Are you thinking of joining LCAT? Here is all the information you need to know, including our fees:

Step One:  Schedule an appointment for an evaluation by clicking here. The main requirement is to be an independent swimmer and make it down the pool length unassisted.

Step Two:  Give us a try -- your first two weeks are completely free! (Two-week free trial is for anyone 17 & under who has never had a USA Swimming membership.)

Step Three:  After the two week-trial is up, the coaches will let you know which group to register in for formally joining LCAT. Start the process by going to our team's Registration page by clicking here.

2025-2026 Fee Structure (September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026)

Annual LCAT Team Registration Fee:  $60 per swimmer (required at time of joining, and every September thereafter)

Annual USA Swimming Membership Fee:  $80.50 per swimmer (required at time of joining, and every September thereafeter)

Monthy LCAT Dues:  Billed to your team account on the 1st of every month (discount for more than one swimmer in family)

Senior - $165
Maroon - $120
Silver - $105 
White - $85 
Special Needs - $75
Black - $65 
Masters (18 & over) - $60
 
Annual LCAT Fundraising Requirement:  $300 per famliy ($150 obligation September-March; $150 obligation April-August). LCAT offers several opportunities per year to fundraise, such as the swim-a-thon, ad sales, sponsorships, and selling Caliche's gift cards.
 
Swim Meet Entry Fees:  Meets are encouraged, but optional. Each meet host will set its own fees, but they generally range from about $30 to $70 per swimmer depending on how many race events are entered. LCAT pays all fees on behalf of the swimmers, and then bills family accounts shortly following the meet. Once a swimmer is signed up for a meet, the family is committed to paying for the entry fees.
 
Home Meet Fees and Volunteer Obligations:
  • LCAT hosts about 2-3 meets per year, bringing in swimmers from all over the NM, El Paso, and Chihuahua areas. We provide food and drinks to meet workers. Each family is billed $15 per home meet to help defray those hospitality costs.
  • Family volunteers are essential to making meets run successfully. All families are required to work a minimum number of shifts at every LCAT-hosted meet based on the following structure:
    • Minimum of 1 session for Black group
    • Minimum of 2 sessions for White group
    • Minimum of 3 sessions for Silver, Maroon, and Senior groups 
  • Shifts can be worked by anyone 13 & over. Unfulfilled shifts will result in a $50 charge per session to the famliy account.
Away Meet Fees and Volunteer Obligations:
  • Team travel trips (such as the Midland trip where the team travels, lodges, and dines together) are billed to the swimmers' families, with the total cost of the trip split evenly across the traveling athletes. Fee typically includes transportation, hotel, meals, snacks, t-shirt, and coach fee. Meet entry fees are usually billed separately.
  • Family travel trips (such as State Championships or higher level meets where families travel independently) require that famliies absorb all travel, lodging, and meal costs. 
  • Many away meets have associated required family volunteer obligations (such as LSC Championship meets). When you sign your swimmer up for an away meet, you are agreeing to this potential obligation.
Financial Assistance is available -- The Board of Directors will review requests for financial assistance on a case-by-case basis. All interested families are encouraged to go to the Polices/Forms section of our website where you can read our Financial Assistance Policy and submit an online application. All information will be kept confidential.