Becoming a Club
*NOTE: The affiliation pathways are currently being reviewed and revised to increase membership opportunities for athletes. Therefore, it is advised any club looking towards affiliation wait until the new guidance is released by Sept 2023.
In order to be a recognised VAF swim club, it must demonstrate that:
- Has a membership of at least 10 fee-paying members, 5 of whom must be registered swimmers
- Has adopted a Constitution agreeing to be subject to and observing the rules, bylaws and directions of FINA and VAF.
- Has adopted rules providing for its agreement to meet its financial obligations under these rules, including payment of annual subscriptions, competition levies and swimmer registration fees to VAF.
- Has ensured that all its members have, as condition of membership, signed agreement to the Vanuatu Aquatics Federation Code of Conduct
Clubs are members of VAF, as long as they abide by rules and bylaws of the club or association to which they belong and of VAF.
The benefits of becoming a VAF registered club are:
- invitation to compete in key swim meets
- invitation to attend AGMs and other important meetings
- swimmers registered with their club are eligible for national selection (should they meet the citizenship requirements).
If your club is interested in becoming a registered VAF Club, contact us for more information.
While no clubs have submitted documentation of these requirements thus far, there are recreational swim groups in Vanuatu.
Clubs
As Swimming is still a new sport for many in Vanuatu, there are currently no clubs that have met the constitutional requirements to be members. There are also no water polo clubs, however there are recreational matches from time to time which are open to anyone to join a scrimmage.
VAF can offer assistance to clubs to help understand the requirements to become officially registered with the federation.
While there are no clubs, there are recreational teams that swim in Vanuatu:
- Flying Fish Swimming School
- Port Vila Masterbathers
- Waterlife Swim School
- Paradise Swimming
- Bahai Swim Club
- Ekipe Swim Club
- Eton Swim Club
- Epau Swim Club
- Black Sands Swim Club
- Nguna Island Swim Club
To learn more about affiliation pathways, click here.