Online registration starts April 27th! Online registration is open for all swimmers returning from last summer. Members will need to have an online account with the Columbia Association. Haven't set yours up yet?  

Click here and then click on Do Not Have A Login to set up your online account now!

The following groups will still need to submit paper registrations: new swimmers, swimmers who may have skipped last year, non-members, swimmers registering for a different team because they moved, and swimmers receiving any sort of discount (i.e. Clippers, CA staff, income qualified, etc).

To submit a paper registration, download the 
Columbia Neighborhood Swim League registration form!

When submitting a paper registration, you may make a payment by mailing a check or pay by check, cash or credit card in-person at our office.  Checks must be payable to Columbia Association.  Forms and payments can be sent by mail or delivered in-person to 

CNSL / Aquatics Office
9450 Gerwig Lane
Columbia, MD 21046
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Office hours are Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm 
Special Saturday hours May 27 through July 27, 10 am – 2 pm

Registration is required every season.

 

For CA Package Plan or Outdoor Pools members:

• $115 per swimmer if registered by May 31st.
• $130 per swimmer if registered between June 1st and June 30th.

For CA Resident cardholders:

• $195 per swimmer if registered by May 31st.
• $210 per swimmer if registered between June 1st and June 30th.

For Non-Members:

• $380 per swimmer if registered by May 31st.
• $395 per swimmer if registered between June 1st and June 30th.

The Columbia Association has several options for families who meet federal low income requirements. Please contact Member Services at 410-730-1801 for more information.

 

• In order to be on the official roster and eligible to swim in the first dual meet, registrations must be submitted online, post marked, or delivered in person to the Aquatics Office by 2pm of Time Trials Saturday
• In order to be on the official roster and eligible to swim in the second dual meet, registrations must be submitted online, post marked, or delivered in person to the Aquatics Office by 2pm of first dual meet
• In order to be on the official roster and eligible to swim the rest of the season, registrations must be submitted online, post marked, or delivered in person to the Aquatics Office by 2pm of the second dual meet

• Must be 18 or under as of June 1st for the current season
• 10 and under
  
  • Must be able to complete one length of legal freestyle and/or backstroke without stopping, grabbing the wall, lane line, pushing off the bottom or resubmerging under water after the initial start
  • Length requirement must be completed on or before Time Trials
  • The head coach has the final say as to whether the length was completed successfully
• 11-18
  
  • Must be able to complete two lengths of legal freestyle and/or backstroke without stopping, grabbing the wall, lane line, pushing off the bottom or resubmerging under water after the initial start
  • Length requirement must be completed on or before Time Trials
  • The head coach has the final say as to whether the lengths were completed successfully
  
  

A refund request may be made by submitting an online request or calling the Aquatics Office at 410.312.6332.  Full refunds may be obtained for any swimmer who elects to or is unable to participate after Time Trials.  When contacting us please be prepared to provide the following information. 

• Check/Cash
  • Child Name
  • Team
  • Parent Name
  • Address
  • Reason for no longer participating
• Credit Card
  • Child Name
  • Team
  • Card type
  • Card number
  • Expiration
  • Name as it is written on the card
  • Reason for no longer participating

Another option is to get a credit that can be put towards our lesson program. We will begin processing refunds once registration has closed for the season, typically after the second meet.  Please allow two weeks for the refund check to arrive.  All refund requests must be made by the last weekend in July.  Payment cannot be carried over from one summer to the next summer.

You are welcome to participate during the first two weeks of practice and attend the time trials meet before committing your money to a swim team.  If you have questions or would like more information regarding the CNSL, we want to hear from you so please contact us!