FSA Would like to welcome you to register for our Winter/Spring 2026 Session. Our Fall session was a huge success and we look forward to working with all of our athletes for the next 4 months or so. Registration can be done below, or when you log in to the FSA website. You can Find our life programs under your Dashboard, This includes our Spring registration and lessons.

Moving into the Spring months we have a few details and changes we would like to highlight.

• Registration will be open through January 19th with the First payment due February 1st.
• Our Schedule can be found at swimfsa.org/schedule
• This schedule is LIVE and is updated in real time anytime there are changes.
• With the exception of a few meets this schedule is up to date through the end of of Winter/Spring Session on May 31st.
• Groupings are divided by "Calendar" and you can view only the calendars that are most relevant to you by clicking on the "calendar" Icon on the upper right hand side.

Team Dues - Financial Policy

• January 31st is a date of significance. That is the date that any athlete(s) with outstanding dues will not be allowed to swim with us until their account is current. FSA will send out reminders for those who are delinquent.
• Please take a moment to confirm your payment method on file.
• Note: for those that choose to set up a bank account online fees are reduced
• FSA accepts cash and check as well
• On January 19th our Financial Policy will change. The Financial policy can be reviewed at www.swimfsa.org/financialpolicy
• The financial policy can be linked to through www.swimfsa.org/family
• The new policy is also available below.

Session Refunds

Session refunds will only be provided in the first Month of each session. Refunds will be as followed

• First week of the season 90% refund
• 2nd week of the season 85% refund
• 3rd week of the season 80% refund
• 4th week of the season 75% refund
• No refunds available after fourth week of the season
• Credits toward future seasons are available for extended medical leave of absence and require medical clearance to return 

• Please reach out to aquatics@friends-select.org with any questions

Sessions

• The calendar year is organized into three 19 week swim sessions.
• Fall/Winter Sept 7-Jan 18
• Winter/Spring Jan 19-May 31
• Summer Season June 1-July 31 (Depending on LC Silver Champs and

Zones) - Session format TBD

Banquet

• FSA wraps our Short Course season with a team celebration and Banquet. This date is expected to be May 16th
• Details for this banquet will come out soon

• Meets
• FSA will continue to target 1 meet per month per group to provide ample opportunities to race
• We are looking ahead to a meet in early February, and one day race opportunities at the end of February for athletes who are close to qualifying times
• March is Short Course Championships Month.
• 10 and Under Championships (likely at GCIT) - March 7th-8th
• Jr. Championships Ages 11-14 (Franklin & Marshall) - Qualifying Meet - March 12th-15th
• Senior Championships 15 and Over (Carlisle YMCA Aquatic Center) - Qualifying Meet - March 19th-22nd
• Silver Championships 11 and Over (likely GCIT) Qualifying Meet - March 27th-March 29th
• Eastern Zone Age Group Championships- April 1st-April 4th
• All athletes are highly encouraged to compete in the meets made available to them and athletes who are qualified are expected to compete in Championships meets . Competition is an important part of the training aspect of swimming in addition to character building and social development.
• FSA will publish our list of Summer meets as the summer progresses

• Training - Group Descriptions
• Any athletes shifting training groups have been notified of where to register
• Athletes are organized based on skill level AND age to help support the opportunity to train and compete with their peers. 
• FSA has designed our training groups this year based on the needs of the program and our current ANTICIPATED enrollment. These may be subject to change this year and on a year over year basis.
• Organizing our groups this way is intended to encourage skill development with others of a similar skill level. 
• Organizing our groups this way supports team building and social aspects of swimming through participation and maturation with peer groups.
• FSA will reintroduce out of water workouts during this coming season.
• Athletes are expected to participate with the group they are placed into. Training groups have been created with great intention to best benefit our athletes’ long term swimming and character development. Attending practice outside of the athlete’s assigned group should not occur without a collaborative conversation with the coaching staff

• Lessons
• FSA Staff offers one-on-one lessons to support an athlete's swim journey
• Athletes joining the sport of swimming at a later age are encouraged to fill in some gaps with training to facilitate their best possible experience and/or introduction to our swim team. 
• Athletes who are seeking support for specific areas of their swimming are also encouraged to participate in lessons to further their skill development
• Swim lessons are available to all athletes regardless of skill or experience. 
• Some athletes will be asked to join the FSA lessons program to support their transition to the team or into new groups.
• Swim lessons are an additional cost on top of our Program costs.

• Coaching Model 
• FSA has a goal of having 2 coaches dedicated to each group whenever possible regardless of group size.
• The FSA coaching staff has an internal goal of providing feedback and connecting with each athlete at every practice. 
• FSA have sponsored our coaches to become American Swim Coaches Association certified in addition to USA Swimming and we will sponsor all first year coaches with Levels 1 and Level 2

• Schedule
• THE CURRENT SCHEDULE WILL GO UNCHANGED UNTIL MID FEBRUARY. All schedule information is updated LIVE at swimfsa.org/schedule
• FSA is a part of, and shares its pool with Friends Select School and the Philadelphia Fins Masters Team. The middle school and high school seasons have already begun and will run through the Eastern Championships Feb 13-16. 
• For this reason we will have 2 schedules, one which we have been operating with since November, and the schedule which we will shift back to on February 17 (the day after President's Day when school will be closed)
• The attached schedules are based on forecasted registration and may be subject to minor changes based on actual team size and groupings
• FSA has worked hard to minimize the changes between these two schedules.