At SwimTopia our staff is often entertained when we hear about unusual swim team nicknames and mascots... We thought you might be too, so we decided to run a series of blog posts on the topic! Stay tuned to hear which team mascots are the most common among SwimTopia teams, and later, which are the most unique, along with some of the interesting stories behind them... Creating Team Identity Most … [Read more...]
Swim Team Management
New Feature: Addressable/Editable Age Groups
At SwimTopia we're always looking for ways to improve, to listen to our customers, and to offer more flexibility in the way our system works for your team. If there is one thing we have learned over the years it's that no two swim teams are run the same exact way; there are hundreds of variations on how people manage their swim teams! This new feature, that allows the user to directly edit their … [Read more...]
Taking it to a New Level: Swim League Management
Free Websites for Swim League Board's Looking to Streamline Swim League Management Over the years swim teams have gradually been coming around to Cloud based software to help manage their teams and eliminate the paper trail. Now SwimTopia provides features specifically designed for leagues to help with their swim league management - so they can climb out from under the mountains of paper and … [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 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...]
New Feature: Athlete Roster Groups
We are excited to announce a new feature that will allow your team to create athlete roster groups, in addition to the automatic age or school year groups created during registration. Now teams can organize athletes into completely custom and unique groups. Some examples include practice/workout groups, pre-team training groups, Varsity/JV designations, and club affiliation groups. When … [Read more...]
New feature: Online Team Store
SwimTopia's new Online Team Store feature allows your team to sell merchandise, team sponsorships and more -- anywhere on your web site and at any time. Introducing the Online Team Store We are thrilled to announce the immediate availability of the Online Team Store for all SwimTopia customers. The new Online Store makes it possible to offer products for sale from any page on your website with … [Read more...]
“Winning” with Summer League Swimming
More than most organized activities undertaken by kids, summer league swimming offers numerous ways of growing, developing and "winning." Some speculate it’s because swimming offers a somewhat unique combination of both personal and team-related achievement. Whatever the cause, below are just a few of the ways your child can “win” by participating in summer league swimming: Goal Setting - … [Read more...]
