Registration

Registration will open for Summer 2026 on April 8th at 8am for returning families. A returning family includes anyone who was registered with the Orcas during the Winter Maintenance 2025-2026 session, OR during the Summer 2025 session, and their siblings. 

Registration for new swimmers will open on April 11th, 2026 at 8am. New swimmers registering before this date and time will be deregistered and refunded the registration and insurance fees minus Active fees incurred.

New Swimmers

We love welcoming new swimmers and their families!  New swimmers are invited to register for the summer session beginning on April 11. 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.

S vs O Swimmer Categorization

For information on the "S" or "O" Swimmer Categorization please refer to this page

Fees

The summer 2026 registration fees for Junior and Senior programs is $575 and includes access to all practices. Mini-pod registration is $225.  All swimmers must also pay BCSSA fees/insurance.  A sibling discount code will be provided for those registering more than one swimmer.  

Masters

A Masters option may be considered once youth registration is complete.

If you require more information about our programs and/or registration, please e-mail us at info@oakbayorcas.ca.