This paper studies how to construct a teaching model suitable for swimming skill training in colleges and universities under the background of artificial intelligence. Firstly, the combination trend of artificial intelligence and swimming skill training is analyzed. Secondly, a teaching model based on artificial intelligence is constructed with the background of swimming teaching in colleges and universities. Through the collection and analysis of swimming action data, students' swimming skills are intelligently evaluated and fed back to improve the teaching quality. At the same time, combined with the actual situation, the model design and research and development of artificial intelligence in swimming teaching in colleges and universities are discussed. Through practical application, the validity and feasibility of the teaching model are verified, which provides a useful reference for swimming teaching in colleges and universities.