Ages: 11+ Years
The Championship Program is designed for swimmers ages 11 and older who are committed to pursuing higher levels of competitive swimming. Athletes in this program focus on qualifying for and competing at the Alberta Provincial and Alberta Championship levels while working toward national-level standards, including Western Championships (Best of the West Fest) and Junior National qualifying times.
Training emphasizes technical excellence, race skills, aerobic development, strength, and endurance. Swimmers spend significant time refining stroke mechanics and developing the physical and mental skills required for success in high-performance competition. Dryland conditioning is also an integral component of the program, supporting athletic development, injury prevention, and overall performance.
Championship 13 & Under and Championship 14 & Over are registration and billing designations. Within the Championship Program, swimmers are assigned by the coaching staff to one of three training roster groups (White, Blue, or Gold) based on their individual development and training needs. These roster groups may train together at certain sessions and separately at others, with schedules designed to best support athlete progression and performance.
Practices: 5–7 training sessions per week
Important: The training sessions displayed in the registration system represent the weekly training template. At this level, swimmers are assigned specific training rosters and schedules by the coaching staff.
Pools: Repsol Sport Centre and Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton
Practice Length: 90–120 minutes per session (typically 90 minutes of swimming plus up to 30 minutes of dryland training)
Meets: Average one meet per month
- If you are new to Cascade please contact the Office at office@cascadeswimming.com to arrange for a coach assessment before registering
- All competitive members require mandatory participation in our Parent Points Program. Please ensure all details of the program are reviewed prior to registration.
- In order to maintain enough trained officials to run swim meets, we ask members to take a class and and train a new officiating position each year. There is a $150 officials deposit added to your registration (excluding Varsity registrations) to help support this initiative. Once you have taken the course and shadowed the position on deck, the deposit will be refunded to your account. All information can be reviewed in our Officiating page.
- A comprehensive summary of full year and mid season prorated fees is provided here - Championship 14 & Over Fees
- Payments are accepted via Visa, MasterCard and Pre Authorized Debit
- Credit Card surcharges are 3.1% + $0.40 per transaction
- Pre-Authorized debit surcharges are 1% + $0.10 per transaction
- We offer two payment options to our Competitive Members: Full Payment and Payment Plan
- Full Payment is required at the time of registration which includes Membership Fees, Swim Canada Fee, Officiating Deposit and Champ Fund. We offer a 3% discount on the Membership portion of your fees when you choose full payment. The credit will be applied to your member account in the month following your registration and will remain on your account to be applied against future charges.
- Payment plan requires 50% of Membership Fees plus Swim Canada Fee, Officiating Deposit and Champ Fund to be paid at the time of registration. The remaining balance is split into 7 equal payments from October to April that are automatically processed to the payment method on file on the 1st of each month.
- We offer a Multi-Swimmer Discount on the Membership portion of your fees to our Competitive Families with multiple simmers in our competitive program. A 10% discount is applied to the second swimmer and 20% for all additional swimmers. These credits will be applied to your member account in the month following your registration and will remain on your account to be applied against future charges.
Billing
- Please note that currently the new platform for billing processes fees in “batches”. What this means it that a portion of fees are billed ‘instantly’ upon checkout (ie your Swimming Canada and Champ Fund fee) while the membership fees happen in separate transaction later that same day.
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Fees
Champs 14&O
Full Year Fee*: $5,323
Full Fee* with 3% Discount: $5,163
Payment Plan Fees: $2,661 + (7x381)
*Full Year Fee = “Session” Fee (Website Term)
~Payment Plan Fees = “Payment Schedule (Website Term)
*Please refer to Fees and Discount link for prorated mid season fees
