Membership and Fee Structure
2024/25 Swim Season
Financial Agreement
Parents/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 2025 will not dismiss parent/guardian obligations 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.
Service Hours
Read our Service Hour Policy here.
Financial Structure
- Annual Membership Fee: $100
- Annual membership fee will cover our 2024/25 Swim Team Caps (2-3)
- 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 (no processing fee)
- MSC Member discount (20%)
- MSC Members must reach out to PST’s Treasurer by August 20, 2024 with proof of membership to receive discount
- Possible Additional Fees
- Late Fee ($50) - charged after grace period on the 27th
- Unworked Service Hours - $50/hr
- Swim Meets - usually registered individually and separately
- Yearly commitment
- All members are required to register their swimmer(s) through USA-Swimming ($89/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 psttreasury@piedmontswimteam.org
- Financial Aid is available
- Email psttreasury@piedmontswimteam.org for more information
Swimming Dues
Group and Practice Expectations
Green: 8 & Under. A step up from Pre-Comp. Swimmers are more advanced and motivated. Terms: Fall (12 weeks), Spring (12 weeks), Summer (8 weeks). No requirements, may leave after each term.
Blue: 10 & Under. In order to fully receive the benefits of being in the Blue group, the coaching staff highly recommends that your child attends at least 3 swim practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for. Returning families are financially committed to the team for the full swim year (Aug 2024 through July 2025). New families to PST are financially committed to the team for 6 months. New families to PST may choose to leave after.
Bronze: 9 - 11 years old. In order to fully receive the benefits of being in the Bronze group, the coaching staff highly recommends that your child attends at least 3 swim practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for. Complete IMR challenge each swim year (SCY and/or LCM). Financially committed to the team for the full swim year (Aug 2024 through July 2025).
Silver: 10 - 12 years old. In order to fully receive the benefits of being in the Silver group, the coaching staff highly recommends that your child attends at least 4 swim practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for. Complete IMR challenge each swim year (SCY and/or LCM). Financially committed to the team for the full swim year (Aug 2024 through July 2025).
Gold: 11 - 14 years old. In order to fully receive the benefits of being in the Gold group, the coaching staff highly recommends that your child attends at least 5 swim practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for. Complete IMX challenge each swim year (SCY and/or LCM). Financially committed to the team for the full swim year (Aug 2024 through July 2025).
Platinum: 13 and older. In order to fully receive the benefits of being in the Platinum group, the coaching staff highly recommends that your child attends at least 6 swim practices per week. Attend all championships meets the team is attending and the swimmer has qualified for. Complete IMX challenge each swim year (SCY and/or LCM). Financially committed to the team for the full swim year (Aug 2024 through July 2025).
Titanium: 13 and older with Qualifying Standards. Swimming and PST is their #1 extracurricular activity. Complete IMX challenge each season. Financially committed to the team for the full swim year (Aug 2024 through July 2025). Swimmers will sign contract to commit to:
- 100% Attendance
- arriving 15 minutes early to all practices to independently go through mobility and dynamic warm-ups
- to attend all Travel/Championships Meets
- to attend all Swim Camps
- to coordinate vacations with Head Coach
Qualifying Standards to be considered for the Titanium Group
- Can execute training sets such as 20 x 100 Freestyle @ 1:10 (M) | 1:15 (F) and 15 x 100 IM @ 1:15 (M) | 1:20 (F)
- Progresses from Western Zone Time Standards to National Level Swimming
New Family Registration: Green Group
PST is a premier swim team with a rigorous training program. For new families joining PST in our entry-level group, Green, we realize the commitment to a competitive swim team might not be fully appreciated. As a way to support and encourage new swimmers to discover their love for swimming, we are offering shorter terms for Green group families. Terms run from:
- August 24 through November 17, 2024 (12 weeks)
- March 8 through May 31, 2025 (12 weeks)
- June 1 through July 27, 2025 (8 weeks)
Swim fees will be charged monthly. However, families will be committed financially for the full length of the term. Families who leave prior to the end of the term will not be released from their financial commitment for the current term. Families may leave the team after each term if they decide PST’s competitive swim program is not the right fit for their swimmer. Families who decide to leave the team must notify PST 10 days before the end of term with a written notice to: headcoach@piedmontswimteam.org and psttreasury@piedmontswimteam.org
New Family Registration: Blue Group
PST is a premier swim team with a rigorous training program. For new families joining PST in our younger group, Blue, we realize the commitment to a competitive swim team might not be fully appreciated. As a way to support and encourage new swimmers to discover their love for swimming, we are offering a trial period to new families joining the Blue group. The trial period runs from mid-August 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 family trial is only available to swimmers who are new to PST and who participate in our Blue group. Starting in year 2, families are contractually liable to pay for the entire season when they register. Families who leave prior to the end of their trial period will be liable for the remaining balance of monthly payments for the trial period.
For new Blue 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.
