{"id":520,"date":"2023-11-03T15:08:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.aszvspons.nl\/frequently-asked-questions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:41:06","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aszvspons.nl\/en\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently asked questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"520\" class=\"elementor elementor-520 elementor-263\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d618e95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d618e95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b0f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31b0f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below you will find frequently asked questions about A.S.Z.V. SPONS.<br>Do you have another question?<br>Send an e-mail to bestuur@aszvspons.nl<br>We will take care of adding your question to the website!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4758ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"4758ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7481\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7481\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Swimming<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7481\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7481\"><p><strong>Do you have to be a good swimmer to become a member of SPONS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, you don&#8217;t have to. Anyone can become a member of SPONS. However, we do recommend taking SPONS&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/aszvspons.nl\/new\/zwemcursus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freestyle course<\/a> first if you have not yet mastered the freestyle (that well).  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you swim competitions at SPONS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is possible to swim competitions at SPONS. For example, we participate in the <a class=\"customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/stichtingnsz.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSZK<\/a> (Dutch Student Swimming Competition), in which we swim four races a year.  All student swimming associations from all over the country (more than 10!) then get together to race against each other. Anyone can take part in these competitions, from beginners to advanced swimmers. After these races, there is always a big party as well. We also organise club championships. These are intended for all members, but especially for new members to get acquainted with competition aspects. You can also swim more competitions using a KNZB number under the name of SPONS. If you want to do this if you are a member of SPONS, please contact the swimming commissioner.      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7482\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7482\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Membership<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7482\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7482\"><p><strong>What does a membership cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/aszvspons.nl\/new\/lid-worden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership with SPONS<\/a> for a full year (1 September to 31 August) costs \u20ac45. A six-month membership (January to 31 August) costs \u20ac27. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Are the drinks<\/strong> <strong>or training sessions mandatory?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both training sessions and drinks are not mandatory. Swim training sessions are on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Land training on Mondays at 18:30 on the side of the pool inside Het Marnix. Drinks are every Thursday evening after swim training at our regular bar caf\u00e9 Bobbi\u2019s.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>How can I unsubscribe from A.S.Z.V. SPONS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can unsubscribe by sending an email to <a href=\"mailto:bestuur@aszvspons.nl\">bestuur@aszvspons.nl<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>For members: after a deregistration moment, a notice period of 1 month follows during which your membership continues. During the cancellation period, it is not possible to participate in competitions organised by the KNZB. This includes the NSZKs. If you still want to participate in these competitions during the notice period, please mention this in the e-mail.    <\/p>\n<p><strong>By what date should I have unsubscribed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The deadline to unsubscribe from A.S.Z.V. SPONS is before August 1. Terminate your membership before this date! 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