RMSC's pricing

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I cannot seem to find any information on pricing for RMSC and the different groups. Can someone point me to where that would be?

http://rmscswimming.com/

Click on practice sites, click on each of the practice sites, each site has a flyer for the 2022-2023 season which has the rates for each practice group, their practice schedule, and the number of practices for each.

Keep in mind, this is the current year pricing, next year may go up.

Also worth noting - KSAC will probably close for 2 years late this year or early next year - my guess is that KSAC RMSC operations will re-locate to the new Silver Spring facility during that time but I haven't heard that from anyone official yet.

Really? Is there any info on KSAC plans anywhere? I thought they did a pretty big overhaul 5-10 years ago, surprised they need another one so soon.

https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISCAPITAL/Common/Project.aspx?ID=P721503

That's good they are also doing updates to Wheaton/Glenmont as that pool needs it but that pool needs a full overhaul too.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

For the posters thinking why wouldn’t you go to RMSC given the prices, the above is the drawback to it being affordable. The groups are large, there are way too many kids per lane, and if your kid isn’t a standout they will get lost in the shuffle.

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I cannot seem to find any information on pricing for RMSC and the different groups. Can someone point me to where that would be?

http://rmscswimming.com/

Click on practice sites, click on each of the practice sites, each site has a flyer for the 2022-2023 season which has the rates for each practice group, their practice schedule, and the number of practices for each.

Keep in mind, this is the current year pricing, next year may go up.

Also worth noting - KSAC will probably close for 2 years late this year or early next year - my guess is that KSAC RMSC operations will re-locate to the new Silver Spring facility during that time but I haven't heard that from anyone official yet.

My kid just reported his coach thinks this is the plan.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

Correct. Our experience is the coaching wildly varies. We’ve had good, decent and terrible.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

For the posters thinking why wouldn’t you go to RMSC given the prices, the above is the drawback to it being affordable. The groups are large, there are way too many kids per lane, and if your kid isn’t a standout they will get lost in the shuffle.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I cannot seem to find any information on pricing for RMSC and the different groups. Can someone point me to where that would be?

http://rmscswimming.com/

Click on practice sites, click on each of the practice sites, each site has a flyer for the 2022-2023 season which has the rates for each practice group, their practice schedule, and the number of practices for each.

Keep in mind, this is the current year pricing, next year may go up.

Also worth noting - KSAC will probably close for 2 years late this year or early next year - my guess is that KSAC RMSC operations will re-locate to the new Silver Spring facility during that time but I haven't heard that from anyone official yet.

My kid just reported his coach thinks this is the plan.

I think they will move everything there and then open that up as another site as soon as the Isaac kids move back.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

For the posters thinking why wouldn’t you go to RMSC given the prices, the above is the drawback to it being affordable. The groups are large, there are way too many kids per lane, and if your kid isn’t a standout they will get lost in the shuffle.

That is true at pretty much all clubs.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

That's the Rockville site. If you look at the other sites, their top groups are comparable to other clubs. Rockville is more heavily subsidized due to financial input from the City of Rockville.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

For the posters thinking why wouldn’t you go to RMSC given the prices, the above is the drawback to it being affordable. The groups are large, there are way too many kids per lane, and if your kid isn’t a standout they will get lost in the shuffle.

That is true at pretty much all clubs.

RMSC is notorious for the crowded lanes, particularly at the junior level. We are with one of the other more expensive clubs and there are 4-5 kids per lane max and the practice group is nowhere near 60 kids, probably more like 20.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

For the posters thinking why wouldn’t you go to RMSC given the prices, the above is the drawback to it being affordable. The groups are large, there are way too many kids per lane, and if your kid isn’t a standout they will get lost in the shuffle.

That is true at pretty much all clubs.

6-9 per lane is very high. ASA is 3-4.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

For the posters thinking why wouldn’t you go to RMSC given the prices, the above is the drawback to it being affordable. The groups are large, there are way too many kids per lane, and if your kid isn’t a standout they will get lost in the shuffle.

That is true at pretty much all clubs.

6-9 per lane is very high. ASA is 3-4.

My RMSC swimmer’s group has 4/lane.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

For the posters thinking why wouldn’t you go to RMSC given the prices, the above is the drawback to it being affordable. The groups are large, there are way too many kids per lane, and if your kid isn’t a standout they will get lost in the shuffle.

That is true at pretty much all clubs.

6-9 per lane is very high. ASA is 3-4.

My RMSC swimmer’s group has 4/lane.

Is it one of the “advanced” groups?

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

For the posters thinking why wouldn’t you go to RMSC given the prices, the above is the drawback to it being affordable. The groups are large, there are way too many kids per lane, and if your kid isn’t a standout they will get lost in the shuffle.

That is true at pretty much all clubs.

RMSC is notorious for the crowded lanes, particularly at the junior level. We are with one of the other more expensive clubs and there are 4-5 kids per lane max and the practice group is nowhere near 60 kids, probably more like 20.

What is the junior level? At our club - way more expensive- 6-8 swimmers per lane and total chaos. Kids who are really fast are in smaller groups that don’t have that happening.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - that is so cheap.

I can't believe how inexpensive all the groups are and the fact that registration includes caps and a suit. They are probably the most inexpensive club in the DC area. Do they fundraise a lot or does the county pay a lot of it.

The pricing is so low because of it’s affiliation with the county and their exclusive use of county operated pools.

Last year there wasn't a suit included. The one that was included this year, IMO, is not as good(quality/fit) as the "team" suit we bought last year. The "free" caps are flimsy, most opt to pay for the better quality ones and personalize them w/ their names on the sides but both are adequate options if are watching your budget.

All the registration/payment is done through the Montgomery County Department of Recreation so I guess there's some sort of contract/agreement between the club and the county which I imagine includes cheaper rates for pool time which I'm guessing accounts for most of the difference in the lower cost.

They get to use the county pools for free. The county also handles a lot of the admin for free. This is why they are cheaper than the other clubs.

From their website:

RMSC currently has over 80 coaches working with more than 1700 swimmers at 5 sites. RMSC is operated as a joint program between the City of Rockville and Montgomery County Recreation (MCR). Each of the RMSC sites offers a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. Our sites are located throughout Montgomery County in Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Germantown.


I get the sense that it's essentially a county offering or a county-RMSC co-operative offering so there likely an agreement/MOU between the two.

City of Rockville heavily subsidizes their pool/program and that location is far cheaper than other locations and more competitive. It is between RMSC, City of Rockville and the county. Other pools are just RMSC and the county.

County and city handle registration and other things. They get pool time for free. So, some of the high costs don't make sense when it's just the coaches and overhead. Kids provide their own equipment. Our group has 60 kids in it.

Where are the high costs you are talking about? Even the highest group is a third of what another club would price it at. Coaches are expensive. All club swimmers provide their own equipment.

It does not matter what other clubs charge as it is not comparable.

You are basically paying for coaching and sone overhead. Our group has 60 or so kids with 6-9 kids per lane. Very little real coaching.

For the posters thinking why wouldn’t you go to RMSC given the prices, the above is the drawback to it being affordable. The groups are large, there are way too many kids per lane, and if your kid isn’t a standout they will get lost in the shuffle.

That is true at pretty much all clubs.

RMSC is notorious for the crowded lanes, particularly at the junior level. We are with one of the other more expensive clubs and there are 4-5 kids per lane max and the practice group is nowhere near 60 kids, probably more like 20.

What is the junior level? At our club - way more expensive- 6-8 swimmers per lane and total chaos. Kids who are really fast are in smaller groups that don’t have that happening.

It is their basic 9-12 year old practice group, they also have advanced juniors, and a national development group that starts at age 11. The faster kids are not in basic juniors so it’s got more kids and it’s much more chaotic.