triathletes
Improve swim efficiency, pacing, confidence, open water skills, and race-specific fitness without wasting energy needed for the bike and run.
Fitness Swimmers
Develop better technique, greater consistency, more purposeful workouts, and the strength needed to enjoy swimming for years to come.
Competitive Athletes
Use technical analysis, performance data, strength training, and individualized programming to pursue higher-level competitive goals.
Meet Coach Dan Daly
Dan Daly, CSCS, is a New York City-based swim and strength coach who works with masters swimmers, competitive athletes, triathletes, and open water swimmers in NYC and around the world.
A former collegiate All-American swimmer and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Dan brings together more than 20 years of coaching experience with a lifelong background in competitive swimming.
Today, he continues to compete in masters and open water swimming, racing distances that range from pool sprints to marathon open water events. That experience gives him a practical understanding of the technical, physical, and mental demands adult swimmers face.
His coaching emphasizes efficient technique, purposeful training, objective feedback, and developing stronger, more capable swimmers both in and out of the water.
Frequently Asked Questions:
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Train Daly Masters does not currently offer regularly scheduled weekly team practices. Private coaching, small-group training, video analysis, and individualized swim and dryland programming are available, with additional clinics and group opportunities offered periodically.
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Yes. Train Daly Masters is registered with US Masters Swimming in the Metropolitan LMSC under the club abbreviation TDALY.
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No. Train Daly works with adult swimmers across a range of experience levels and goals, including fitness swimmers, masters competitors, triathletes, and open water athletes.
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In-person coaching is available in Manhattan, New York City, based on scheduling and facility availability. Remote coaching, programming, and virtual video analysis are available worldwide.
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Yes. Train Daly works with swimmers preparing for open water races, marathon swims, triathlons, and other endurance events through individualized coaching, programming, technique analysis, and event-specific preparation.
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Train Daly Masters is a registered USMS club in the Metropolitan LMSC. Please contact Train Daly or view the official Train Daly Masters profile on USMS.org for current membership and affiliation information.