Registration to the NATO Marlins club

Please note that two forms have been attached to this note: one for the NATO Marlins and one for the NATO Staff Centre.Both must be completed along with payments made to both organizations before an access pass will be issued.
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To register yourself or a child to the NATO Marlins swim club you need to go through following steps.

STEP 1

You need to be a NATO Staff Centre member (as they are the hosts of the swimming pool) and possess a valid NATO Staff Centre card / access pass. Please note that the pass needs to be renewed every year in January.

If you do not have one, then on of the below applies to you:

  1. If you or your spouse work for NATO HQ, you need to go to the Staff Centre and the process will be explained to you accordingly to your post in NATO HQ.
  2. If your family members do not work for NATO HQ and you were a member of NATO Staff Centre, complete a copy of the ExternalMembership form, sign it and leave it with the Staff Centre office with one passport size photo per family member, for signature by a member of the NATO Marlins club executive once payment of the registration fees has been verified on the club account.
  3. READ CAREFULLYIf your family members do not work for NATO HQ, you must apply for External Membership. Complete one External Membership form per adult (or child over age 12) whowishes an access card and return each completedform to the office of the NATO Staff Centre office,with 2 passport size photos of each person requesting the access card. Ensure that each applicationis signed by the person making the request and leave it with the NATO Staff Centre office. Please inform the club by sending anemail to (for Learn-to-Swim group) and (for the Competitive team) as one of the NATO Marlins club executive needs to sign it. (Please note that we will sign it upon the receipt of the registration payment on the club account  see STEP 3).
    Please note that it may take up to 3 weeks to get the Staff Centre card/ access pass. During this time please call the NATO Staff Centreand ask if you can be put on the list each week for access to the facility until your card is ready.

The telephone nr to the Staff Centre is 02.707.4604, e-mail address is:

STEP 1a

IMPORTANT NOTE on fees for the NATO Staff Centre membership and pool access

Please note that there is a fee associated to the NATO Staff Centre membership and pool access. The amount you need to pay depends on the status of your membership (internal / external). For external members it is about 50Euro per card (prices change so please call Staff Centre for current price list 02.707.4604.)

If you apply for the Competitive Team you need to take for your child an Annual Pass for the swimming pool. It includes both membership fee and pool access fee (please call Staff Centre for more information: 02.707.4604.)

If you apply for the Learn-to-Swim group, you may choose the following options:

-Take an Annual Pass for the swimming pool (NATO Staff Centre membership fee and pool access inclusive)  for those families who intend to come to the pool more often than 2 times a week,

-At the Staff Center reception purchase a card for 20 pool entries. It is a paper card, called ‘abonnement’. You need to get the card punched at the Staff Centre office each time your child and / or you will swim in the pool (you do not need to pay if you just enter the pool and will not swim).

STEP 2

Complete one NATO Marlins club registration form per family(NMS Registration form). Please add as much information as possible so that I do not need to contact you for the additional information. The most important pieces of information are:

-family last name

-E-MAIL ADDRESS (checked at least twice a week) PLEASE PRINT as this is our only way of communication with you

-emergency contact number

-Staff Centre Information (if you are still applying for the members hip  pls send it to us as soon as you get one).

-your organizationand information if you external

-key info about swimmers (don’t forget swimmer’s family name if different than yours)

-key info about parents / caretakers / family members who will also be part of the Marlins

This needs to be returned to by email (you may scan it or send word doc).

STEP 3
You need to make a payment for the swim session to the following bank account ING:310-1101530-84with a clear indication of the NAME OF SWIMMER, day of swimming and level if known.

For Learn-to-Swim season

Please note that we have 2 swim sessions in Learn-to-Swim group (Fall session: Sept. – Jan/Feb, and Spring session Feb – June). One session includes 15 lessons, and each lesson is 45 min’s for levels 2-6, 30 min’s for Parent/ Child and Level 1 group). We run the classes weekdays, Tuesdays through Fridays, at 17:00h and 18:00 h.

The cost of 1 swim session per swimmer can be found on this link:
This entitles you tothelessons during the session in which you join (we do not prorate it to other sessions).
You need to pay within 2 weeks upon the start of the lessons.

For Competitive Swim Team

The Swim Team has its practice days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 19:00h and Sun’s at 16:00h.

There are 2 seasons: competitive season (Aug.-Feb) and post-competitive season (March-June).

The price for the competitive season can be found on this link:

For both groups, we have discounts for the 3rd child. The rule applies toALL children from one family irrespective if they are CST or LTS. The discount applies to the lowest fee.

For more information about the payment consult our website:

Please note that all the NATO Marlins swim club executives are the volunteers. Our preferred way of communication with parents is via e-mail.

If you have any questions, please contact us at:

-for club questions:

-for Learn-to-Swim questions:

-for Competitive Team questions:

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