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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know if swim teams ever kick in for pool expenses such as lifeguards or space rental?

And conversely, does any team get anything subsidized by pool dues (or does pool cover costs of anything)?

TIA.[/quote]

Our team is run by the club, so it’s not like it has to pay for lane times. It definitely subsidizes the costs of our facility. We’re one of the $250 clubs. We have a bit more than 100 swimmers so that’s $25000/year from swim team. We rent out lanes to USA Swimming clubs year-round, mostly in fall/winter/spring and that brings in far less per swimmer.

I think you’re asking “does swim team use more than their fair share of club resources” and that’s a subjective question depending on who you are and how you use your club.[/quote]

My question was more if any of your team dues were paid to the pool for any reason such as to pay lifeguards or pool maintenance.  Or conversely, I have heard of some pool’s underwriting the team banquet or subsidizing coaching  salaries.  [/quote]

Yes, after they pay the coaches and pay for ribbons, printer ink, new stopwatches and team t-shirts, anything that is left of that $25,000 goes straight to the club’s main budget. It’s not like they have separate shelves in the pump room that says “chemicals just for swim team” and “chemicals for the rest of the day.” [/quote]

What about pasta dinners, spirit stuff for meets, all star swim caps, team breakfasts,  etc?  We spend a lot more than $25k every year, though we do have 200 swimmers.[/quote]

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