Swimming is certainly one of the best youth sports on the market. With its low-impact cardio and a muscular component (a full body workout!), swimming helps youngsters tackle goal-setting, introduces the idea of “teamwork” both in practice and competition settings, and provides a social outlet. Further, once our young athletes reach the middle/high school age, opportunities for swim team … [Read more...]
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SwimTopia Makes Fundraising Easier Than Ever
Fundraising has long been central to the success of swim team culture. Whether involved in high school, club, or summer rec swimming, swim parents are very familiar with the concept of fundraising. In fact, ensuring an influx of cash is critical to the operations of swim teams across the country. With this in mind, SwimTopia offers a couple of features to make fundraising as easy and navigable as … [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...]