My local Y has been going through some organizational changes, and one of the things they are doing is trying to change the fee structure for our master’s swimming program. I am just curious what everyone else here pays for their master’s programs, and what you get. Not sure if ours is reasonable or not. For us, they open the pool up at 5:00 3x per week, and we have a coach who works with us on form, provides the workouts, and keeps us from getting to slack on the intervals.
I’ll bet I have most here on ST beat on the price - I pay $285 per quarter for 3X per week at a pool that is almost walking distance from my house. Former collegiate coach, some of the funnest and most challenging workouts I have ever had, a very cool and diverse group and I while I won’t post my times for comparison, I will say that my swimming has improved a lot.
It would make me feel good if someone could top $285.
I’ll bet I have most here on ST beat on the price - I pay $285 per quarter for 3X per week at a pool that is almost walking distance from my house. Former collegiate coach, some of the funnest and most challenging workouts I have ever had, a very cool and diverse group and I while I won’t post my times for comparison, I will say that my swimming has improved a lot.
It would make me feel good if someone could top $285.
I pay $1k/yr for a family membership to an athletic club, Sports Academy and Racket Club (indoor/outdoor swim, tennis, spin bikes, etc.). Only a 25 yd pool tho. Masters swim coach is former college swimmer who provides us w/ email workouts the night before, provides on deck training/technique coaching. We only meet twice a week and cost for masters swim is included in the membership. Make you feel good? Your deal really seems like a pretty fair price for a market like SLC.
The Y that is 3 blocks away from my house just started a masters program this month It is 5 days a week 3 morning’s and 2 evening’s $25 a month for members and $35 for non members.
We’ve got it good here in Las Vegas. $20/month for pool time 5:30-7:00 M-F. Our coach, Vic Hecker is great! There every morning and only $40/year and helping pay his expenses to national and regional meets. He does require that we swim in 2 meets that we put on each year, even for the triathletes. Great coach, great price.
Boulder Aquatic Masters-BAM- gets you annual pass to the 3 rec centers, 2 outdoor pools (50m & 24y) and Resivoir. Loads of options and workouts and locations. Legandary coaches in Jane Scott, Tiffany Forbes, Wolfgang , Anna Scott (sorry if you’re going by another name now) and others.
RallySport- about 80/mo. Year round outdoor pool is GREAT. Shitty pool, but the atmosphere is wonderful and the coaching IMO is the best in Boulder.
Flatirons Athletic club- 70/mo? OUtdoor year round 25m pool. Same coaches as BAM plus Dave Scott. If you want to rub shoulders with the best triathletes in the world. FAC is your place. Better not lag at the wall though, those people take their shit SERIOUSLY. even the slow ones.
YMCA---- who cares when you have BAM, Rally and FAC.
$105./mo for family gym membership to California Family Fitness.
Master swim classes are part of the membership cost.
You can attend as many as you like, you just have to drive to the one offering the classes that fit you schedule.
I just got the membership a couple weeks ago and have gone swimming ~5 times already but not to a masters swim class yet.
Well I can get into any master’s programs for free here. Benefits of working for the university rec department (as a swim instructor, no less).
I haven’t even signed up for it, though, since I get to use the pools for free anyway, and like to make up my own swim sets.
I pay $570 Cdn/year for Pointe Claire Masters. For that I can swim 3 times a week. There are 10 90 minute practices a week to choose from and 4 coaches. I also get to use the weight room, but I don’t. The price is different if you want to swim 2 or 4 times per week. It’s a pretty serious program with around 150 members.
For my local YMCA (2 mile jog from the house)…$65/month family membership (includes pool use, spin classes, all the other classes, a decent weight room, GREAT fitness machines, childcare, etc…) and then $15 xtra/month for Master’s swim team…practice 3 days/week with a great coach (former open water champ)…that comes out to $960/year…not a bad deal in my opinion!
For the Master’s team in Chapel Hill, I pay only $40/month. We swim at the Natatorium on UNC’s campus, which is a beautiful facility, and have ten practice times each week (4 @ 5:30 a.m., 3 @ Noon, and 3 @ 7:30 p.m.). We are very fortunate to have three of the university’s swim coaches as our own. They each coach different sessions, providing workouts, technique input, and whatever level of attention each swimmer requests. The coaches will also work with individual team members to develop specific training programs for your individual goals, and help you achieve them.
100 dollars a year for being left alone and building own workouts. Former swimmer, can make own workouts. Can make hard days hard and easy days easy as needed. Love it.
my YMCA is next door to my office. Our master’s program there costs $30/month, but I have to buy my USMS annual membership ($30?) and I have to pay for my Y membership which I was doing anyway before beginning to swim…can’t remember what that is.
That fee pretty much pays the coach’s salary and doesn’t make the Y any profit.
We have 5 practices available per week: 3 in the AM and 2 in the PM. Most swimmers only make one or the other timeslot.
$200 per four months ($100 for gym members)
4x per week practices of 90 minutes each (MWFS in the AMs)
My wife’s program:
$65 per month
$50 one time start up fee plus USMS membership required
Practices 7x per week (4 days of 90 minutes; 3 days of 60 minutes)
5 practices in AM; 2 in PM
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Here in the Magic City where there has never been an official USMS chapter, a new group formed for $35 month for 3 morning sessions per week with a coach on deck for 2 sessions.
