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Club Membership

The following shall be the Members of SNZ and will remain so, as long as they shall continue to abide by any rules and bylaws of the Club to which they belong, of the Regional Association to which such Club belongs, and of SNZ. 
 
All members of clubs affiliated to SNZ
  1. All members of SCATNZ (Inc)
  2. All life members of SNZ appointed from time to time
  3. Persons and or/associations as determined by the Board from time to time

The board shall set criteria and fees for any new classes of membership.

Swimming New Zealand collects an affiliation fee for each competitive member.  Regional Associations also charge a fixed affiliation fee for their competitive members. These are detailed below. Club members should contact their club for details on any applicable club membership fees and their method of collection.

The following affiliation fees are collected by SNZ and Regional Associations.  These fees are set annually by the members of SNZ at the Annual General Meeting:

SNZ and Regional Competitive fees

"Competitive Swimmer" means a member of a club, who competes in any interclub, regional, national or international competition ("representative competition"), and who has paid as part of their club membership fee, the Regional Association and SNZ competitive swimmer fees, as prescribed from time to time.
 
Fees for the period 1 July 2009-30 June 2010 are:
(amounts are inclusive of GST)

$45 per annum for SNZ

$30 per annum for Regional Associations

SNZ and Regional Swimming Club Fee

It was agreed by the membership in 2007 to charge a 'flat fee' to all SNZ Affiliated Clubs in NZ to cover all other non-competitive members, officials and associates.

Fees for the period 1 July 2009-30 June 2010 are:
(amounts are inclusive of GST)

$125 per annum for SNZ

$170 per annum for Regional Associations

Non-Competitive, Officials and Associates

All swimming members, officials, administrators within a club pay no affiliation fee to SNZ or the Regional Association this is covered by the Club Fee as stated above.

If you are interested in becoming a SNZ member and being part of something extraordinary then contact your nearest Regional Association

A club members' membership contributes primarily to the efficient and effective management of Swimming in NZ through the provision of a professionally run national office.
Key roles and functions of the national office include:
  • Service the membership firstly by supporting and advising the 16 Regional Associations who in turn support and advise their affiliated Clubs.
  • Represent the interests of swimming in New Zealand
  • Develop membership programmes including but not limited to High Performance, Development, Technical Programmes, Recreation, Competition, Events, Club Development
  • Develop and facilitate SNZ Education courses
  • Market and promote swimming in NZ
  • Coordinate the consultation within the membership when developing new programmes.
  • Coordinate National Swimming Activities
  • Provide advice and advocacy for member organisations, members and the NZ public
  • Connect and collaborate with other like minded organisations for the betterment of Swimming in NZ
  • Connection to the international swimming community, and access to international competition through the Federation Internationale Natation.

NB: 'competitive' membership enables the member to attend inter-club, regional, national or international competitions in addition to the above services.

Your membership and registration fees cover one year of activity. 

For information regarding Recreational Membership see here.