2023-24 FEES AND COMMITMENTS
Team membership requires several different types of fees and commitments: annual registration fees paid at enrollment, dues paid monthly, plus service hours and fundraising requirements for the year. Members incur additional expenses for meet fees and gear. Please read about our Scholarships if these fees and commitments create an undue burden for your family.
Overview
Dues, service hours, and fundraising requirements vary by training group. In contrast, registration fees are the same for most training groups. This table provides a brief summary. Please see the notes below for definitions of terms and additional details.
1st Swimmer
Membership Type
Monthly Payments)
Strength Training & Doubles
($25)
Registration Fees
Registration fees are non-refundable and due at the time of enrollment. They include two components: an annual fee paid to our team and a separate fee paid to USA Swimming. The registration process for USA Swimming has changed again this year.
- PAC's non-refundable Annual Registration is $125 for one swimmer or $225 for 2+ swimmers. There is no additional registration charge for the third or fourth swimmer on the same account.
- USA Swimming's registration fee costs approximately $80 per swimmer for the year. NEW swimmers must register directly with USA Swimming through a separate online process before the first practice. RETURNING swimmers will participate in a bulk renewal process billed on October 1st.
- Late registration: Those joining after October 31st will pay the registration fee in installments instead of a lump sum. A $35 deposit is due at registraton with additional monthly installments of $15 per month. Lump sum payment of the registration fee is only available for registrations before October 31st.
Dues
Dues are payable in monthly installments that vary by training group as shown above. PAC provides an annual dues discount for families with two or more swimmers on the same account. The hishest level swimmer pays full dues, the second swimmer receives a 10% dues discount, the third swimmer receives a 20% dues discount, the fourth and subsequent swimmers receive a 50% dues discount.
- Billing begins Oct. 1st and runs 10 months until July 1st for those registered prior to October 31st. Those registered after October 31st will also have a 1/2 dues installment and registration fee on August 1st.
- Dues are due by the 15th of the month.
- A $25 late fee is assessed at the end of each month if any outstanding payments are due.
- Accounts over 30 days past due are restricted from meet sign up. Accounts over 60 days past due may be restricted from practice unless an acceptable payment plan can be agreed to.
Fundraising Commitment
Families are required to raise funds in support of our team. Fundraising commitments vary by training group ($200-$400) and do not exceed $450/family. Members are welcome to raise funds thorough PAC's organized fundraising activites or by direct donation. Members are responsible for ensuring funds raised are correctly reflected in their account. Unfulfilled fundraising commitments are billed on September 1st or upon departure from the team, whichever comes first.
Once required volunteer hours have been completed, addtional volunteer hours will be credited towards required fundraising requirements at a rate of $15.00/hour, families on scholarship will remain at $30/hr.
Service Hour Commitment
Families are required to work in service of our team. Service hour commitment (also known as volunteer hour commitment) varies by training group (20-30 hrs) and does not exceed 30 hours per family. Members have many options for completing hours - PAC asks that all families make an effort to commit to at least 10 hour of timing/officiating at swim meets throughout the year if possible. Members are responsible for ensuring all service hours are correctly reflected in account. Unfulfilled service hours are billed at $30/hour on September 1st or upon departure from the team.
Meet Fees
Families are responsible for covering all meet related fees for meets entered, including event fees, facility surcharge, PAC surcharge etc. Meet fees depend on type and level of meet, and number events entered. A PAC meet entry surchage is assessed for each meet to aid in covering costs of coaching staff attending the meet.
- $20 Regular meets
- $30 Championship meets (includes cost of required Championship T-shirt and Cap)
Once meet entry deadline has passed and entries are submitted to the Host Team they can not be refunded to PAC or to Families. Families are responsible for committing athletes to meets, noting registration deadlines, and checking meet entry drafts for accuracy.
PAC Team Uniform
All PAC swimmers are provided with a Team Swim Cap and Team T-Shirt with registration.
All swimmers must wear ARENA BRAND suits for competition.
Performance Group swimmers are required to purchase a PAC Team Warm-Up Jacket. Please note that a NEW ARENA TEAM JACKET is required. We are reviewing our Arena Contract and will provide additional information when finalized.
PAC has chosen to not enforce a regimented dress code for daily practice. In lieu of a dress code, PAC asks all swimmers to wear suits with "adequate coverage." This means that suits are in good shape (not disintegrating) and stay affixed to the body during vigorous workouts including diving.
