Category Archives: Technology

MDCC vs Cary Park Logistics and Scratches

Next Tuesday the MacDolphins will swim against Cary Park at MacGregor Downs. Cary Park has 187 swimmers so they are similar in size to the MacDolphins although they tend to have a lot fewer scratches.  We still need to make sure that we know if your swimmers will be scratched from the Cary Park meet ASAP. The coaches will [...]

Scratch and CCM Registration Confirmation

The MacDolphins web site received a technology update today which allows parents to view the meet scratch lists and the Cary City Meet registration list at their convenience.  At any time, if you are unsure if you have scratched for a meet, check the appropriate swim meet page and verify your swimmers are on the [...]

Wireless Timing System is in!

The wireless timing system which the the MacDolphins have been raising money to purchase, arrived last week.  The MacDolphins are now the proud owners of a Colorado Time Systems Dolphin Wireless Stopwatch Timing System.
We have 7 handheld timers (one for each lane plus a spare), and a new starting system which ensure that all timers [...]

Face lift for MacDolphins.org

The MacDolphins web site got a bit of  a face lift this week.  The look and feel (aka Theme) is similar but much of the material that had cluttered up the right hand side navigation bar has moved into a set of drop down menus across the top of the web site.
There are still a [...]

Technology Team Volunteers Needed

This past season the MacDolphins moved out of the dark ages and introduced technology (web site, Swim Team Management software, etc.) to help run the swim team more efficiently.  We learned a lot and tried some things which worked well and some others which didn’t.
Those of you who were at the banquet last night heard [...]