Membership - Brighton & Hove
We offer a range of memberships to suit your needs. Below are the prices for 2024.
Training
Pay as you go is £9.45 per session.
Part-time membership is £28.35 monthly, 1 session per week (equivalent price to 3 swims pay as you go).
Full membership is £51.45 monthly, with unlimited sessions (equivalent to 5.5 pay-as-you-go swims).
We hold free trials on the first of each month*. To join our training sessions, please complete this form or email our membership secretary (Kirstin) here to get started.
We currently operate on a capability basis for weekday sessions, assessed by the lead coach on a case-by-case basis. Swimmers requiring further development will be asked to swim on Saturdays where we have a dedicated coach focused on swimmer development. This will give the best experience for all.
Swimming at Sealanes and officially coached sea swimming are not covered as part of the standard membership fees and these incur a cost extra to the membership, indicated when you register for these.
Learn to swim
As part of our plan to encourage a wider range of swimmers we are re-introducing swimming lessons
in 2024.
Lessons will be held at the King Alfred Swimming Pool on Saturdays between 17.00 and 18.00
A dedicated lane will be reserved for the lessons which will have a designated Swimming Coach.
Lessons will be held for 4 to 6 swimmers (numbers subject to ability).
We would require each person who wishes to join lessons to be able to swim 50m (2 lengths)
regardless of stroke, being comfortable out of your depth (Swimming in the deep end) and able to
tread water.
The aim of the lessons is;
To provide individuals confidence in the water
To understand and learn the keystrokes including Freestyle (Front Crawl), Breaststroke,
Backstroke and Butterfly.
To qualify for lessons and achieve promotion to the main club swimming and the ability to
join the mid-week swimming sessions
The cost for lessons will be;
Membership of Swim England for which the ASA swim fees must be paid which is currently
£20.10 per annum
Payment of the full membership direct debit which will be £51.45 per month in 2024.
To sign up, please complete the form here.
Swim England Membership Fees
All club members are required to pay the annual Swim England membership fee for 2024 these are:
Cat 1 (non-competitive)- £20.10
Cat 2 (competitive) - £44.40
Cat 3 (volunteer/coach)- £6.50
Your swim England membership provides exclusive access to competitions and prizes, the opportunity to chat with elite athletes and experts, as well as great discounts.
Students and low-waged
Out To Swim offers a bursary scheme to all members. We offer several generous scholarships and bursaries to help those who might otherwise struggle to attend training or competitions. Support can come in many forms, from reduced fees to supported travel costs.
More details on the support available can be found here.
IGLA (LGBT+ swimming club network)
All club membership options give you access to the international LGBT+ swimming club network called IGLA. This means if you are travelling for work or pleasure, you can also swim for free with local IGLA clubs (subject to local club conditions) which is a great way to make friends worldwide. A list of IGLA clubs is here.
*If the first of the month is not possible, please let us know and we can arrange an alternative.