Entering the summer swim world is exciting and presents many opportunities for athletes and their parents alike. For swimmers, summer team is a social outlet that also helps develop athletic skills, goal-setting, and teamwork. For parents, summer swim is a great way to create a community and gain leadership experience via volunteer roles. Part of the fun is also in deciphering and then adopting … [Read more...]
Meets and Events
De-mystifying the Meet Day Heat Sheet
Summer is here at last and, if you’re a swim parent, you’re most likely in the middle of all things summer swim related. We wanted to take a moment to explain one of summer swim’s more confusing tools: the meet day heat sheet. Whether you’re a new swim parent wanting clarification or a veteran needing a refresher, we’re here for you! Read on for more details. Okay, what’s the low-down? Swim … [Read more...]
SwimTopia’s New Parent Meet Series: Part I
Wow! You’ve signed up your kiddo (or, maybe, multiple kiddos) for summer swim team! This is an exciting decision and we know, as a result, your young athlete(s) will create skills and memories to last a lifetime. Swim team is a quintessential summer activity and your family has joined a legacy of zany team cheers, colorful place ribbons, poolside excitement, and powerful life lessons. We … [Read more...]
Learn More and Save in March – With SwimTopia
March Madness:Sign up for a free trial in March and get $75 off your first invoice!* Summer season is quickly approaching and we at SwimTopia know this means the making of countless memories, building of accomplishment, and strengthening of community. However, we also know it means hours of planning, volunteering, and patience. We want your summer swim experience to trend higher on the memory … [Read more...]
Meet Maestro, Timing Integrations, and More!
2023 is well underway, with registrations for some of our summer customers already starting! Your own team’s season might still feel far away, but it never hurts to start brushing off last year’s cobwebs. As this process begins, we at SwimTopia would like to help you get ahead of the curve when it comes to meet timing systems. Currently integrated with several timing solutions, let this be the … [Read more...]
SwimTopia for Year-round Teams
In 2011, our CEO Mason Hale realized there simply wasn’t a reliable team management software available for summer swim teams. At that time, he saw parent volunteers consistently wrangling dated programs (which often required a coding background). These parents sometimes found themselves stuck “volunteering” long after their swimmers’ career, simply because only they understood the dated software. … [Read more...]
Announcing New Competition Category Terminology
This summer, to address the continually evolving awareness of gender identity in sport, SwimTopia is updating the terminology used in our products from “Gender” to “Competition Category.” This change more clearly reflects the intended use of “Male” and “Female” labels in our products: for the purposes of competitive classification and not as an indication of an individual’s gender … [Read more...]
SwimTopia Summer Series: Key Player Parent Volunteers
Summer season 2022 is under way and we’re all embracing the glorious chaos! If you are a parent volunteer, you’re already in the thick of the action: arriving early at meets (a.k.a. The Crack of Dawn) for setup, darting here and there to gather kiddos for the ready bench, scrutinizing every race as a stroke judge, marking event/heat/lane grids on athletes’ arms. It’s a lot. If you are what we … [Read more...]
SwimTopia’s Summer Series: Dealing with DQs
The first meet of the season is quickly approaching (or already behind you in some states!)! Both new and returning swim parents often have many questions pre-season, several of which may involve “Disqualifications” (a.k.a. DQs). Returning parents might have encountered DQs in seasons past and new parents may be wondering what this “scary” acronym could possibly signify. Never fear! … [Read more...]
