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WINTER MAINTENANCE REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN SEPTEMBER 2025
Winter Maintenance 2025 - 2026 Registration information for new swimmers: If you would like to be contacted when our Winter Maintenance 2025 - 2026 registration dates and links open, please add your name to our email list.
Registration will open for 2025-2026 Winter Maintenance on September 1st at 8am for returning families. A returning family includes anyone who was registered with the Orcas so far in 2025, and their siblings. For those registering more than one swimmer, a discount code will be provided for a sibling discount.
Registration for new swimmers will open on Septembers 4th at 8am 2025. New swimmers registering before this date and time will be deregistered and refunded the registration and insurance fees minus Active fees incurred.
New Swimmers
New swimmers are invited to register for winter maintenance beginning on September 4, 2025. Our coaches will assess the swimmer in our first week of practices and place them in appropriate training groups. New junior and senior swimmers are required to swim 25m safely and unassisted in deep water. Juniors are swimmers whose ages place them in divisions 1-3 and OCat 1, while seniors are swimmers whose ages place them in divisions 4-8 and OCat 2 (please refer to the BCSSA Age Locator). Mini Pods are a minimum of 4 years of age, turning 5 within the calendar year, to 7 years of age, and are comfortable in the water without a parent while being able to behave safely and respectfully in the water in a small group, but cannot yet swim 25m unassisted.
If you require more information about our programs and/or registration, please e-mail us at info@oakbayorcas.ca.
Financial Assistance
The Orcas’ Board works hard to keep costs low for all families. The board also knows these costs can pose a real financial hardship and may even be prohibitive for some. To ensure our club remains accessible, we have the registration assistance program. If this is something your family requires, please complete this form and return it to the attention of the Oak Bay Orcas President at president@oakbayorcas.ca as soon as possible and no later than August 31, 2025.
SUMMER 2026 Registration Update
Registration will open for the 2026 Summer Season in April 2026. Registration will open for returning families in early April, and for new swimmers the following week. Please check back here for updated registration dates.
Note: A returning family includes anyone who was registered with the Orcas in Summer 2025 and/or Winter Maintenance 2025-2026 and their siblings. For those registering more than one swimmer, a sibling discount will be applied at the time of registration.
For information on the "S" or "O" Swimmer Categorization, please refer to this page
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