Welcome to another year at Bradford Dolphin SC.  

Membership fees for the year commencing 1st January were approved at the AGM and are due for payment no later than 31st January. If fees are not settled by 31st January, a swimmer may attend a maximum of three sessions after which no further sessions can be attended until fees are settled in full.
If, for personal circumstances, you have difficulty in paying by the above date, please contact the Treasurer or Membership Secretary in strictest confidence to make a mutually convenient arrangement to settle the fees. ([email protected])

It is a requirement of Swim England (SE) that all new swimmers and social members of the club are registered with the SE following the third training session. Payment of fees also ensures that you are insured under the SE Rules.

Fees are made up of Dolphin club membership fee and other levies/membership fees (Swim England, North East Region & Yorkshire) that the club is obliged to collect on your behalf. The club will remit the necessary fee to Swim England and other relevant bodies to ensure that we comply with the rules.

One parent/carer from every family must become a Dolphin social member if the swimmer is under 18 years of age. This is important to ensure that sufficient people will be able to vote at the AGM, and to ensure that any decisions taken represent the widest possible viewpoint. 

A second parent/carer/other adult can become a social member by completing the form and paying an additional social members fee as below.

Any member not wishing to re-join the club in the new membership year should notify the club in writing.

New swimmers
Where you are joining the club for the first time, you will be required to complete an online registration form (found under the club heading). This should only be done after a successful trial The club will then use this information for the required submission to Swim England. Please complete this promptly and must be completed before the fourth session attended.
New swimmers joining the club part way through the membership year will pay a pro-rata Dolphin membership fee (check with the Membership Secretary or the Treasurer) the Swim England annual fee is payable in line with Swim England rules which will also be reduced pro-rata (usually in October).

Anyone interested in a trial for joining Bradford Dolphins should please complete a Trial Request form (not a Registration Form).

Dual club registration
If the swimmer is also registered with another club and pays the SE registration to that club, e.g. City of Bradford, please state this clearly on the form, with the swimmer’s SE registration number in the appropriate place, as we need to ensure that you are correctly assigned ‘dual club’ registration with SE. You only pay SE registration via one club per year.

For those swimmers who are members of the City of Bradford SC, it is important that you have dual club recognition and that City of Bradford is your first named club to avoid you missing the opportunity to compete in the City of Bradford competitions. If you have any queries please see the Membership Secretary or your City of Bradford SE representative.

Categories of membership
There are two swimming categories of membership, either Open or Local dependent on the level for competitive swimming. If you are unsure which you are in, please check with your coach before completing the form.  At least 1 parent must have social membership for insurance purposes.

Open swimmers - those competing at graded meets 

See Membership Secretary for details

Local swimmers – those attending training only and/or competing at Dolphin, B&D, A&W and friendly galas level only
                                               Dolphin Fee                      Swim England                   TOTAL
1st Swimmer                                £48.00                              £17.95                           £65.95
2nd Swimmer                               £45.50                              £17.95                           £63.45
Social membership (parent)          £26.00                              £12.90                           £38.90   

Committee member                     N/A                                   £12.90                           £12.90    

Training session fees are subject to review, but are normally annually for the year ahead at the AGM in November. However the committee reserve the right to change the session fees in the event of unexpected costs e.g pool hire increased

The monthly session fees from 1st January 2026 are £35. This gives access to both the Monday and Wednesday sessions, totalling 3 hours of training in the pool each week.

Training sessions are term-time only due to pool access, following the Bradford Council term times.