USA Swimming Outreach Membership

Outreach Program Qualifying Guidelines

2022 Outreach Application

What does this mean for your swimming fees for CAT?

  • You would pay a reduced registration fee
  • You pay a reduced membership fee to USA Swimming, $7 for the 2023-2024 season
  • You would only pay 25% of the monthly swim fees (for instance, if your swimmer's group fee is $100 you would only pay $25 per month)
  • No multi-swimmer discount is available with this program
  • E-mail [email protected] for more information
 
Family qualifying income for the outreach program is 138% of the Federal Poverty Guideline. INCOME MUST FALL AT OR BELOW THIS LEVEL IN ORDER TO QUALIFY. You can find the federal poverty line information here.
 
First Time Required items:
  • Birth Certificate
  • Copy of Family 2022 Federal 1040 Income Tax Return (first two pages with dependents listed).
Returning Required item:
  • Copy of Family 2022 Federal 1040 Income Tax Return (first two pages with dependents listed).
  • Club Coaches or Club Rep must submit all application documents to the LSC registrar.
Reimbursement Policy:
  • Reimbursement request must be submitted within 30 days after the last day of the meet in order to qualify for a reimbursement.
  • Reimbursement for meet entry fees, pool use fees and LSC Travel Fund fees will only be honored for meets sanctioned by South Carolina Swimming.
If a registered Outreach Athlete is entered in a sanctioned SCS meet and does not compete, no  reimbursement will be provided. If a registered Outreach Athlete misses an event at a  sanctioned SCS meet, reimbursement for that event will not be provided. Only registered
Outreach Athletes who provide proof of results in the form of SWIMS or Hy-tek meet verification  will qualify for reimbursement. Applications received past the deadline or applications that are  missing the required SWIMS verification will not be considered.  Checks will only be issued to the club or to the club’s meet escrow account. The club will only  be reimbursed for funds paid to the meet host prior to this application.  The name and photo associated with your Google account will be recorded when you upload  files and submit a reimbursement request. Wendy Cummings, Outreach Coordinator, can be  reached at [email protected].