Membership

Who Can Join?
Membership is open to all people who are 18 or are older. An individual who has attained the age of 18 can join a Masters Club and compete in club, branch and national Masters events. FINA still retains it's minimum age for competing at 25 years.

You can travel the world as an Australian masters swimmer and train with any masters club. You should do some research about the Club(s)before you travel and introduce yourself and check on their latest training information to confirm arrangements for the session.

What types of membership are available?

• 4 month - Available to all members. Runs from 1st September to 31st December.
• 12 month - Our major, and most popular membership. Available to everyone joining. Covers the membership year from 1st January to 31st December.
• 16 month - Available to all members. This membership runs from 1st September to 31st December in the following year.

Members of Talays Masters enjoying the 2010 National Masters Swimming Championships in Tasmania

How to Join
Visit the Branch (State/Territory) contacts page and contact your Branch. They will give you a few options of clubs near you that suit your needs. Alternatively contact the National Office and we can help you get in touch with the right Branch. Masters swimming clubs can also often be contacted through local pools and sports centres, and some are listed in the Yellow Pages under 'Swimming Clubs'.
It would be a good idea to contact the club or visit the pool when the club is training to introduce yourself and to find out whether the club suits you.  Whilst making up your mind you can have 4 come-and-try sessions in the first month before you join.
Once you find the right club, you can join and pay online (go through the members portal on the homepage). 

How much does it cost to join?
Registration fees are comprised of a national, branch and club component. The memberhsip fee is the sum of all three components. As club fees vary from $0 to around $50 depending on the club, totals are not provided in the table below.

 Membership of Multiple Clubs

Members can join as many clubs as they like, including clubs in different States if desired. The primary club shall be referred to as the member's First Claim Club. All other clubs shall be referred to as the member's Second Claim Club.

For a First Claim Club, the club member will pay the required Club, Branch and National components of the membership fee. For any subsequent club memberships, the swimmer will pay only the club fee if all clubs are within the same Branch and a club plus Branch fee if any clubs are in different States.

Points gained by a club member in the Vorgee National Endurance 1000 Competition shall accrue to the members First Claim Club. In swim meets, the member may represent any club of which they are a member, provided that the swimmer does not swim for more than one club in the same meet.

A member retains the same membership number even if they join more than one club.