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 custom … [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...]
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...]
5 Tips to Make Volunteer Management Easier
One of the great things about working at SwimTopia is being able to work with and learn from swim teams from all across the country. After working with hundreds of teams of all shapes and sizes, we've noticed that some teams really struggle with volunteering while others seems to have parents who are eager to help. We've taken these tips on how to make volunteer management easier from our most … [Read more...]
New Feature: SwimTopia for Your iPhone
Launching SwimTopia for your iPhone: SwimTopia’s new iPhone app allows you to check your team commitments anywhere and at any time. SwimTopia is available, right now, today from the App Store! Introducing SwimTopia Mobile - SwimTopia for Your iPhone We are thrilled to announce the immediate availability of SwimTopia Mobile, SwimTopia for your iPhone. The app allows you to view your family’s … [Read more...]
Heartbleed Security Update
SwimTopia would like to provide a Heartbleed security update. Earlier this week security researchers made public their discovery of a serious security vulnerability known as the Heartbleed Bug, which at the time of the announcement affected an estimated two-thirds of all secure internet websites. The Heartbleed Bug was caused by a flaw in OpenSSL, a popular software library used by thousands of … [Read more...]
Improved Email Delivery
At SwimTopia, we send hundreds of thousands of emails each season on behalf of our customers. We've improved email delivery by putting a lot of thought and effort into making sure each message reaches its intended recipient's inbox and doesn't end up in the their spam folder. Today SwimTopia is rolling out a change to the way that we send email that should even further improve our email … [Read more...]
New Registration Features: Conditional Fees and Discount Codes
Just in time for summer registration, SwimTopia now supports conditional fees and discount codes. These two powerful features can make your registration forms even more flexible for supporting several situations. Often swim teams have complicated pricing. And as we know, no two swim teams are alike. Building flexibility into SwimTopia is key to us keeping our customers happy. Our discount codes … [Read more...]
SwimTopia Wins Swim Team Software Shootout
In a swim team software shootout between SwimTopia and other swim team management software options, West Houston Aquatic League chooses SwimTopia. Austin, Texas, March 12, 2014 — The swim team management software market is heating up with a new technology solution shaking up the status quo and challenging more established software companies. After an extensive evaluation of all leading swim … [Read more...]
