Team Financial Information
Columbia Association Fees
Payments of the annual swim team fees are payable to the Columbia Association. There are two options for payment of these fess; 1) automatic monthly deductions (occurs on or about the 5th of each month from September through July) and 2) payment in full of the annual fees (there is a 5% discount of the annual fees if they are paid in full at the start of the season). There is also a onetime non refundable CA Team Registration Fee due at the time of registration.
If a swimmer resigns from the team at any time, written notification must be provided to the Team Administrator via email (teamadmin@clippersswim.org) or through the US Mail to the Aquatics Office. The Team Administrator will notify CA and the Coaching Staff. Any swimmers who resign from the team after October 15 will be charged a $100 early termination fee. Partial months will not be prorated. A review of Swim Team Fees and Escrow Account will be done upon notification to determine any balances owed or refunds due.
Escrow Accounts
Each family has an escrow account set up by the Team Administrator at the time of new swimmer registration. This account is used to track USA Swimming Registration fees, meet fees, travel expenses and deposits. Escrow Statements are mailed to each family every 4 to 6 weeks. Deposits to the family escrow accounts must be made by check or cash only. All checks intended for escrow accounts must be made payable to the Columbia Aquatics Association.
Columbia Aquatics Association – Operating Fees & Fundraising
The team takes in funds from two main sources: Home Meets and Fundraising. At our 3 home meets, we make profits on meet entry fees, program sales, program ads, swim pro shop sales, and concessions. At some of our meets also have a 50/50 raffle and a Side Walk Inventory sale of team apparel.
There is not a required fundraising amount per family. However, there are several fundraising options to fit the needs of our families. These opportunities vary from season to season and can include Meet Club & Program Dedications, Magazine Sales Drive, Family Restaurant Nights, Cookie Dough sales and Pizza sales.
The funds brought in through our meets and fundraising efforts are used to help with organizational and operating costs such as; Insurance and Legal fees of the Parent Advisory Board, required USA Swimming Registrations for our Meet Directors and Safety Marshalls, website fees, miscellaneous supply and copy fees, meet equipment, practice gear, Maryland Swimming meet hosting fees, meet place ribbons, maintance of Team Record Board, and various swimmer awards like Best Time Ribbons, Go for the Gold Swim Caps, Swimmer of the Month T-shirts. The team also provides swimmer participation items for those participating in various team travel meets. Our team social events are subsidized for facility rental fees, food and drinks, and activity costs.
