Becoming a member

We’re thrilled you’d like to join our swimming club! There are three types of membership:

  • Trial membership:
    This allows you to see during the month of September whether you would like to be a member with us.
  • Full membership:
    This is the full membership, meaning you can swim and/or water polo with us throughout the academic year. You can participate in all training sessions, activities, and competitions.
  • Supporting membership:
    With a supporting membership, you can participate in all activities and competitions. You can also participate in up to five swimming or water polo training sessions per year. This also means you pay considerably less.

Besides the trial membership, you can also just come and train with us some time, to see if you like it. This is possible year-round. Just send an email to info@aquamanialeiden.nl . Further information on how to register and the details about each membership are below.

The conditions for membership with us are:

  • You are studying at an institution that offers ‘Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs’ or ‘Hoger Beroeps Onderwijs’ (i.e. a university or hogeschool) in the Netherlands.
  • You have a swimming diploma or you can swim.

Trial membership

The trial membership costs €15. This allows you to participate in all training sessions and activities throughout September. Afterward, you must decide whether or not you’d like to remain a full member. If you do remain a member, your remaining membership fee will be reduced to €55. In September, we organize:

  • Two swimming training sessions per week
  • Two water polo training sessions per week
  • Four introductory activities

To sign up for the trial membership, please complete the form below and email it to info@aquamanialeiden.nl.


Full membership

For full membership from the beginning of the year you pay:

  • €70 contribution to Aquamania (or €65 if you become a member during the EL CID)
  • €211,45 (excl. administration costs) contribution to the university sports center

The membership fee for the University Sports Center (USC) is due because we use their pool water. If you already have a USC membership, you don’t have to pay this fee to us. With a USC membership, you also have access to many other of their facilities. You can also become a full member later in the year, which will lower the cost. For example, if you join two months later (so you missed September and October), you’ll only have to pay 10/12th of the membership fee to the USC. The following fees also apply to the swimming association:

  • €50,- if you join after January 31, 2026
  • €30,- if you join after March 31, 2026

To register for full membership, please complete the form below and email it to 
info@aquamanialeiden.nl 


Supporting membership

Supporting membership costs €30. You can become a supporting member year-round. To apply, please use the full membership form.