City of Glasgow Swim Team

 Application form for membership

Procedures to join the Club

1. All swimmers wishing to join the club should in the first instance contact our administrator by telephoning 0141 287 5447 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
   
2. Swimmers will then be invited for a trial with one of the club coaches.
   
3. If successful, a membership application form should be filled in. These can be obtained from the club office, coaching staff, website or committee member.
   
4. All completed forms must be sent to Cathie Robertson at the COGST office, 20 Trongate, Glasgow where they will be logged and passed on to the Head Coach and the club secretary.
   
5. The Head Coach in consultation with the relevant coaches will take a view on the swimmers ability and decide which squad is appropriate, if any.
   
6. The Head Coach will submit their recommendations, on the Application Form to the next available Management Committee meeting.
   
7. After a discussion at that meeting the decision will be taken, (unless further information is required), to accept the swimmer into a specific squad, or to decide not to accept the swimmer into the club. This decision will be communicated to the swimmer by the Club Administrator
   
8. If successful the Administrator will send out instructions on signing Standing Order forms, Code of Conduct forms and copies of the Club Constitution and Handbook. They will also at this point give swimmers an official start date.
   
9. It should be noted that this whole procedure could take up 2 weeks and until it is completed, new members will not be permitted to join in with COGST training.
   
10. Any swimmer aggrieved by the decision not to be accepted into the Club should appeal in writing, giving reasons to the COGST Management Committee who will consider the appeal at their next meeting.
    
11. Swimmers not accepted also have the right of appeal to Scottish Swimming after an internal appeal process has been completed.

Transition Squad Swimmers (From Glasgow Life Learn to Swim Programme)

Following assessment by the Transition Squad Coach those swimmers considered to have the necessary swimming ability and commitment to training and the Club will be given an Application Form and the steps 4 – 10 apply.