TEAM POLICIES
Registration
Registration for SWIFT Aquatics is completed online through the SWIFT Aquatics website, a Team Unify platform. When registering for each season, please be sure to read through all important medical and liability waivers, as well as specific policies pertaining to billing, refunds, volunteering, and fundraising. Once your registration is completed, the Coaching Staff will approve your registration and assign your swimmer into one of our training groups.
Communication
All communications are sent via email. This includes Weekly Reminders, meet deadlines, and misc. team information. If you do not have frequent access to email, please check the SWIFT Aquatics website - it is updated on a daily basis.
Registration Fees
A non-refundable registration fee will be charged upon completion of registration. The remainder of the dues will be charged to your chosen method as outlnes in our program fees documentation for the season. USA Swimming Registration is required for all training groups. If you/your athlete is not registered with USA Swimming, your account will be invoiced the annual fee as a part of your billing cycle.
SWIFT Aquatics Billing Policies
The billing cycle occurs on the first of each month. Ten days prior to the billing cycle, billing summaries will be emailed to each member's account. Invoices will be generated and emailed out on the first of each month. Invoices may include USA Swimming renewal fees, meet fees, monthly installment charges, etc. All monthly payments received after the fifteenth of the billing cycle will be assessed at $20 administrative processing fee. By using the Autopay feature (highly encouraged) on our website, the amount owed will be deducted from your credit card.
Your account must be in current status in order for your child to be entered into a meet.
Auto Pay Feature - using Debit/Credit Card
SWIFT Aquatics encourages every family to have a current debit / credit card on file. We accept payment by Visa and Mastercard. If a card failure occurs, there will be a $10 fee assessed to your account. First time failures will receive a one time waiver.
Meet Entries and Entry Fees
Use the SWIFT Aquatics website to declare your attendance/entries into meets. Swimmers will not be allowed to participate in any meets if their account is not current. Once the entries have been finalized, you are responsible to pay for any fees associated with the meet. SWIFT also charges each swimmer an additional $5 per meet to help pay for relays, administration fees, and travel costs that are incurred throughout the season.
Volunteerism
SWIFT requires each family to help with timing responsibilities at swim meets approximately three sessions during each season. The team will assign parents to volunteer based on the session your child is attending. If a parent cannot make their assigned time/event slot, it will be the parent(s) responsibility to find a replacement timer for that shift. Please see our Service Policy for more information.
Group Assignments
The SWIFT Aquatics Coaching Staff will place your swimmer in an assigned group based on a number of different qualifications. A description of each group can be found on our website.
No Parents on Deck
For liability purposes, SWIFT Aquatics has a "No Parents on Deck" Policy. If you are staying for the duration of the practice time, we ask that you observe from the stands. Coaches do reserve the right to invite parents onto the pool deck. Any questions for the Coaching Staff should be reserved until after practice.
Pick Up/Drop Off
It is encouraged that children under the age of 12 be accompanied into the facility and monitored until they are on the pool deck where supervision is provided by the Coaching Staff. Please pick up your swimmer promptly upon the conclusion of each practice. Swimmers may not be left longer than 20 minutes after the end of practice.
