Membership Information

PASA - Palo Alto Swim Club

Palo Alto Swim Club caters to swimmers at many levels, from beginners to those who are qualified to compete at National meets. Founded in 1955, the Club became a founding member of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PASA) which united several different local Clubs under one team umbrella. All Clubs under the PASA umbrella compete together as one team and swimmers from each of the Clubs frequently mix together for joint training sessions, travel meets and team social events.

There are currently 650+ swimmers registered with PASA. The entire PASA team shares an overall philosophy and coaching style while each site, including the Palo Alto Swim Club site has retained its original small-team feel.

Palo Alto Swim Club welcomes swimmers of all ages and abilities. We have a number of different Practice Groups that are generally set-up by age group (e.g. 8 & Unders, 9/10’s, etc.) and ability level. New members may join the team at any time during the year. The team practices weekday afternoons at Rinconada Pool located off Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto. Driving directions can be found at: Driving Directions. Information about fees and dues can be found at: Membership & Fees. More information about the history of Palo Alto Swim Club can be found at About the Club.

Palo Alto Swim Club Team Try-outs

The main annual try-outs for all Palo Alto Swim Club practice groups is held by all coaches during one week in each fall, usually around Labor Day.  Any swimmers interested in joining can attend these try-outs.  Postings will be placed on the website in late summer with specific days and times.  Swimmers who attend tryouts must meet the minimum group requirements for each age group. Swimmers who are 8 and under must be able to continuously swim 25 yards of both freestyle & backstroke, and not be fearful of jumping in the pool from the side. Swimmers 9 and older must be able to swim all four competitive strokes.

Swimmers should arrive prepared to swim in appropriate swimwear, with a swim cap if you have one. Goggles are required. Parents must remain in the covered area on the southern side of the pool, not on the bleachers or on the pool deck. Please refrain from talking with the coaches during tryouts, as they are busy assessing the swimmers.

Swimmers who participate will either be placed in a group (space permitted), referred to another PASA site or receive a recommendation to continue with swim lessons. Swimmers who already have experience swimming on a year-round swim team should directly contact the appropriate coach for that swimmer's age group.Private lessons by coaches are provided only to team members, although these are purely optional.

For more information and to schedule a try-out mid-year, please contact the Practice Group Coach appropriate for the age of your swimmer:

Seniors (15+years old), Tony Batis  at kenyasprid@aol.com

Juniors (13-14 years old), Ricky Silva at rickypasc@yahoo.com

Registration Forms

New swimmers may swim for free for one week after which they are required to register with the team. Each PASC family must complete and return an Annual Registration Form before their swimmers can participate in the swim program.

Changes in Registration Information
It is each family’s responsibility to notify the Membership Chair membership@paloaltoswimclub.org of any of changes to their personal information such as address, phone number, email address, physician, emergency contact, etc. change during the year. It is important that registration information on file remain current at all times.

Annual Registration Fees
A check for the full amount of the annual registration fee must accompany the Registration Form. For the 2010 - 2011 swim year which runs from September 2010 through August 2011, the Annual Registration fee for Palo Alto Swim Club swimmers is $200.00.

Families with three or more swimmers Registration Fees are $200.00 each for the first two swimmers and any additional swimmers’ Registration Fees are $150.00 per swimmer. Families with a financial hardship should contact the Head Coach, Tony Batis for information about the Club’s Scholarship Program.

Members who join the team in April later in the swim year will pay a pro-rated Registration fee of $75.00

The registration fee covers United States Swimming’s registration, insurance and administrative fees. Each PASC swimmer receives a PASA team t-shirt and cap when their registration is processed.

Registration checks should be made out to "PASC" or "Palo Alto Swim Club".

Monthly Dues
Monthly dues are payable for all months except August which is a dues-free month. Dues are based on the Practice Group that your swimmer participates in. Please note that attendance at one practice during the month obligates you to pay full dues for that month.
Monthly dues are due on the 10th of each month. In order to reduce administrative expenses, PASC does not send bills to families for regular dues. The bills can be viewed on the website. It is each family’s responsibility to make arrangement to have their monthly dues paid by the 10th of each month. Families that choose direct debit or credit card methods of payment on the website will have the payment transaction occur automatically on the 1st of the month. Families that choose to pay by check should mail their checks before the 10th of the month.
Monthly dues can be paid by check, direct debit, or credit card. On the 20th of the month an invoice for each family is created. On the first day of the following month the bill becomes payable and the due date is the 10th of the following month.
To choose how you will pay your bill go to http://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=pspasc and ‘Sign In’.

• Click on 'My Account' below the bolded 'My Account' heading on the left of the page.

• Click on the '$ Payment Setup' tab and go to the ‘Choose Payment Method for this Account' tab

Select check, direct debit, or credit card. If you choose direct debit or credit card your account will be automatically debited/charged on the 1st of each month.
For more information about paying your monthly dues contact the PASC Treasurer at treasurer@paloaltoswimclub.org

Paying Monthly Dues by Check
Monthly dues checks should be received by the 10th of each month (with the exception of August, which is a dues-free month). Checks are to be made out to "PASC" or "Palo Alto Swim Club" and should include the family name and the swimmer’s names. Mail checks to:

PASC
PO Box 50340
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Past Due Dues
If dues are 30 days or more delinquent, a family will receive a notification from the Club Bookkeeper and a $25.00 late fee will be assessed if dues are not current by the 60th day.

If a families dues are delinquent for over 60 days, their swimmer(s) will not be allowed to continue participation in the program until their dues are current.

Families that allow their dues to lapse two or more times during the swim year will be required to pay by Direct Debit arrangement either via their checking account or credit/debit card.

To Stop or Suspend Automatic Debit or Credit Card Charging

If a swimmer stops swimming with the team or becomes an Associate Member {does not swim with the team but still pays $25/month -- see below} the Club Bookkeeper must be informed prior to midnight of the 20th day of the month, i.e. the midnight between the 20th and the 21st of the month.  At midnight the invoice/billing statement is created.  Then on the first of the next month the credit card accounts or checking accounts are automatically debited.  On the first of the next month the bill becomes due for people who pay by check and the payment is due by the 10th.  If parents do NOT let the Bookkeeper know, then the invoice {with the wrong amount} will be created, the bill will be created, and a refund or canceling of the bill will need to occur. 

Unfulfilled Work Hours
All PASC families are required to fulfill their Work Hour Obligation for the current swim year (September through August). Families that fail to fulfill their entire commitment of 30 hours (or 20 hours for first year families whose oldest child is 8 years old or younger) will be billed $15.00 an hour for each unfulfilled hour remaining at the end of the swim year.

Scholarships
Requests for Scholarship are reviewed confidentially by the Scholarship Committee made up of the Head Coach, Board President and Board Treasurer. Scholarships are granted based on financial need. Families seeing scholarships should contact the Head Coach and will be asked to provide evidence of need by presenting pay stubs, etc.

Associate Status
Members who will not be swimming with the Club for a period of 2 or more months can remain members of the Club by switching to Associate Status. Associates pay reduced monthly dues of $25.00/month to stay active on the books. Swimmers returning to the team from Associate Status do not have to re-register. Swimmers with a need to go on Associate Status must inform their coach in writing of their intent before the first of the month in which they want Associate Status to take effect. Swimmers may not register with another team while on Associate Status.

Visiting Swimmers
Visiting swimmers who are members of USA Swimming should contact the Head Coach and may swim free at PASC for up to two weeks.

College Student Members
Special arrangements are made for team members away at college to allow them to swim with the team when home on short breaks. College swimmers should contact the Seniors coach for information on practice schedule, dues, etc.

Dues Fee Schedule

Transfers from Other Teams
Swimmers interested in transferring to PASC from another team should contact the Head Coach. Transfers to PASA from other USA Swimming teams outside of the PASA umbrella (PASC, SCRA, UC, Alpine & PAC) must complete a transfer form in addition to completing the required PASC registration forms. The Pacific Swimming transfer form can be downloaded at www.pacswim.org/page/doc_forms.html

Swimmers who transfer to PASA from another team (outside of the PASA umbrella) are “Unattached” and not eligible to compete with PASA as their affiliation until 120 days from the last day of competition in which they represented their former Club. Unattached status allows a swimmer to swim individual events, but they cannot score points for PASA or swim on relays.

The transfer fee for a swimmer who has a current Pacific Swimming registration with a non-PASA team is $125. The transfer fee for a currently non-PASC, but PASA swimmer to PASC is $50.

Resignation
Members planning to leave the team should notify their Coach and the Membership Chair at membership@paloaltoswimclub.org. Members may leave the team at any time during the swim year. Swimmers who resign from the team and return later in the swim year, will be required to re-register.

For Application forms please click here