Come and join us!
If you are interested in you or your child joining our club then please get in touch with our Membership Secretary – membership.secretary@egsc.co.uk The Masters squad is for swimmers aged 19+yrs of age, the Juniors section is for swimmers under 19.
Junior Swimmers:
Joining your child – We will ask him/her to attend a try-out in order to assess their ability and establish whether or not we have a space for them within their age group and ability.
The child should be able to swim at least 50 metres continuously, with a reasonable technique in each of the following strokes – front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke. Older swimmers may also be asked to swim butterfly. The shortest swimming session that the club runs is an hour.
To see the dates of the next try-outs and book a slot, please click here, or email membership.secretary@egsc.co.uk.
The membership secretary will contact you with further information and confirm your swimmers place on the try-out.
If your child is successful at the assessment and we can offer him/her a place within the club, you will need to pay a Swim England membership fee of £48/£71 (depending on the level of membership required) and one month’s EGSC squad fee, which is dependent on the squad allocation. You will also need to register on our online database and payment system, Active, via a link sent to you by our Membership Secretary upon a successful try-out.
EGSC is run on a ‘not for profit’ basis with fees set to cover the costs of running the club. With the exception of the Head Coach and selected Coaches, the club is run by un-paid volunteers and the fees collected are used in the main to pay for the hire of the swimming pool at the Kings Centre and at Ardingly School.
There are two elements to the fees
1. Monthly squad fees
2. Membership fee (which is charged annually)
The Membership fee includes membership renewal to Swim England, which is due in January of each year.
Any new member joining the Club will need to pay a Membership fee of £48 for Club Train or £71 for Club Compete.
Swim England Membership Fee
All club swimmers must register with Swim England in order to be personally insured whilst swimming. Swim England fees are mandatory and non-payment will prevent the child from swimming.
The Swim England has two categories:-
Club Train
This category is for our non-competitive swimmers.
Club Compete
This category is for all competitive swimmers that are 9 years or over. Anyone in Gala+, County, Regional or National Squads will be registered Club Compete.
All Swim England fees are forwarded directly to the Swim England by the club.
Swimmers will be issued with a Swim England number, which can be requested from the Membership Secretary, this is used to identify individual swimmers when competing.
Squad Fees
These are dependent on which squad a swimmer is allocated and may change during the course of the year if the swimmer moves to a new squad. When a swimmer progresses to a new squad, they will be notified by email and will be expected to pay the new squad fee from the next calendar month.
Masters Fees
The fees for our Masters Squad are payable monthly once your paid trial period is complete. Masters swimmers will also need to pay the Swim England annual membership fee, either choosing Club Train or Club Compete as listed above. Payment is taken via our membership platform Active for the monthly and annual fees. All club swimmers must register with Swim England in order to be personally insured whilst swimming. Swim England fees are mandatory and non-payment will prevent you from swimming with us.