Club membership is renewed on an annual basis and consists of an annual membership fee plus monthly training cost. Please find below details of our updated annual membership and monthly training fees for 2025.
Annual Membership Fees 2025
When joining Lancaster City ASWPC athletes are asked to pay an annual membership fee of £59 which runs from January to December each year. If your athlete is under 16 years of age this also includes one parent which we use as a point of contact for the club and athlete, this parent will also be registered with Swim England as a Club Support Member.
Our annual membership cost is designed to help our club;
- Pool hire and general running costs associated to Competitive Swimming and Water Polo. E.g. Entry fees for leagues.
- The Mandatory costs of membership to Swim England, Swim North West and Lancs County for each athlete, including insurance and training opportunities.
- Supports funding for training of volunteers, training equipment and social events.
Complete List Of Yearly Membership Fees
Athlete - £59 Per Person - All Disciplines
Active Club Support Yearly Membership - free
-Roles Included Are Coach/Teacher, Team Managers, Officials and other roles that support the club as agreed by Committee.
Club Life / Honorary Members (Non Active) - £15
- Club Life / Honorary (Non Active) Members are required to pay £15 for Club Voting Rights at the AGM
Additional Parent / Family Member (Non Active) - £25
- Additional members will be enrolled with Swim England as a Club Support Member and have voting rights at the AGM
By joining Lancaster City Amateur Swimming And Water Polo you will be enrolled onto SwimClub Manager, which is used by the club to hold membership details and other data.
Monthly Training Fees for 2025
Each athlete is charged a monthly training fee. These fees are calculated over a 12-month period taking into account potential breaks/reduction in training – e.g. at Christmas and Summer breaks. Fees are not based directly on pool time allocation and we strive to keep them as competitive as possible.
Learn to Compete
1 session per week (small pool - Sundays) £20 per month
Competitive Development
1 session per week (Sundays) £25 per month
Multiple sessions per week – £40 a month
Water Polo Juniors
Juniors - 1 session per week (Thursday only) £25 per month
Seniors – 1 session per week £25 per month
Multiple sessions per week – £40 a month
Swim Squads 1 - 6
Multiple sessions per week – £40 a month
** Please note that with agreement from your coach, multiple sessions can be made up from a combination of swimming and water polo sessions. This must be agreed in advance.
As a family friendly, competitive swim club we have introduced an Athlete Family discount on our monthly training fees. If there is more than one athlete member of Lancaster City we will discount the 2nd and subsequent athletes training fee by 10% per month - The discounts will be applied to the athlete with the lowest training fee(s) first.
Payment of Membership and Monthly Training Fees
All annual and monthly fees will be collected via Direct Debit using Go Cardless - please speak to our treasurers if you have any queries.
Membership, Training fees and Entry to club events will be invoiced and collected via Go Cardless - Should membership lapse or payment is late the club may suspend access to training and events.
Univeristy Students
Members of the club going away to study at University can place their membership on hold until they return in the holidays and wish to return to training. For further information, please speak to one of the club treasurers.
Please note: ONLY BY MAKING PAYMENT OF YOUR ANNUAL FEE, AGREEING TO THE CLUBS CODE OF CONDUCT AND COMPLETING THE REQUIRED FIELDS IN YOUR SWIMCLUB MANAGER SETUP WILL YOUR MEMBERSHIP BE REGISTERED BY THE CLUB.
