Better Organized Volunteers = MORE FUN I can’t think of another sport as reliant on voluntary parent participation as summer swimming. Summer swim teams couldn’t function without a handful of dedicated neighborhood parents. Here I’m talking about the head parents, willing to put in hours outside of the season to make sure all the decisions are made, coaches hired, equipment stocked, and systems … [Read more...]
SwimTopia Tips & Tricks
Help Your Team Parents: Things They Should Know About SwimTopia
Your team has just signed up for this amazing new swim team management platform and you want to help team parents make use of all the great features. How can you help team parents get the most out of this exciting treasure trove of features and information? For the main functions of SwimTopia that your parents use (registration, meet and job sign up, website and account login, and viewing … [Read more...]
Making the Most of Your SwimTopia Reports
The power of SwimTopia is in the integration of your team’s information; to harness that power you need to be familiar with our reporting options and capabilities. SwimTopia reports give you the flexibility you need, to find the information you want. During the swim season SwimTopia added some reports and upgraded the functionality of others. We have a great selection of reports; read on to … [Read more...]
Encourage Signups for Your Next Meet with “Upcoming Events” Snippet
Many of our teams have begun their seasons, and meets are well underway. Make it easy for your parents to sign up for meet entries and volunteer shifts for your next meet by embedding the next swim meet option of our Upcoming Events snippet on your page template. The Upcoming Events snippet offers two options: Display several upcoming events (you can set the number) Display the next … [Read more...]
Best Practices for Meet and Event Setup
Summer swim season is ramping up, registrations are coming in, and practices have begun in our warmer states! As you launch into your summer season, we’d like to make sure your meet and event setup is correct from the get-go! Meet and Event Setup In the SwimTopia world, we have two kinds of events: 1) Swim Meets – complete with swim events (i.e., Girls 6 & Under 25 Free, Boys 7-8 25 Back, … [Read more...]
Enhanced Feature Announcement: Best Times
We've enhanced the "Best Times" section of your My Account page, making it easier than ever to clearly see your swimmer's best times and time history. When you're logged in to your team's SwimTopia website simply go to "My Account" then click on your swimmer's name. Under "Best Times" you now see your swimmer's best SwimTopia recorded time for each event they have ever swum. Simply click on … [Read more...]
Getting Started with SwimTopia: Get Ready, Get Set Up, Go!
Maximize Your SwimTopia Website Getting Started with SwimTopia is easy. Customers new to SwimTopia sometimes ask, “What is your set up fee?” and the answer is, we don’t have one. Getting started with SwimTopia is so easy and intuitive you can set up your swim team website in hours or days, not weeks. Between our comprehensive Help Center and our accessible Customer Happiness Team, we’ve had … [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...]
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...]