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Registration 2025

Welcome Swim Families!  Please read through the registration information and answer questions carefully to ensure that you are well informed and that your swimmers are successfully registered for the 2025 Memorial Parkway Marlins Swim Team.  

Please note: Priority of registration will be considered in the following order:

1) Returning Memorial Parkway Swim Team (MPST) members

2) Memorial Parkway residents 

3) Non-Memorial Parkway residents 

If it becomes necessary to cap certain age groups, registrants exceeding the cap limits in their respective age groups will be placed on a wait list and notified of their status.

AGE AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

1. Your swimmer must be between 4 and 18 years old on May 1, 2025.

2. Your swimmer must be a novice as defined by the West Houston Aquatic League (WHALe).

3. If a swimmer has a current TAGS time in any stroke in his/her age group, he/she must swim that stroke up one (1) age group. If a swimmer has a Sectional time in any stroke, he/she is precluded from swimming that stroke in a meet.  Please refer to the WHALe Policies and Procedures for penalties associated with violation of these rules.  A swimmer cannot have swum on any college or university swim team.

4. Your swimmer must be able to safely swim 25 yards (length of pool) unassisted. New swimmer evaluations will be held Saturday, April 26th. See our schedule for more info. Swimmer readiness will be determined by the MPST Coaches and Board. If in doubt of your swimmer's abilities, it is recommended that swim lessons be taken in advance of the swim season to help him/her achieve success. Swim team is a competitive recreational sport, not swim lessons.

COMPETITIVE MEETS:

All swimmers are required to compete in a minimum of 50% of the regular season swim meets (2 of 4 meets). Families who do not meet this requirement may not be eligible to pre-register for the following season, unless otherwise approved by the board. 

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS:

Parents are required to volunteer for 75% of the meets their swimmer/s participate in. Furthermore, if your swimmer qualifies and participates in the Meet of Champs (MOC), you will be required to volunteer for the MOC.  A description of volunteer positions can be found on our website under the "Parent Info/FAQ" tab.  Sign-ups for volunteer jobs will be done online. 

COST:

$135 First Swimmer, $125 Second Swimmer, $110 Each Additional Swimmer

Register by April 30 or pay a late registration fee of $10 per swimmer. Late registration closes Friday, May 9, 2025.

If you are a new Memorial Parkway resident, or if you have lived in Memorial Parkway and have not yet registered your family for pool access, you must do so by the first day of swim practice.  Please contact the Memorial Parkway Community Association office for details.  (281) 492-2949

Parents / Guardians
  • New accounts will be sent an email confirmation message with instructions to set up a password.
  • At least one parent/guardian is required to volunteer.
  • Previously registered parents/guardians cannot be edited during registration. Please contact your team's admin to request edits.

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  • Previously registered athletes cannot be edited during registration. Please contact your team's admin to request edits.

Please note: The following groups are filled. Registrations will NOT be accepted for Athletes in these groups.

Girls 9-10

Thank you for your interest in registering for the Memorial Parkway Marlins Swim Team. Unfortunately, the age group you selected is already full for this season. Please email us at [email protected] providing your name, address, and your swimmer/s’ full name and age to request placement on our waiting list. Some spots may open and we will do our best to accommodate your swimmer/s if additional spots become available.

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New Swimmer

Are you new to Memorial Parkway Swim Team? *

Swim Team Transfer

Are you transferring from another swim team within the WHALe League? *

Team Transfer

If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please name the team you are transferring from and the reason for your transfer request. If you answered "No," please list N/A. *

High School Swimmer

Is your swimmer currently, or were they previously, enrolled in a high school swim program? *

Year Round/Club Swimmer

If your swimmer is currently, or was previously, enrolled in a year round or club swimming program, please name the program/s here and length of time enrolled. If your swimmer has not been enrolled in these programs, please indicate that by typing N/A. *

TAGS/Sectional Time

If you answered yes to the above question, does your swimmer have a TAGS or Sectional time? (TAGS and Sectional times are time standards set by USA Swimming at the beginning of each competitive year. If you are unsure, consult your club or school coach.) If "Yes," please enter the event below, and see a Board Member on the first day of practice. We will need you to complete the necessary documents in order for your child to swim. If your swimmer does not have TAGS or Sectional times, please enter N/A. *

Swimmer Name for End of Season Award

Please list the FIRST NAME and LAST NAME for each swimmer as you would like for their name/s to appear printed/engraved on their end of season award. Please double check the spelling. *

Resident of Memorial Parkway

Are you a resident of the Memorial Parkway neighborhood? If you reside at a property that pays annual dues to Memorial Parkway Community Association, you are a Memorial Parkway resident. If you answered "Yes," skip the Non-Resident of Memorial Parkway Facility Fee section. If you answered "No," please answer the Non-Resident of Memorial Parkway Facility Fee section. *

Non-Resident of Memorial Parkway Facility Fee

If you ARE NOT a Memorial Parkway resident, Memorial Parkway Community Association requires a $10 per non-resident swimmer fee, not to exceed $30 per family.  NOTE: If you ARE a Memorial Parkway resident and indicate that you ARE NOT, the additional swimmer fee/s charged and collected will be considered a donation to the Memorial Parkway Swim Team. Thank you!

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Volunteer Requirements

Parents are required to volunteer for 75% of swim meets that your swimmer/s participate in.  If your swimmer qualifies and participates in the Meet of Champs (MOC), you will also be required to volunteer for the MOC.  A description of volunteer positions is on the website under the "Parent Info/FAQ" tab.  Sign-ups for volunteer jobs will be done online.  

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Photo Release

I grant permission for any photo(s) taken of my child/children to be used to promote the Memorial Parkway Swim Team (MPST).  MPST will not use a child’s/childrens’ name label in conjunction with their picture.

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2025 West Houston Aquatic League, Inc. Darkness to Light Acknowledgement

Athlete Protection Training

All coaches and volunteers (anyone age 14 and over) are required to complete required Athlete Protection Training. This applies to anyone who will be acting in the capacity of a volunteer or coach for a WHALe team at practice or at meets. It is highly recommended that all parent/guardians of WHALe athletes take this course.

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2025 West Houston Aquatic League, Inc. Parental Release & Consent

RELEASE OF LIABILITY FOR PARTICIPANTS/SWIMMERS

IN CONSIDERATION OF my child(ren)/ward(s) being allowed to participate in any way in West Houston Aquatic League, Inc. (“WHALe”) events and activities, the undersigned hereby represents, acknowledges, appreciates, understands, consents, and agrees that:

1. All of the information that I or my spouse have provided to WHALe or its member teams is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and, in the event that I, my spouse, or any of my child(ren)/ward(s) obtains knowledge that any such information is untrue or incorrect, I will immediately provide true and correct information to the executive board or similar governing entity for my member team; and,

2. The risk of injury to my child(ren)/ward(s) from participation in WHALe events and activities is significant, including the potential for permanent disability and death, and while particular rules, equipment, and personal discipline may reduce this risk, the risk for serious injury does exist; and,

3. I for myself, my spouse, and my child(ren)/ward(s), knowingly and freely ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS, both known and unknown, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE of WHALe or its member teams or its and their directors, officers, officials, agents, employees, volunteers, other participants, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, advertisers, and, if applicable, the owners and/or lessors of the premises used to conduct the event (collectively, the “Releasees”), and ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY for the participation of my child(ren)/ward(s) in WHALe events and activities; and,

4. I willingly agree to comply with the WHALe’s stated and customary terms and conditions for participation. If I observe any unusual significant concern in my child(ren)/ward(s) readiness for participation and/or in any WHALe event or activity itself, I will remove my child(ren)/ward(s) from the participation and bring such attention of the nearest official immediately; and,

5. I for myself, my spouse, my child(ren)/ward(s), and on behalf of my/our heirs, assignees, personal representatives and next of kin, hereby RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS the Releasees, WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL ILLNESS, INJURY, DISABILITY, DEATH, OR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PERSON OR PROPERTY incident to my child(ren)/ward(s) involvement or participation in WHALe events and activities, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE of the Releasees or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law; and

6. I, for myself, my spouse, my child(ren)/ward(s), and on behalf of my/our heirs, assignees, personal representatives and next of kin, hereby INDEMNIFY the Releasees from any and all liabilities incident to my child(ren)/ward(s) involvement or participation in WHALe events and activities, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE of the Releasees or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law; and,

7. In the event that any knowingly incorrect information provided by me or my spouse to WHALe or any of its member teams results in any additional liability, exposure, loss, or damage for any or all of the Releasees, I, for myself, my spouse, my child(ren)/ward(s), and on behalf of my/our heirs, assignees, personal representatives and next of kin, HEREBY ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the Releasees for, all such liability, exposure, losses and damages.

I HAVE READ THIS RELEASE OF LIABILITY, FULLY UNDERSTAND ALL TERMS, UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE GIVEN UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING, AND SIGN THIS RELEASE OF LIABILITY FOR PARTICIPANTS/SWIMMERS FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT INDUCEMENT.

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