If you scratch using the web site, you will see your swimmer’s name immediately.  If you scratch via e-mail or the bulletin board, their name will not be on the list until the next time I have a chance to enter the scratches.  The same holds true for CCM registrations as the process is essentially identical.

To view the scratch list, select the desired swim meet from the 2009->Swim Meet Schedule menu.

Not sure how to scratch?  Use the Scratch Process posted earlier this year.

Want to register for the Cary City Meet?  The CCM registration process has been posted.

Step 1

Open www.MacDolphins.org in your web browser and look for the Login link on the right hand side bar.

Step 2

Login using your username and password.  If you have forgotten your username and/or password, use the Password Lost and Found link to have your username sent to you or your password reset.

Step 3

From the Dashboard (the screen you land on after logging in is called the Dashboard) select the Swim Team menu from the left side bar menu.

Step 4

From the Swim Team Overview page, select the Swim Meets tab.

Step 5

From the Swim Meets page, select the Cary City Meet using the small circle to the left of Cary City Meet and click the Register button.

Step 6

When you click the Register button you will be presented with your list of swimmers and a list of event strokes.  By default all strokes are selected indicating you wish to participate in the meet and the coaches will assign your entries.  If you only want your swimmer(s) to swim specific events, uncheck any event they will not participate in.

You can register all of your swimmers at once however they will all have the same stroke selection applied to their registration.  If you have more than one swimmer and they want to swim  different events, you will need to register them separately (repeat Step 6 for each swimmer).

Once you are happy with your selections, press the Save button.

Step 7

You will see a confirmation page to show you what you have registered for.  If you have done a full meet registration you will see entries for seven strokes – don’t worry, your swimmers won’t be swimming seven events!  The coaches will place them in at most 3 events and 2 relays.

If you want to change your registration, simply go through the process again.  When a registration is re-entered the original entries are discarded.

The registration process will follow one of three paths:

1. Returning families with returning swimmers
2. Returning families with new swimmers
3. New families with new swimmers

Returning Families

If you you had a child on the swim team last year, registering for the 2009 Season is simple as all of you information from last year is still on our database.

You will need your MacDolphins.org username and password If you do not know or cannot remember your username and or password, visit the Password Lost and Reset link to have your username sent to you or your password reset.  If you need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact Mike Walsh.  The process to retrieve and/or reset lost passwords is also outlined in the Get a Jump on 2009 Registration post.

Once logged in, visit the My Profile page to ensure your family information is correct and then visit the My Swimmers link to register your swimmers for the 2009 season.

Returning Families with new Swimmers

If you had a child on the swim team last year but also want to add one or more children who were not on the swim team last year, then follow the process outlined above for returning families but you will need to add your new swimmer(s) on the My Swimmers page before you will be able to register them for the 2009 season.

New Families

If you are new family to the MacDolphins, you will first need to register with the MacDolphins web site as a parent before registering your children for swim team.  The new family registration process is outlined in the 2008 How to Register document.  The process is identical but we will be using the 2009 season instead of the 2008 season.  The look of the web site has changed a bit since last year but the process is essentially the same.

Once you have successefully registered with the MacDolphins site, login and visit the My Profile page to enter your family information is and then visit the My Swimmers link to register your swimmers for the 2009 season.

We made this change because it was a challenge to separate the MacMinnies from the MacDolphins in our swimmer database and we ended up with some of the MacMinnies on the heat sheet for a swim meet from time to time.

There are still a few things that need to be tweaked – the most notable being access to swimmer information.  For example, the menu on the upper right hand corner of the old site which took you to “My Swimmers” hasn’t been restored yet.  To get to your swimmer and parent profile information, login to the web site and from the Dashboard, select the “Swim Team” menu on the lower left hand side menu.  From there you will see a row of Tabs where you can access all of the information about the swim team.

If you run into problems or can’t find something, please contact Mike Walsh for assistance.