2025-2026 Tide Swim Team Fees

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • TIDE is a year round swim team. Parents are required to agree to an 11-month swimmer contract with an annual fee based on their swimmer's practice group.
  • Senior Bronze is offered in 3 to 4 month long sessions, without an annual contract.
  • Rec League, new this year, is offered in two month sessions, without an annual contract. 
  • Swimmers in the Developmental Silver, Developmental Gold, and Age Group Bronze practice groups can resign with 60 days notice if they decide they do not wish to continue swimming.
  • Swimmers who move away from the Hampton Roads area during the season are released from their contracts effective with their move dates. Family service hours obligation is prorated.
  • All parents with swimmers in year round groups have a Service (volunteer) hours obligation, with the exception of Developmental Silver. The Service Hours obligation is PER FAMILY and is based on the highest level swimmer. The only groups that DO NOT have service hours obligations are Developmental Silver, Rec League, and Senior Bronze.
  • Swimmers who choose to participate in meets will be invoiced for their meet fees, explained HERE.
  • All swimmers who train in YMCA pools are required to be members of the YMCA of South Hampton Roads
  • Swimmers who train at Chesapeake Golf Club will be assessed a monthly facility fee (Sept 2025 - Aug 2026) outlined below. Swimmers who train at CGC will not train in YMCA pools during the season and will not need a YMCA membership. 
    Swimmers in family Facility Fee
    1 swimmer at CGC only $60/month
    2 or more swimmers at CGC only $90/month
    1 or more swimmers at a YMCA, 1 or more at CGC $30/month
  • USA Swimming membership is required of all swimmers. Registration or renewal with USA Swimming for competition year 2025-2026 opens on September 1, 2025

 

*Swimmers who join mid season will be invoiced for July swimming

Practice Group Tide Registration
Fee

Swimming Fees

Annual dues are incurred at registration are invoiced
in 10 installments, September 1 - June 1
There is no fee for July swimming*

   REC LEAGUE

     Commit by sessions
     No annual contract
     No volunteer hours requirement
     No YMCA membership requirement

$50 annual

$110 per month

Fall 1 (Sept 2 - Oct 24) - 2 months, dues charged Sept 1, Oct 1
Fall 2 (Oct 27 - Dec 19) - 2 months, dues charged Nov 1, Dec 1
Winter (Jan 5 - Feb 27) - 2 months, dues charged Jan 1, Feb 1
Spring (Mar 2 - Apr 24) - 2 months, dues charged Mar 1, Apr 1

Summer League Prep (Apr 27 - May 29) - charged $137.50 for session on May 1

  DEVELOPMENTAL SILVER

     Annual contract with 60 day resignation clause
     

$100 annual

$104 per month (Sept - June)

  DEVELOPMENTAL GOLD

     Annual contract with 60 day resignation clause
     15 volunteer hours required

$100 annual

 $131 per month (Sept - June)

  AGE GROUP BRONZE

     Annual contract with 60 day resignation clause
     25 volunteer hours required

$100 annual

$170 per month (Sept - June)

  AGE GROUP SILVER

     Annual contract with NO resignation clause
     25 volunteer hours required

$100 annual

$219 per month (Sept - June)

  AGE GROUP GOLD

     Annual contract with NO resignation clause
     25 volunteer hours required

$100 annual

$257 per month (Sept - June)

  SENIOR BRONZE

     Commit by sessions
     No annual contract
     NO volunteer hours requirement

$50 per session

$215 per month

Fall (Sept 2 - Nov 30) - 3 months, dues charged Sept 1, Oct 1, Nov 1
Winter (Dec 1 - Feb 28) - 3 months, dues charged Dec 1, Jan 1, Feb 1
Spring (Mar 1 - June 30) - 4 months, dues charged Mar 1, Apr 1, May 1, June 1
July swimming $215, charged July 1

  SENIOR SILVER

     Annual contract with NO resignation clause
     25 volunteer hours required

$100 annual

$241 per month (Sept - June)

  SENIOR GOLD

     Annual contract with NO resignation clause
     25 volunteer hours required

$100 annual

$280 per month (Sept - June)

  PRE-NATIONAL

     Annual contract with NO resignation clause
     25 volunteer hours required

$100 annual

$291 per month (Sept - June)

  NATIONAL

     Annual contract with NO resignation clause
     25 volunteer hours required

$100 annual

$301 per month (Sept - June)