Membership and Fee Structure

2023/24 Swim Season

Financial Agreement 

Participants/guardians are obligated to pay the full yearly swimming dues regardless of dues payment option selected. Voluntary or involuntary withdrawal from Piedmont Swim Team through July 2024 will not dismiss participant’s obligation to pay the full dues in the amount of time selected. There are no refunds of any amounts. ACH for annual lump sum or monthly dues and a valid credit/debit card for smaller payments must be on file at all times. Checks or cash cannot be accepted. 

Read our Service Hour Policy here.

Financial Structure

• Annual Membership Fee: $250

  • Annual membership fee will cover our 2023/24 Team Uniform

• Swimming Dues / per swimmer

  • Yearly commitment

    • One lump sum payment due on Sept 1st

    • OR 10 monthly payments due on the 1st of each month, starting Sept 1st

  • Credit Card with a processing fee (4%)

  • ACH free

  • MSC Member discount (20%)

  • Possible Additional Fees

    • Late Fee ($50) - charged after grace period on the 27th

    • Unworked Service Hours - $25/hr

    • Swim Meets - usually registered for individually and separately

• All members are required to register their swimmer(s) through USA-Swimming ($87/swimmer).  

  • PST will provide a club specific registration link once the USA-Swimming portal is open for registration

  • Due to insurance reasons, failure to register your swimmer(s) with USA-Swimming will result in suspension from all practices, team activities and meets until swimmer(s) are registered 

• USA-S Non-Athlete Members (coaches, officials, board members, chaperones) are required to register themselves through USA-Swimming

  • PST will provide a Club specific registration link once the USA-Swimming portal is open for registration. 

  • USA-S Non-Athlete members may ask to be reimbursed from PST by sending an expense reimbursement form to [email protected]

• Financial Aid is available

  • Email [email protected] for more information

Swimming Dues

* Year Round High School Group (YRHS) is for multi-sport atheltes who are in 9th grade or beyond and cannot commit to the Platinum groups attendance requirments. YRHS swimmers can attend up to 4 pre-determined practices per week. 

Group and Practice Expectations

Click here to view our practice timetable for the 2022/23 Swim Season.

• Platinum: 13 and older. Swimming and PST is their #1 extracurricular activity. Attend at least 6 practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for. Attend all travel meets. Complete IMX challenge each season. Coordinate vacations with the Head Coach.

• Year Round High School (YRHS): 9th grade and older. Multi-sport athletes who cannot commit to the Platinum groups attendance requirements. YRHS can attend up to 4 pre-determined practices per week. Must be available to represent PST at Zone 2 Championships in January. 

• Gold: 11 and older. Attend at least 5 practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for. Complete IMX challenge each season. 

• Silver: 9 - 12 years old. Attend at least 4 practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for. Complete IMR challenge each season. 

• Bronze: 8 - 11 years old. Attend at least 3 practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for. Complete IMR challenge each season. 

• Blue: 6 - 9 years old. Attend at least 2 practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for.

New Family Registration: Blue and Bronze Groups only

PST is a premier swim team with a rigorous training program.  For new families joining PST in our younger groups, Blue and Bronze only, we realize the commitment to a competitive swim team might not be fully appreciated.  In line with PST's vision of excellence and valuing swimmers and families, new families will join for a trial period that runs September to February.  Swim fees will be charged monthly.  In December and January, swimmers and their guardian(s) will meet with their swim coach to discuss their swimmer’s goals and decide if PST's competitive swim program is the correct environment for their swimmer to thrive. For families continuing with PST, payment for the second half of the season can be paid in one lump sum or families can continue to be charged monthly. This new family trial is only available to swimmers who are new to PST and who participate in our Blue and Bronze groups.  Starting in year 2, families are contractually liable to pay for the entire season when they register.

For new Blue and Bronze swimmers who join after PST's February tryout, the trial period runs March to July, with decisions to continue with the team being finalized in May / June and registration occuring during the start of the new season registration window which typically opens mid June.