NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
The Sunfish Swim Club is an ideal way to introduce and nurture your child’s love of competitive sports.
We are the Sunfish
…the mighty, mighty Sunfish!
The Sunfish Swim Club is an ideal way to introduce and nurture your child’s love of competitive sports.
We are the Sunfish
…the mighty, mighty Sunfish!
Since 1970, the North Delta Sunfish has been operating as a non-profit, parent-run summer swim club geared to swimmers ages 6 to 18. Swimmers train out of both the North Delta Outdoor Pool and Sungod Recreation Centre all year long.
Children and youth are introduced to racing in a fun, team environment, and work on improving personal best times. Coaches provide group and individual instruction focused on improving stroke technique and endurance. Swimmers attend several practices each week and our club participates in 12 meets during the summer season. There are also socials and fundraising events. The club also offers water polo and artistic swimming.
Children and youth are introduced to racing in a fun, team environment, and work on improving personal best times. Coaches provide group and individual instruction focused on improving stroke technique and endurance. Swimmers attend several practices each week and our club participates in 12 meets during the summer season. There are also socials and fundraising events. The club also offers water polo and artistic swimming.
New Member Information
Who can sign up for Sunfish Swim Club?
- We have 3 sessions: Fall & Winter Maintenance, Summer Competitive
- All levels of swimmers and water polo players can participate as they are grouped according to ability and age
- During the summer season there is parental involvement required (ie fundraising deposit of $100 per member can be recouped by participating in fundraising activities; and the Club requests 20 hours of volunteerism per family)
- Summer swim clubs have a shorter competitive season than Winter swim clubs, allowing children to participate in other sports throughout the year. (The level of competition can be just as high as winter swimming, but requires high levels of involvement because of the shortened season)
- The Fall/Winter Maintenance program fees are based on designated timeslots and focus on conditioning and maintenance during the off-season while the Summer Competitive program is the designated competitive season for summer swim clubs and fees include the cost of practices and competition events as well as social events.
- The coaches will work with the children so they feel good about competing. Most children enjoy the meets and competitions after they see themselves improving
- The summer swim meets are designed to reward all swimmers. There are Development Meets for new swimmers so they will be competing against those with similar abilities. Beginning swimmers are classed as B swimmers and ranked accordingly (receiving prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. based on this level) and then once they receive faster times, can move up and compete in the A category
- Sunfish swimmers and players consistently place highly in the BCSSA Regional and Provincial Championships.
Fees
Your basic fee covers the aquatic activities provided by the North Delta Sunfish Swim Club. Your child can choose to swim, or attend synchronized swimming or play water polo! Depending on the season, the registration fee covers practices, all meets/tournaments, and both the BC Summer Swimming Association membership fee and the Fraser South Region membership fee. As we are a non-profit organization separate from the City of Delta, we are unable to pro-rate fees as our operating budgets require a commitment for each session.
Your basic fee covers the aquatic activities provided by the North Delta Sunfish Swim Club. Your child can choose to swim, or attend synchronized swimming or play water polo! Depending on the season, the registration fee covers practices, all meets/tournaments, and both the BC Summer Swimming Association membership fee and the Fraser South Region membership fee. As we are a non-profit organization separate from the City of Delta, we are unable to pro-rate fees as our operating budgets require a commitment for each session.
Fundraising
The fundraising fee is only taken during the summer season and can be earned back by participating in fundraising activities. If you would prefer not to fundraise, you can forfeit the deposit.
Fundraisers include:
– Bottle Drives
– Purdy's Chocolate and Meat/Bakery Orders
– Pub Night and other social events
Volunteering
The volunteer fee is only taken during the summer season. The success of the Club depends on each family volunteering a minimum of 20 hours throughout the swim season. This commitment is required to run Club activities and also plays an essential role in ensuring that we receive a BC Gaming Grant (which in the past has supported up to 25% of the Club’s operations). While this may seem like a significant commitment, it may be a question of lending a hand at meets and social events that you’re at with your child already.
Suggested volunteer activities for new families include: timing at swim meets; concession, group parent, runner, security, food preparation, and supporting social and fundraising activities. (Guidance will be provided to you by committee members so that you will be able to do these tasks easily).
The fundraising fee is only taken during the summer season and can be earned back by participating in fundraising activities. If you would prefer not to fundraise, you can forfeit the deposit.
Fundraisers include:
– Bottle Drives
– Purdy's Chocolate and Meat/Bakery Orders
– Pub Night and other social events
Volunteering
The volunteer fee is only taken during the summer season. The success of the Club depends on each family volunteering a minimum of 20 hours throughout the swim season. This commitment is required to run Club activities and also plays an essential role in ensuring that we receive a BC Gaming Grant (which in the past has supported up to 25% of the Club’s operations). While this may seem like a significant commitment, it may be a question of lending a hand at meets and social events that you’re at with your child already.
Suggested volunteer activities for new families include: timing at swim meets; concession, group parent, runner, security, food preparation, and supporting social and fundraising activities. (Guidance will be provided to you by committee members so that you will be able to do these tasks easily).