Membership

1.HOW TO JOIN

Tests are carried out every Thursday evening between 7:15pm and 7:45pm. Please fill in the Application for Membership Form. You will be allocated to a group, and as soon as there is a place available you will be informed. This may be straight away or you may be placed on a waiting list

2.FEES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

Fees for 2010

Every swimmer must be a member of the club. People who help in any way on the poolside will be given complementary membership, but you MUST fill in a membership form each year.

Those swimmers who belong to more than one club, must decide which club to use for initial registration with the ASA. ASA Category 2 fees will be payable through that club. A dual membership form must be filled in and signed by the relevant official from both clubs.

Affiliated membership is for those sections of the club which are self financing (Water Polo, Synchro, Diving and Masters), but need to compete under the name of Halifax Swimming Club. ASA registration fees apply.

Membership fee

Due in December 2009

Full year £32.50

For new members

From July 1^st £25.00

From October 1^st £15.00

Associate membership £12.00

Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) Registration

Because we are a competitive club, the ASA Registration fee is necessary for every club member and helper. This enables the swimmers to take part in Open Meets, County Championships etc. This is an annual payment fixed by the ASA and includes insurance.

Category	Description	Annual Fee
One	Shall include all members of any age who are learning to swim or who are swimmers at any level, who do not compete in any discipline in open competition, other than a local league e.g. with a County or local area and which does not finish with a national final or, Inter-club competitions providing: The participating clubs are invited to compete There are no more than eight clubs involved in the competition The event is a one off gala	£6.90 Paid by club
Two	Shall include all members of any age who compete in all other ASA and British Swimming events, any division of a league which finishes with a national final, open meets, County, District/Regional events, and National events.	£22.50 Paid by individual competitor
Three	Shall include all members of any age who are not in Categories One or Two including, but not being limited to, any persons who have voting rights in their club by virtue of being a parent of or a person with parental responsibility for a member in Categories One or Two; administrators, associate members; coaches; helpers; honorary members; life members; officers; qualified officials of any discipline; patrons; teachers; temporary members; vice presidents and verifiers or tutors of the Association's educational certificates.	£4.00 Paid by club

For existing members, the Category 2 ASA registration fee must be paid before 1st March in the year of membership. If not paid, the swimmer will be unable to swim in any gala held under ASA law.

The Club is also responsible for paying fees to the ASA North Eastern Region along with the Yorkshire Swimming Association. Next year this will be £2.90 per registered member. We do not make an extra charge to you for this.

Training Fees

Payment of swimming fees is changing. Swimming fees will be due on the 1^st of each month for 11 months, January to November to cover 48 weeks of training.

Groups 2/3 45mins £14.00

Groups 4-8 1 hour £16.00

Thurs/Fri 2 nights £19.75

Junior Elite 1 4 sessions £21.50 (plus Junior swim at reception Mon/Tues)

Elite 5 sessions £24.00 (plus Junior swim at reception M,T W)

Fitness 1 session £ 3.50

For those swimmers who are being offered an extra session on Monday or Tuesday prior to entry to Junior Elite, add £2.50 per month. More than one teatime session, then Junior Elite fees will apply.

Senior swimmers who only swim Mon, Tues, Wed £6.55 per month.

Mary McClung