To become an athlete member of Pacific Swimming, you need to complete a registration form for USA Swimming and Pacific Swimming and submit it to Registration Chairman Judy Siegrist. If you are joining a Pacific Swimming member club, they should have the form and will help you complete the process, or they may submit your registration electronically. If you are not affiliated with a Pacific member club, you can join USA Swimming and Pacific Swimming by submitting the registration form yourself, and swim unattached.

Pacific offers both year-round and seasonal athlete memberships. Follow these links to obtain the 2008 year-round athlete registration form or the 2008 seasonal athlete registration form. Seasonal registration is valid from Sept. 10, 2007 through February 6, 2008 (fall season) or from April 5, 2008 to September 1, 2008 (summer season). If you register as a year-round member anytime after Sept. 1, 2007, your registration will be valid through the end of 2008.

Please be sure to use the proper form for the type of membership you wish to apply for. The forms may be downloaded and copied, but please cut the page in half to submit a single registration because there are two forms to a printed page. Athletes must renew their registration each year.

If you have questions about athlete registration, contact Judy Siegrist, 1034 Woodstock Court, Walnut Creek CA 94598, phone (925) 933-0395 (between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., please).

To become a non-athlete member of Pacific Swimming, send a completed copy of the current Pacific Swimming/USA Swimming non-athlete membership application form to Laurie Benton, 1374 Lupine Court, Concord CA 94521. Any questions, call (925) 686-1286. You complete this single application form to join both USA Swimming and Pacific Swimming. Your membership must be renewed each calendar year.

To become a coach member of USA Swimming and Pacific Swimming, you must also provide proof that you have completed CPR, first aid, and safety training classes. Our membership chairman (see above) can provide information on local sources for obtaining these certifications. Follow this link for a list of courses which satisfy these requirements, and this link for a list of Safety Training for Coaches providers serving Pacific Swimming. In addition, all coaches of USA Swimming clubs, including seasonal clubs, who are registering for the first time as coach members will need to complete USA Swimming coach education requirements prior to receiving their coach membership for the second year.

In addition to becoming non-athlete members of USA Swimming and Pacific Swimming, individuals interested in becoming deck officials should contact their zone officials chairman for more information on training programs. Copies of the non-athlete membership application form are also available from zone officials chairmen.

A non-athlete membership application form is sent out with each meet sanction packet for the use of meet directors.

In addition to competing a club membership application, you will need a coach who is a member of USA Swimming and holds valid CPR, first aid, and safety training certifications, and you will need registered swimmers. Every coach (paid or volunteer) who is on the deck at a club workout or coaching at a meet must be a current coach member of USA Swimming. Your club must renew its membership each calendar year, and as part of this renewal process, your coaches must submit proof of current CPR, first aid, and safety training certifications. Clubs may join as year-round or seasonal; see the club membership application form (linked to above) for detail on dates.

More information on the many issues you'll have to consider as a new club member of Pacific Swimming and USA Swimming can be found on the USA Swimming web site.