CDSC MASTERS 2023/2024

Please email [email protected] to enquire about availability.

Welcome to our new season! Registration is open for returning swimmers. Registration for new swimmers will start on August 5th.  Please read all the information below!

Please note: This is not a "learn to swim" program and our members should be able to swim, at a minimum, 6 X 100m (Long Course) @ 2:40 and 10 X 50m @ 1:20.

LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULE: 

Training sessions will be as follows:

 

SUNDAYS

TUESDAYS

THURSDAYS

Location

Britannia Pool

1661 Napier Street, Vancouver (see map); free parking

Vancouver Aquatic Centre

1050 Beach Ave, Vancouver (enter by east door facing parking lot)

Vancouver Aquatic Centre

1050 Beach Ave, Vancouver (enter by east door facing parking lot)

Time

Masters 1: 6:55 –8:30am 

Masters 2: 8:25 – 10:00 am

Masters 1 and 2:

5:25 – 7:00 am

Masters 1 and 2:

5:25 – 7:00 am

Pool Configuration

25m pool, 6 lanes

50m pool, 8 lanes until 6:30 am, 5 lanes 6:30 – 7:00 am

50m pool, 8 lanes until 6:30 am, 5 lanes 6:30 – 7:00 am

Start Date

September 17th

September 12th

September 14th

These dates and schedules are subject to change, please check our website for updates. There will be no practices on Statutory Holidays or during pool closures.

SCHEDULED BREAKS:

No practices:

BRITANNIA: Britannia will be closed for annual maintenance mid-November until beginning January. The last Sunday practice in 2023 will be November 12, 2023, and the first Sunday in the New Year will be January 14, 2024.

VAC: December 26, 28 

BRT: March 24, 2024

VAC: March 19 and 21, 2024

Last practice of the season: Thursday, June 27, 2024.

FEES:

SEPTEMBER: The fees for September will be $74, plus 5% GST and will cover up to three practices per week, and will not be pro-rated for attending fewer practices. The fees will be charged to your credit card after you register.

OCTOBER: The fees for October will be $145, plus GST, and will be charged to your credit card on October 1st

NOVEMBER: The fees will be $124, plus GST,  and will be charged to your credit card on the first day of each month. 

DECEMBER: The fees for December will be $97, plus GST.

JANUARY through JUNEThe fees for the months of January through June, 2024 will be $145, plus 5% GST/month and will cover up to three practices per week, and will not be pro-rated for attending fewer practices. 

Monthly fees are non-refundable and cannot be prorated except for documented medical reasons. There will be no pro-rata adjustments for partial months, such as during Christmas/New Year's break, Spring Break, or for statutory holidays or pool closures (TBA).

Any declined credit card charges will have a $25 service charge added. If payment for the month is not received by the 15th of the month, or in the case of Swim BC/SNC fees, within 15 days of billing, your registration will be cancelled, and your space allotted to waitlisted swimmers, if any.

 

SWIM BC/SNC MEMBERSHIP:

All members of our Masters group must have a current valid membership with Swim BC/Swimming Canada.  

All existing members must renew their memberships in September of each year and memberships are valid through August of the following year. The Swim BC/SNC Masters registration fee is $49.00. We will charge your credit card for the Swim BC/SNC fee when you register online with our program, and we will register you with Swim BC/SNC.

Swim BC/SNC fees are non-refundable.

 

WITHDRAWAL:

Your credit card will continue to be charged monthly for the training fees with the last payment on June 1, 2024.

If you wish to withdraw from the club prior to June 2024, you must give written notice by email to [email protected] before the beginning of the previous month; for example, if you wish to withdraw from the club from the month of February onwards, notice of the withdrawal must be received in writing as above by the club no later than December 31st. 

 

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENTS:

Our electronic registration and payment process is simple for both new and returning members. You will get access to your own private account that will enable you to manage your credit card information and maintain your own contact information, and more.

For returning swimmers, please click on "Register Here" below and log in as a returning swimmer using the email address and password previously used. Please review and update the information in your account. If you do not know the email address, please email [email protected] and ask.

Training fees will be charged monthly, on the first day of each month, starting on October 1st or the first day of the month following registration, as applicable. The Swim BC/SNC fee ($49.00) will be charged to your credit card when you register online with our program. 

Choosing your group: During the online registration process, you will be able to choose a group based on the time slot you want to swim on Sundays (early or late, see the Schedule above). This is to limit overcrowding at the Sunday sessions, and is first come, first served.

Please note that you will be required to provide credit card information in order to complete your online registration. 

Photograph: To help our coaches to get to know you, we also ask that you upload a "head and shoulders" type of photograph of yourself to your online account.