Location

The Concourse Hotel Fitness Club located at 4300 International Gateway (at the airport), Columbus, OH 43219. You can park on the west side of the hotel and walk through the doors there in the northwest corner or you can park just west of the post office on Sawyer Road and walk through the fence to these same doors to save driving around the airport.Please use the northwest door of the pool to enter.

Session Options

Session #1: October 5 to November 22, 2009 (7 weeks)
Session #2: November 23, 2009 to January 10, 2010 (7 weeks)
Session #3: January 11 to February 28, 20010 (7 weeks)
Full Season: October 5, 2009 to February 28, 2010 (21 weeks)

Practice Options

Option #1: Up to 2 times per week (may mix and match any 2 practice times listed below)

Option #2: Up to 3 times per week

Practice Times

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Note: Athletes will be asked to arrive 10 minutes ahead of the printed start time to stretch and help prepare the pool for practice. Also… the last 15 minutes of all practices will encompass dry land core strength development and coordination exercises so participants should be prepared to remain for this very important part of practice!

Financial Information

Single Season Costs

Option #1: $100 for instruction fees and $15 for their facility/insurance fee (good through May 15, 2010 and paid, ONLY, in the first session in which you participate this season). Your instructional fees will be prorated by $10 for your second swimmer, $15 for your third swimmer or $20 for your fourth swimmer enrolled in this program.

Option #2: $135 for instruction fees and $15 for their facility/insurance fee (good through May 15, 2010 and paid, ONLY, in the first session in which you participate this season). Your instructional fees will be prorated by $15 for your second swimmer, $25 for your third swimmer or $35 for your fourth swimmer enrolled in this program.

Full Season Costs

Option #1: $290 for instructional fees, and $15 for their facility/insurance fee (good through May 15, 2009). Your instructional fees will be prorated by $25 for your second swimmer, $35 for your third swimmer or $45 for your fourth swimmer enrolled in this program.

Option #2: $385 for instructional fees, and $15 for their facility/insurance fee (good through May 15, 2009). Your instructional fees will be prorated by $35 for your second swimmer, $50 for your third swimmer or $65 for your fourth swimmer enrolled in this program.

Note About Other Obligations: Our home school swimmers are exempt from any team fundraising fees or our Booster Club fee. As well, this group is exempt from any team volunteering requirements unless they participate in GCSTO sponsored meets at which point they will be asked to provide 1 volunteer at that meet.

Note About USA Meet Participation: If swimmers would like the option to participate in USA Swimming swim meets, the may opt to pay a $65 2009/2010 USA Swimming registration fee plus a $25 team association administrative fee to be eligible to do so.

Payment Due Dates
For "per session" participants full payment is due 1 week prior to the start of each session for either option for old program participants. New participants will be given a free 1-week trial period to see if the program is right for them. If they decide to join after that week, they can then pay their fees, in full for that session. For "full season" participants here are the due dates:

Oct. 12, 2009 - $200 minimum deposit per swimmer due to avoid a $15 late fee.

Nov. 25, 2009 - All remaining team fees must be paid, in full, to avoid a $15 late fee.

Note About Late Registrations: Anyone starting late into a session or into the season will have their team fees prorated appropriately plus a 10% late registration admin charge.

Trial Period

New participants to the program or to the team are allowed a 1 week trial period before any funds will be due to allow them the opportunity to determine if the program is right for them. Once their trial period is over they will be asked to follow the payment due date schedule for their program of choice.

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Contact Information

For more information, please contact Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio Home School Program Coordinator, Brian Tann at 614-312-8323 or irelander1848@gmail.com for more information. You will also find more information on the web at www.gcsto.com

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