HY-TEK Meet Manager runs most of the swim meets in the US It's now easy to load Hy-Tek meet events files directly into SwimTopia as you set up your swim meets. SwimTopia already offers comprehensive support for Meet Manager integration—exporting Team Roster and Meet Entries files (.hy3 format) for getting your team’s info into Meet Manager for a meet and importing Meet Manager Results files for … [Read more...]
Merge Duplicate Athletes Easily
Retaining your swimmers’ information safely It’s very important that SwimTopia keeps your athletes’ time history and other information accurate and also retain it for easy access. When managing this data we are very careful to only connect new swimmer info to existing swimmers when all the information matches precisely. We have seen plenty of teams where kids from different families have the same … [Read more...]
A Tribute to Swim Parents Everywhere
Why do we need to write a tribute to swim parents? Because there wouldn’t be any good swimmers if there weren’t great swim parents behind them! SwimTopia was born from summer league swimming roots, and we all know summer swim teams couldn’t exist without an army of amazing swim parents. We talk to them and work with them every day so feel uniquely qualified to appreciate swim parents and be … [Read more...]
Summer League Swim Gear 101
Photo: Colorful Pool Noodles by Marco Verch under CC 2.0 If you’re new to swimming you might be unsure about what swim gear and accessories your kids need. What's it for? Which kind to buy? What’s the best way to use it? Each team or coach has different requirements, so check with your team about what your kids need—but here are some swim equipment basics. Swim Equipment … [Read more...]
Getting Started with SwimTopia: Get Ready, Get Set Up, Go!
Maximize Your SwimTopia Website Getting Started with SwimTopia is easy. Customers new to SwimTopia sometimes ask, “What is your set up fee?” and the answer is, we don’t have one. Getting started with SwimTopia is so easy and intuitive you can set up your swim team website in hours or days, not weeks. Between our comprehensive Help Center and our accessible Customer Happiness Team, we’ve had … [Read more...]
Enhanced Custom Domain Support
SwimTopia has enhanced our custom domain support. We now have a new, enhanced method to support custom domain names for team web sites. While every SwimTopia account comes with a custom subdomain in the form of teamname.swimtopia.com, many teams have paid to register their own custom domain name like www.teamname.com for use with their team website -- and they want to continue to use their … [Read more...]
A Look at the NVSL — One of the First and Biggest Summer Swim Leagues
When it comes to Summer League swimming, the Northern Virginia Swimming League, or NVSL as it is commonly known, is the one of the “Grandfathers” of summer swimming – one of the oldest and biggest leagues. With 102 swim teams and 48 diving teams the League gives over 17,000 kids the opportunity to participate in aquatic sports every summer. Established in 1956 by 11 founding member teams, the … [Read more...]
2015 Pacific Swim Coaches Clinic
2015 is almost here, and we are looking forward to kicking off the new year by attending the Pacific Swim Coaches Clinic in Napa California again this year. Sponsored by our friends at NorCal Swim Shop, the Pacific Swim Coaches Clinic is a great event. We always look forward to the opportunity to meet with existing customers and to meet new swim teams and show them how SwimTopia can save time … [Read more...]
Merchandising Tips to Boost Team Spirit and Revenue
Offering special limited-edition items like hoodies can boost your team's sales & spirit. Read on for other merchandising tips to help you increase both your sales and your revenue. Relative to other sports, swim teams are huge. The average swim team has more than 100 athletes on the roster. And with that size comes some high overhead costs for coaching staff, pool rentals, insurance, not … [Read more...]
New Feature: Flexible Permission System
SwimTopia's new flexible permission system gives teams the ability to tailor access permissions precisely to each volunteer role. Using a new simple-yet-powerful interface, Teams can now assign "read" or "manage" permissions independently for each area team management functionality. With this new feature, Teams can now let more volunteers help with the team and data management without having to … [Read more...]
