There are many websites and apps that can be of use to swimming parents.The websites for our club, Provincial organisation (Swim Ontario) and National organisation (Swimming Canada) are listed below.They have most of the information that is required and are a great place to start.
- training schedules
- meet schedules
- meet entries
- billing
- parent resources including Swim Ontario code of conduct, club records, club contact information
- provincial time standards
- provincial records
- provincial meets information
- incident report
- code of conduct and complaint process
- general officiating information
- Interim meet listing (until they are listed on Swimming Canada’s website)
Note:Swim Ontario divides the province into regions.Whitby Swimming is part of Central Region.There is no website for Central Region information (time standards, meets etc.).This information will be posted on whitbyswimming.ca as soon as we have it.
swimming.ca (Swimming Canada)
- registration (once per season) for swimmers and officials
- national time standards
- national records
- meet listings (currently hosted on Swim Ontario’s website)
- officials certification and training
Other apps and websites: These are not required but many parents like to use them.
meet mobile: paid subscription app with real time meet results
Splashme: paid subscription app with real time meet results
Swimrankings.net: times database for meets and individual swimmers. Most items on swimrankings are “clickable” so take some time to explore the various options
Ondeck: app version of whitbyswimming.ca
Swimswam.com: news about swimming
Team-aquatic.com: our equipment partner (remember to use your Shark Card for the discount)
How to check your swimmer's meet entries:
on the Whitby Swimming website
Host club meet pages:
Most host clubs will have a web page for their meets with heat sheets, timelines, results etc. The host club is found in the meet package which is posted on the meet listing on Swimming Canada. The meet package is also linked on the Whitby Swimming website under events/meet schedule. Please note: meet packages will be listed on the Swim Ontario website until the Swimming Canada website is fully operational.
