The Sawtooth Aquatic Club is a year-round program, dedicated to giving swimmers the best opportunity and skills to achieve their full potential, both in and out of the water. We aim to instill an underlying understanding and appreciation for goal setting and achievement, self-motivation, team spirit, camaraderie, cooperation, time management, and mental and physical toughness.
Monthly dues have been set to make it possible for our coaching staff to meet our program goals. Dues cover the cost of not only lane rental expenses and on-deck coaching time at practices and meets, but also cover off-deck workout preparation time, goal setting sessions, individual group evaluations, motivational and educational events, meetings with parents, and staff travel expenses. Our swimmers are not charged a monthly membership fee at the Aquatic Center when swimming with the team and our swimmers DO NOT PAY A PROGRAM FEE AND WILL NOT BE ASKED TO DO TEAM FUNDRAISING!
Group Monthly Dues
| Practice Group | Ages | Approx Hours/Month | Monthly Fee |
| Senior | 14 & Over | 64 | $295.00 |
| Gold | 13 & Over | 52 | $245.00 |
| Silver | 10 -15 | 32 | $175.00 |
| Senior Prep | 14-18 | 20 | $160.00 |
| Bronze | 9 & Over | 24 | $145.00 |
| Blue | 6 & Over | 16 | $115.00 |
Ages are just a guidline, all swimmers will be placed in the appropriate group based on their abilities
Discount of 5% for 2nd swimmer, 10% for 3rd swimmer, and 15% for 4th swimmer in the same family.
Summary of Team Annual Expenses
| Cost | Notes | |
| 2023 Annual USA Swimming Membership | $78 | All swimmers are required to be members of USA Swimming. This membership provides liability insurance while at practices, organized events, and swim meets. Swimmers must login to their USA Swimming account to pay the fee--usually in September or October each year. |
| Annual Admin Fee | $125 | This fee covers the costs of maintaining our team website, billing and banking costs, printing of team materials, postage, and award banquet costs. The fee also covers the cost of all relays your swimmer may swim in throughout the year. The fee will be billed in September and is prorated from then on based on the month the swimmer joins the team. |
| First Time Team Joining Fee | $50 | This is a one-time fee which will be charged upon joining the team. Should a swimmer leave the team for more than 6 months, the fee will be required to be paid again upon the swimmer's return. |
| Annual Uniform Fee | $40 | A team cap and shirt will be provided to each team member once a year. The fee will be billed September 1. |
| Meet Fees - Local | $10 | This fee is designed to cover the expense of sending a non-salaried coach to a local meet (a meet where a coach returns home each night). The fee will be billed to your account after the meet. |
| Meet Fees - Travel | $20 | This fee applies to Regional and National meets and will be used to offset the cost of airfare, hotel, car rental, etc. for the coaching staff. The fee will be billed to your account after the meet. |
| Fundraising | $0 | Sawtooth Aquatic Club swimmers are not required to do fundraising at any time throughout the year. |
| Program Fee | $0 | Sawtooth Aquatic Club does not charge a Program Fee. |
