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Stop the Manual Data Entry: Let Swimmingly Do the Work

Written by Swimmingly Team | Nov 3, 2025 7:05:32 PM
 

Still Spending Hours on Manual Data Entry? Let Swimmingly Help Automate it.

If you’ve ever wrapped up a swim meet only to spend hours entering times and results by hand, you know the pain. Typing in every time, double-checking numbers, chasing down missing results, deciphering handwriting, it’s tedious, time-consuming, and completely avoidable.

 

The Problem: Endless Data Entry and Late Nights

After the last race, the real work often begins. Coaches and admins spend hours transferring handwritten times into meet software, cross-checking timer cards, and tallying scores. A single typo can throw off entire results, and late-night data entry quickly becomes part of the job.

The more swimmers you have and events you run, the more the hours add up. And while everyone else head homes, you’re still in front of a screen, sorting through paper stacks just to finalize the meet. Meanwhile, you’re likely receiving emails from families asking for the results.

 

The Solution: Automated Results with Swimmingly

Swimmingly eliminates manual data entry by capturing every time and result automatically as the meet happens. Results are calculated, organized, and published in real time.

Here’s how it works:

  • In-App Timing: Timers record swims directly in the Swimmingly app, and results sync instantly across all devices.
  • Automatic Scoring: Swimmingly calculates event results and team scores the moment each heat ends.
  • Instant Publishing: Results appear immediately in the SwimminglyFan app for coaches, swimmers, and parents to see.
  • Seamless Data Management: Everything is stored automatically, ready for reports, progress tracking, and historical comparisons, no extra work needed.
 

The Impact: Accuracy and Time Back in Your Day

When results record instantly and accurately, you don’t just save time, you gain confidence. Coaches get to focus on swimmer performance instead of spreadsheets, parents see results right away, and admins finally get their evenings back. Swimmingly makes manual data entry a thing of the past and accuracy effortless.

The Bigger Picture: More Time for What Matters

By taking the busywork off your plate, Swimmingly gives you back the time to do what you actually love, coaching swimmers, celebrating improvements, and building your team. Every minute saved from manual entry goes right back to your swimmers and your program.