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...]
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Giving the Perfect (Swim) Gift
The holidays are quickly approaching and this means something different depending on your swimmer’s current involvement. Whether your athlete is currently training in a winter recreational league or a year-round “club” team or whether they are in “off season” and awaiting the spring, they are still working towards goals. Goals can range in variety; maybe your swimmer wants to achieve certain time … [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...]
Summer Swim to Year-round Club: Picking your Perfect Competitive Team
Though still brutally hot (depending on where you are in the country), peak summer swim season is finally passing. This might also mean assessing what’s next for your young swimmer. In our previous blog, SwimTopia spoke about the immense benefits of year-round competitive (a.k.a. club) swim teams. Not only will your athlete continue developing strong friendships in club swim, they will also … [Read more...]
From Summer Swimmer to Year-round Athlete
We are quickly reaching, if not the end of the season for many leagues, at least the mid-way point (where does the time go??). It’s been a whirlwind of cheers and chants, snacks and backpacks, chlorine and cozy towels. And maybe, just maybe, your young athlete has caught the ‘swimming bug.’ Perhaps, they’re not quite ready to hang up their swimsuit for the year. “What’s next??” they might be … [Read more...]
Mobile App Madness- SwimTopia’s Live Event/Heat Indicator
Summer is upon us and, if you’re a parent, we suspect you’re hustling to get everything organized for the swim season: stocking up on snacks, acquiring team attire, planning schedules, etc. It’s an exciting time and, perhaps, you’re most looking forward to the dynamic swim meet scene: team cheers, sharpie body art, and the almost addictive sense of chaos. It’s all part of the … [Read more...]
The Down-low on SwimTopia’s SwimOutlet Partnership
SwimTopia’s newest partnership with SwimOutlet.com has made it easier than ever for teams to outfit swimmers and parents alike in premium gear. With a team store set up through SwimOutlet, parents order straight from the team site and have purchases shipped directly to their home address (or any address of their choosing). So easy it’s “like magic,” to quote SwimTopia customer Susan Carey of the … [Read more...]
NEW: SwimTopia Time Standard Sets
SwimTopia has always been a company with a big vision: to help lessen swim team management’s frustrations and provide customers the smoothest interface possible. Continually updating features to match end users’ needs, SwimTopia is committed foremost to our customers. Our most recent feature update is the addition of Time Standard Sets, a tool accessible during meet creation. Here, we’ll define … [Read more...]
Efficient and Powerful Swim Team Management for High Schools
High School Swim Team Management Software Efficient, Powerful, Seemingly Effortless Training your swimmers to be all that is easy compared to the “behind the scenes” work of communicating with parents and swimmers, creating meet line ups, generating relays and selling spirit-wear. But now managing your High School team can be like that too. SwimTopia‘s high school swim team management software … [Read more...]
