What do I need to do to register with Celebration Splash?

Each family needs to complete a registration packet to register their swimmer(s) with the team.  The packet includes:

       a Registration information form

       a Florida Swimming Registration form

       a Code of Conduct

       an Apparel form

       a copy of your swimmer's Birth Certificate

Turn your completed forms into the registrar along with a check for $125, which includes the Florida Swimming and USA Swimming fee.

Celebration Splash re-registers current families in the fall for the current school year.  Swimmers who first registered with the team during the current calendar year will pay a prorated fee when re-registering.

Your monthly bill will reflect the appropriate renewal fee for re-registering. The team electronically forwards the re-registration information to Florida Swimming after all the fees are paid, and after all forms are complete.

What does the registration fee cover?

A portion of the registration fee paid to Celebration Splash is sent to Florida Swimming along with your swimmer's birth certificate.  This pays for membership in USA/Florida. Your swimmer will receive a subscription to the USA Swimming magazine, “Splash.”  Your swimmer also is covered under the liability insurance that is provided by USA swimming once he or she is registered.

The remaining portion of the fee remains with the team and is used to purchase team shirts, caps, and to pay for relays throughout the year.  Each swimmer will get a shirt and one silicone caps when the registration fee has been paid in full.  Other shirts and caps may be given out during the championship seasons, and other times as the team designates.  If your swimmer needs additional caps, other than the one provided at registration, you may purchase more by filling out an apparel form and including it with your monthly payment for coaching fees.

Why do we have to re-register in the fall?

Historically, Celebration Splash begins the re-registration process each September.  It's back-to-school time, a good time to renew.  Generally we don't attend a swim meet in August, so there aren't any meet fees on your bill and that helps even out your billing charges.

The renewal registration fee needs to be paid by November so that we can forward your swimmer's information to Florida Swimming before the end of November.  As we get further into the fall, we get closer to the holiday seasons and families have more travel trips, more swim meets, and other expenses (holiday shopping!).  So, we bill early for the fee and allow you to pay it when you can during September, October, or November.

My USA Swimming cards says my registration is good through December 31 -- why must I register now?

You don't have to register now, but this is the time of year when our volunteers have more time to do all the work that is involved in registration.  Each person's record in our database needs to be checked and verified by our families and corrections made.  Each swimmer's registration is forwarded electronically to Florida Swimming, which sounds like it should be easy.  In general it is, but the details take a tremendous amount of time.

Most families do not have the time to do this later in the fall when we they are preparing for the holidays.  So it is helpful for everyone to begin the process at the beginning of the school year.

When will my swimmer get his/her shirt and cap?

Shirts and caps will be given out once the registration fee is paid in full. 

What happens if I don't register until later?

Anyone who has not re-registered before the end of the year will become unattached from our team, and will not be able to practice with Celebration Splash or swim in a meet.  Failure to be registered before participating in our program, or before swimming in a meet results in Florida Swimming assessing the swimmer a $25 fine.

Remember, that it takes some time to process the paperwork and forward everything to Florida Swimming, and to give them a chance to complete the process.  We want our families to have some time to get their fees paid, and still give our volunteers enough time to get everything squared with Florida Swimming.

I'm on scholarship.  Do I have to pay the full fee?

Yes.  The scholarship pertains only to the coaching fee portion of your bill.  Since the registration fee is not an optional fee, and is not a fund-raiser for the team, everyone must pay.

What happens if a swimmer joins the team later in the year?

The registration fee for swimmers who join the team in the spring or summer remains the same that everyone pays.  However, when it comes time to renew your registration in the fall, you will only be charged a  prorated fee to reflect the fact that the swimmer join during the mid-year.

We are required to have each swimmer registered with Florida Swimming and so we must always pay the Florida Swimming fee for the current calendar year no matter when the swimmer joins.