I'm curious how much everyone pays to swim on a monthly basis. The team I used to swim with had to stop due to the University of Washington swim team being cut. We were getting both our pool time and coaches from them. However, the pool is still operating, but now under the intramural department. We're trying to regroup and rent the pool from them, but may need to revise the fee structure.
I'll put up a poll in case anyone wishes to remain anonymous, but I'd really like to know how much you pay per month and how many practice sessions per week that amount gives you access to. Also, please mention if there are any one-time or annual fees to be a member of the team, etc. Another useful piece of info would be how much your pool rental is, if you know. Thanks for your help!
Kirk,
Our team, also at a university (Maryland-College Park), has a glorified punch-card system - we use magnetic swipe cards linked into the facility's entry system. We purchase 15 swims at a time, and one swim is debited every time you walk through the turnstiles and have your card swiped. $5.25 per swim for a non-student/non-member of the facility.
We are run as somewhat a joint venture between the team and Campus Recreation Services, who runs the recreation facilities at Maryland... we pay our swipe card fees to CRS and they hire coaches, work out pool space, etc., and then we manage our own meets, gear, website, etc.
For the record, our membership probably averages 2-3 workouts per week, so between $40 and $60 per month. Personally, I'm usually renewing my swipe card on a monthly basis.
Kirk,
Our team, also at a university (Maryland-College Park), has a glorified punch-card system - we use magnetic swipe cards linked into the facility's entry system. We purchase 15 swims at a time, and one swim is debited every time you walk through the turnstiles and have your card swiped. $5.25 per swim for a non-student/non-member of the facility.
We are run as somewhat a joint venture between the team and Campus Recreation Services, who runs the recreation facilities at Maryland... we pay our swipe card fees to CRS and they hire coaches, work out pool space, etc., and then we manage our own meets, gear, website, etc.
For the record, our membership probably averages 2-3 workouts per week, so between $40 and $60 per month. Personally, I'm usually renewing my swipe card on a monthly basis.
