Registration for our Regular Season will take place in three phases as follows: 

• Phase 1 opens on August 24th at 6:00 am for returning members.  Returning members are those who were registered with BMSC for the 2025/2026 Regular Season and / or the 2026 Summer Season and Affiliate Members who joined during the Regular Season.
• Phase 2 opens on August 27th at 6:00 am to residents of Burlington.
• Phase 3 opens on September 1st  at 6:00 am to all others.

BMSC is offering the following sessions in the 2026-2027 regular season:

• Monday - Thursday PM + Sunday AM (5 available practices a week)

          o    With the option to add Tuesday & Thursday AM (to make 7 available practices a week)

• Tuesday & Thursday AM + Sunday AM (3 available practices a week)

Each session also has two groups, an A group and a B group

​​​​​​​The first step in registering is selecting A or B group – this is determined as follows: 

• Do not register based on preferred practice time slots. Returning Swimmers should register for the group they were in last season (A Group or B Group).  Group assignments may change as a swimmer's abilities change or should any pool capacity issues arise within groups.  
• New Members should register for B Group.
• If the Group you wish to register for is full and there are openings in the other Group, please register in the other group and we will look to balance capacities by moving swimmers between groups within the first few days / weeks.
• Coaching staff will validate assignments to A and B Groups. Swimmers may not move randomly between A Group and B Group practices.

Note: if registering on your mobile, make sure to scroll down or view in landscape mode to see both options

Next you will select the session you wish to register in.  This is your choice, within the capacity constraints.  There is no obligation to attend every practice available to you.  You may attend any of the practices available within the session for which you register. 

More details about the session options are below:

• Monday - Thursday PM + Sunday AM (5 available practices a week)
• The evenings & Sunday morning sessions are the same practice schedule we have had in previous years. 
• Registration entitles swimmers to 5 specific, coached practice options per week.  Each practice is 1 hour.
• The 5 practice options are on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings with all practices held at Burlington Centennial Pool with the exception of Tuesday evenings which is held at Angela Coughlan Pool. 
• Evening time slot Registration will initially be capped at 90 (45 A Group & 45 B Group) swimmers.
• Each practice time slot is capped at 30 swimmers.
• This option will start on Monday September 14th, although new members can attend an new members only practice on Sunday September 13th

Add Tuesday & Thursday AM to Monday - Thursday PM + Sunday AM (to make 7 available practices a week)

• Our most flexible option allows registrants to any of our 7 practice options from the combination of the above two sessions (evenings & mornings).  
• Registration entitles swimmers to 7 coached practices per week.  Each practice is 1 hour.
• Evening practices are held at Burlington Centennial Pool with the exception of Tuesday evenings which is held at Angela Coughlan Pool; Tuesday & Thursday morning practices are held at Tansley Woods Pool; and Sunday morning practice is held at Burlington Centennial Pool.
• This 7 available practices a week option can be selected during registration through the Monday - Thursday PM + Sunday AM option and selecting to add both Tuesday & Thursday AM
• This option will start AM practices on Tuesday September 8th at Tansley, on Sunday September 13 at Centennial, new members are to go to the 10:30-11:30am option while returning members go the the 9:30-10:30am option regardless of A or B group, and on Monday September 14th the evening practices will start with the regular schedule.

Tuesday & Thursday AM + Sunday PM (3 available practices a week)

• Registration entitles swimmers to 3 specific coached practices options per week.  Each practice is 1 hour.
• The 3 practice options are on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday mornings with Tuesday and Thursday held at Tansley Woods Pool and Sunday at Burlington Centennial Pool. 
• Weekday morning time slot registration will be capped at 40 (20 Group A & 20 Group B) swimmers.
• Each practice time slot is capped at 30 swimmers.
• This option will start on Tuesday September 8th at Tansley and on Sunday September 13 at Centennial, new members are to go to the 10:30-11:30am option while returning members go the the 9:30-10:30am option regardless of A or B group.  

​​​​​​​Regular season starts on Monday September 14th, with the following exceptions:

• New members can attend a new members only practice on Sunday September 13th from 10:30-11:30 AM at Centennial
• The Tues & Thur AM (3/week) session and the Full 7/week session start weekday AM practices on Tuesday September 8th
• On Sunday September 13th, The Tues & Thur AM (3/week) session and the Full 7/week session returning members can attend practice at Centennial from 9:30-10:30am regardles of A or B group (new members attend the new members only session)

Note: There no evening practices before Monday September 14th​​​​​​​

Check out the Practice Calendar on the website for specific dates and times

• The costs for the regular season, including HST, are as follows:
  
  

• Session	Monday - Thursday PM  + Sunday AM (5 practices a week)	Monday - Thursday PM  + Sunday AM + Tues & Thur AM (7 practices a week)	Tuesday & Thursday AM  + Sunday AM  (3 practices a week)
  Mandatory Swim Ontario fee	$74.71	$74.71	$74.71
  Standard registration fee	$897.15	$1230.54	$559.46
  	$971.86	$1305.25	$634.17
  Senior/Student discount	$-134.57	$-184.59	$-83.92
  	$837.29	$1120.66	$550.25

  
  

• Payments made by credit card will be subject to additional 3.1% +$0.40 processing fees.

• • Note: Swim Ontario fees are a mandatory annual registration fee that covers the period from September to August. The charge noted above also includes the processing charges to Swim Ontario incurred by BMSC to register it's members with Swim Ontario.

    
    

  • Senior/Student discount:
    The senior/student discount is available to:

  • Member s 65 years and older on September 1st, 2026
  • Stude nts re gistered full-time in a post-secondary institution for 2026-27 (You may be asked for proof)

  • There is a check box during registration where you can indicate that you are eligible for these discounts. The discount will be applied after registration on your invo ice.

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    Payment process:
    Within 48 hours of registration you will receive an Invoice by email.  Please wait for receipt of your invoice before paying.  If there are any questions with your invoice, please email treasurer@bmsc.ca.  Payment, whether by e-transfer or Credit card, is to be made within 24 hours of receiving this invoice.  Upon receipt, you will have two payment options:

  • Payment Option 1:  e-transfer the amount owing to fees@bmsc.ca within 24 hours.  Please be sure to put your name in the comments section of the e-transfer.
  • Paym ent Option 2: Pay via credit card by selecting the "View Billing" button in the email.  From the invoice select the 'pay' button and enter the necessary credit card information and process payment.  Please do so within 24 hours of receiving the invoice. Note: Payments made by credit card will be subject to additional 3.1% +$0.40 processing fees.

  
  

  ​​​​​​​If you haven't paid within 24 hours of receiving your invoice, BMSC may withdraw your membership to make space for a paying member.  Due to the nature of our membership, refunds are not offered. 

    By payment of the appropriate fee, you become a voting member of the Burlington Masters Swim Club Inc. 

• • If Registration for the Regular Session is no longer available, please click to get redirected to our Waiting List.

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Terms and Conditions: 

    To swim with the Burlington Masters Swim Club Inc., you also agree to the BMSC Terms and Conditions, abide by the Team’s Swimming Etiquette and comply with the Swim Ontario Code of Conduct. 

    Administration 

    The Burlington Masters Swim Club Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation. The fees that are listed, pay for Coaching, Pool time, Insurance, Swim Ontario membership, and other operational costs. The Board of Directors, who administer the program, are unpaid volunteers and are only reimbursed for expenses incured in running our programs.