Recently, SwimTopia launched our new mobile responsive team sites, making everything a regular team parent needs to do from their phone much easier. Now we’ve created an easy way for team members to jump from the SwimTopia mobile app to their mobile responsive team sites to sign up for meets and jobs. We know that people these days live on their phones, so we’ve made it possible for parents to … [Read more...]
Meet Management
Meet Maestro Meet Software: Run FREE Virtual Meets in 2020 and Beyond
Try SwimTopia’s revolutionary meet software solution, Meet Maestro, for FREE through July 31, 2021 Life is hard enough during a pandemic, but running a swim meet doesn’t need to be. SwimTopia offers easy and fun virtual swim meets with Meet Maestro meet software—allowing swimmers to race hard, enjoy good times, and make the most of our “new normal.” Meet Maestro, SwimTopia's meet software … [Read more...]
Feature Updates Enhance the Virtual Swim Meet Experience
Updated July 3, 2020: added demo video recording about running virtual meets in Meet Maestro A few months ago, as we all witnessed the world changing around us, SwimTopia decided to focus on what we were hearing from our customers. If they could have a season, they would. If they could run swim meets, they would. The idea of running virtual swim meets became a focus for swim teams around the … [Read more...]
Colorado Time Systems Collaborates with SwimTopia to Streamline Meets
Colorado Time Systems, a PlayCore Company, and SwimTopia are working together to assist swim teams with running meets efficiently and economically. Colorado Time Systems has created a rental program that allows swim teams to rent their Dolphin wireless timing system, with an option to buy after the season. The Dolphin rental program, together with SwimTopia’s 14-day free trial of Meet Maestro … [Read more...]
Improved File Importing Features—Including the Ability to Import SD3 Results
Once the meet is over, it’s easier than ever to import your swimmers’ results into your SwimTopia meets. Our recent enhancements to SwimTopia’s results import feature include the ability to import .sd3 results files and improved error handling for all formats. SD3 Results Imports SwimTopia is happy to announce the ability to import .sd3 results files (otherwise known as the SDIF format). We’ve … [Read more...]
South Carolina Teams Kick Off the Summer with Virtual Dual Meets
Meet Maestro—Flexible, Easy-to-Use Meet Management Software—Helps SAIL Run Virtual Dual Meets In Greenville, South Carolina, summer swimming is soldiering on for the Swim Association Invitational League (SAIL): their first virtual swim meets took place on June 11. Twenty of SAIL’s teams kicked off the season with ten virtual dual meets, each team swimming against a neighboring team, while … [Read more...]
Getting Back in the Water Again: Safe Swim Practices and Virtual Meets
As some states are “opening up” on a limited basis, many teams will be using this time to plan a safe return to the pool. USA Swimming has posted guidelines for their teams to use while developing their plans to return to the pool safely, and we’d like to share those with you: USA Swimming's guidelines for Facility Re-Opening Messaging and Planning And what’s a swim season without swim … [Read more...]
Preparing for Summer Swim Team – Safely!
Tips and Tools for Getting Back in the Pool: Planning for Practices and Virtual Swim Meets Many people are starting to wonder when social distancing rules will be relaxed and what that might look like. Our swim teams and leagues are particularly interested in what relaxed rules could look like at swimming pools around the country. SwimTopia staff recently listened in on a webinar that included … [Read more...]
Easily Run Your Meet With Any Hy-Tek Compatible Team
New Features in Meet Maestro Make Running a Meet with a Non-SwimTopia Team a Breeze We are excited to announce that Meet Maestro now has the capability to upload Hy-Tek* meet entry files to seed meets, and can export Hy-Tek results files after meets are complete. These new features mean Meet Maestro can run your meet with any team that can provide an entries file in the .hy3 format. Meet … [Read more...]
Why the Krakens Loved Meet Maestro
Why the Krakens Loved Their First Season With Meet Maestro The summer season has wrapped, and you can hear the relief in Randy Katz’ voice. Randy, Board Member and League Rep for the Cross Creek Krakens, has just completed his team’s first season using Meet Maestro, and he couldn’t be happier, he loved Meet Maestro. “Our whole league has used SwimTopia for 6 seasons, but in 2019 we used the … [Read more...]