Strength, Movement, and Rehab Built For Swimmers

The Short Version

I’m Mark Schramm. I’m a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a Fellow of Applied Functional Science, a certified dry needling provider, a swim coach, and a former competitive swimmer.

I built Dryland Performance because I saw an opportunity to bring together the things that are usually separate in a swimmer’s development: rehab, strength training, and sport-specific programming. When those pieces work together, athletes get stronger, stay healthier, and perform at a higher level for longer.

Where This Started

Swimming shaped me. The discipline, the friendships, the early mornings, and the identity I built around being a swimmer are all part of who I am.

I’m grateful for the journey and the values it instilled in me. Swimming taught me discipline, resilience, and what becomes possible when you commit yourself to something over years of consistent effort.

My relationship with the sport has evolved over time. As a swimmer, I was drawn to competing, training, and the pursuit of improvement. I became fascinated by the mechanics of movement, the search for efficiency, and the idea that small details could unlock better performance.

As a coach, I enjoy watching athletes achieve goals they once thought were out of reach. I value seeing confidence grow and character develop through the process of training and competition. I strive to be the kind of support I needed when I was a swimmer myself.

As a physical therapist, I take pride in understanding swimmers in a field where few providers truly appreciate the demands of the sport. There is nothing more rewarding than helping an athlete return to the water with confidence. Most importantly, I want young athletes to build a healthy relationship with movement, exercise, hard work, and competition.

Those experiences shaped the way I see performance and injury. The sport, the athlete, and the body cannot be treated as separate conversations. The most meaningful work happens where performance training, movement quality, and rehabilitation intersect. That is the work I have spent years preparing to do.

That journey led me to physical therapy, strength and conditioning, Applied Functional Science, and ultimately to building Dryland Performance.

I built Dryland Performance for the swimmer I once was. For athletes pursuing excellence. For swimmers trying to stay healthy enough to continue doing what matters deeply to them. And for those working to find their way back after injury.

There’s an opportunity to raise the standard of how swimmers are trained outside the pool. When coaches, therapists, and trainers work from the same framework, athletes get better outcomes. That’s what Dryland Performance is building toward.

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Mark Schramm, DPT, CSCS, FAFS, Cert DN
Founder, Dryland Performance

What Makes This Different

Swimmer development works best when training is built around the individual athlete. I work one-on-one to assess where you are, understand your goals, and design a plan that addresses your movement, your strength work, and the specific demands of your sport, all together.

Getting healthy and getting faster are not separate goals. When training is built well, they reinforce each other. That is the foundation of how I coach.

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