Hey everyone,
We tried to speak to as many people as possible this morning about the events. The cards are inaccurate for the heat and lane. Essentially once we combined our swimmers with the other team, we are able to swim in open lanes. Their team only has 70 swimmers so we can have our swimmers in lanes where they don’t have anyone swimming. This will make the meet go faster which makes everyone happier!
The Swimtopia app has the most updated and correct version of your swimmer’s events. It will be essential to check this before putting stuff on your swimmers with a Sharpie :)
The link to download the app for Iphones is here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swimtopia/id881521818
The link to download the app for Android is here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamtopia.swimtopia&hl=en
It is free and there is a paid option as well. You can see your swimmer’s events and your volunteer positions with the free version. To log in, you just use the login you created when registering your swimmer for swim team on the website.
We did have a couple of people get sick today, so things are being changed as we speak which is another reason why the app is so great.
Once the meet is over, you will be able to see your swimmers times. You should be able to compare to previous weeks. You will even be able to see if your swimmer broke a team record.
You will also be able to let us know “declare“ if your swimmer is coming or not to future meets using the app. You can give your kids that have a device the login and they can keep up with their events too.
You can see volunteer spots and everything. Going forward there won’t be event cards and the app will be what we use.
If for some reason you can’t login, let us know and we can reset your password on the backend if needed.
One other thing that we forgot to point out on the reminders is PLEASE HAVE YOUR SWIMMERS LINE UP AT LEAST 3 EVENTS BEFORE THEIR EVENT. This will help us from having to run around searching for swimmers. There will be an event board at their pool so you can see what event they are on. Your swimmer will report to the lane they are assigned and the lane managers will get them lined up.
If you need us, please call/text Sarah at 770-851-0375 or Emily at 562-212-6127.
Go Cyclones!
Sarah and Emily
