Summer league swimming offers kids so many learning opportunities. One of the great benefits of being part of a team is learning to lead. Instituting a Volunteer Coaching Program is a great way to encourage new young leaders to step up and take on more responsibility within the team. Many teams have programs where the older swimmers mentor or teach the younger swimmers. If your team doesn’t have … [Read more...]
In The Spotlight
New Look SwimTopia Website!
More Information, More Answers, on Our New SwimTopia Website We’ve been hard at work creating a whole new look for www.SwimTopia.com, trying to really capture the essence of our product and company. Our new SwimTopia website more clearly explains what we do, who we help and how we simplify swim team management. With an eye to making sure the questions folks have in mind when they shop for swim … [Read more...]
Trainings and Demos in the DC Area
Trainings and Demos – Coming to Virginia and Maryland We’re excited to work with many teams in the Washington DC greater metro area, the birth place of Summer League Swimming. SwimTopia CEO and Founder, Mason Hale, is coming into town for the NVSL Seeding Meeting and wants to connect with current and future SwimTopia customers at some trainings and demos. Mason has a wealth of knowledge to share … [Read more...]
Updating Your SwimTopia Site to the New Swim Season
Happy New Year! The holidays are over, resolutions have been made, and now that January is almost over, hopefully we’re all writing 2017 rather than 2016 by now! For many of our SwimTopia community, it’s time to begin planning for the new swim season, and with that comes a refresh of your SwimTopia website. We’ll be sharing some tips to help make that transition easier! Get Ready for a New Swim … [Read more...]
Profile: Coach Mel Roberts, Tooele High School Fishaloes
When researching my blogs on team mascots and nicknames I stumbled upon the “Fishaloes”. As I checked out their SwimTopia team website for more information on their unique nickname and mascot I noticed that their coach, Coach Mel Roberts, was in his 48th year of coaching at Tooele High School. I couldn’t help but be impressed and curious to learn more! I interviewed Mel about his amazing … [Read more...]
Most Common and Most Unique Team Mascots and Nicknames
So we've talked about different categories of swim team mascots or nicknames in our last blog, but where does your swim team's mascot fit into the popularity contest? We evaluated the names of SwimTopia teams to come up with a list of the most common and most unique team mascots. Most Common Team Mascots Dolphins - 8.2% Sharks - 7.2 % Gators - 6.8% Barracudas - 5.4% Stingrays - 5.4% Marlins … [Read more...]
SwimTopia Tutorials: Lunch & Learn Drop-In Office Hours
Team Spotlight: The Avery Ranch Redfish
By Elli Overton, Director of Sales & Marketing This summer the Wild Orcas, SwimTopia CEO Mason Hale’s swim team, swam against the Avery Ranch Redfish and he was impressed: with their team spirit, energy, organization, team gear and mostly their enthusiasm and sense of fun! I reached out to Diana Tripp, the Redfish Volunteer Coordinator to try to a get sense of what makes their team so … [Read more...]
Finding Inspiration: Colin’s Hope Raises Awareness for Water Safety
By Elli Overton, Director of Sales & Marketing One of the many benefits of working for SwimTopia is that they support philanthropic endeavors. I recently made an on-the-spot decision to participate in the Colin's Hope Got2Swim Lake Austin 10km as part of a relay to promote water safety. After I committed to the swim at 1am on August 22nd, while I was participating in a 24 hour Swim-Raiser for … [Read more...]
SwimTopia Features That Make The Coach’s Job a Breeze
By Elli Overton, SwimTopia Director of Sales & Marketing and Summer League Swim Coach SwimTopia has so many time and labor saving features you might not even know about them all! I didn’t! SwimTopia features that make the coach's job a breeze include relay generation features that convert times and results editing capabilities. Features That Make The Coach’s Job a Breeze: Feature 1: … [Read more...]
