StopWatch For Swimming

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StopWatch for Swimming - The Complete Guide

For a quick start, just create a few swimmers (names) in Info -> Swimmers tab. This will facilitate the use of all the modules described below:

Individual Events Tab

Use this tab when you need to time a single swimmer in an individual event. Follow these easy steps:

  • After opening the application, click in the Individual tab in the bottom. After that, click in the Edit Button.
  • After clicking the Edit button you have options to include the name of the event, the swimmer name who will be swimming the event and to modify (if needed) where the laps are going to be taken (see more information here), see picture below:

  • When selecting the swimmer, you still have the option of creating a new swimmer if he/she is not in the list (complete swimmers administration is done in the Info->Swimmers tab). To create a new swimmer use the Add button (+) and provide the swimmer name.

  • Once the Event, swimmer and Lap options are defined you are ready to start timing your swimmer. When the race starts, you can either start the timer using the volume buttons of your device or use the Start button in the screen. Each time the swimmer crosses the lap mark (Two Lengths of the Course or One Length of the Course), hit the Lap button or your volume button and the app will record all the lap information as shown below:

  • Notice above some key data that application provides per lap, like the Estimated time and the big number to your right which is the lap time in seconds which is very useful for those who is difficult to see your device (like me). Also notice that both of the buttons, in the last lap, changed their labels to Stop because the app 'knows' that the swimmer is swimming the last lap of the race. When the swimmer finishes use ANY button to stop the timer. This include any of the volume buttons of your device. Once you clicked the Stop button the App will look like the picture below:
  • The Reset button allows you to clear out the timer but what is more important to save the information, including all the laps. This information will be available in the Recents tab for later review and if needed it can be sent by email.

Individual+ Events Tab


Use the Individual+ tab if you need to time multiple swimmers in an individual event. Follow these easy steps when using the Individual+ tab:
  • After opening the application, click in the Individual+ tab in the bottom. After that click in the Edit button.

  • After clicking the Edit button, you have two options: to enter the swimmers for the event using the Add button (+) or using the Teams button.

  • If you use the Add Button (+),  note you can select more than one. If a swimmer is not in the list, click the Plus button to add him/her. After finishing the selection click in the Done button.
  • Using the Teams button you can add swimmers to the event. Predefined teams help you to define groups of swimmers per event. Teams can be defined before the meet and will expedite the process of picking the swimmers for a meet during the meet. Teams can be created in Info -> Teams tab.

  • Use the Event button to select the Individual Event (ie. 100 Individual Medley). If needed use the Laps button to change the location where the Laps are going to be taken. After finishing the selection click in the Done button.

  • When the race starts, click the Start All button to start the timer. Notice that the Volume button (up) of your device can be used to start and stop the timer.

  • For each swimmer start taking laps, clicking the Lap button. Notice this button automatically changes the color and labels, when the swimmer is swimming his/her last lap. Also this button shows the last lap in seconds (big number) as a reference. Sometimes clicking the button in the screen is difficult specially when swimmers are really close, basically you don't have enough time to click the corresponding button and the splits may not be precise. For those scenarios, you can take the splits using the Volume (DOWN) button. Splits taken with the volume down button won't be assigned to any swimmer and they can be assigned later on. See more information in Unassigned Splits.
 
  • At any time of the race, you can see the summary of the laps clicking the View button. Below is a sample of this summary after clicking the View button.
  • Finally when the last swimmer finishes and you click his/her Last Lap button, the application automatically will stop the overall timer. At this point you can review the results clicking in the View button as described before, or you can click the Reset button to save all the information. The race details can be reviewed at later time in the Recents tab of the application.

Unassigned Splits

This feature was built to be able to take exact splits when several swimmers are arriving the lap area almost at the same time. For example 3 swimmers of your team are approaching to the 25y lap zone, where you are taking splits, instead of taking splits using the buttons in the screen, you just take each split clicking the DOWN volume button of your device; once they have passed, you click in the Unassigned Splits button in the app and those splits are going to be listed. You can assign each split to the corresponding swimmer, selecting the unassigned split and assigning it to the corresponding athlete. Once they are assigned they become like regular splits. After this you can continue using your app as usual, just keep in mind that you have two ways of taking splits: using the buttons in the screen and/or using the volume down button of the device. Notice you can use both ways in the same race.

See below screenshot the list of unassigned splits once you click the Unassigned Splits button:




To assign each split, select each split and the app will show you the list of available swimmers in the race to pick from; pick the applet for the selected split. See example below of available athletes to pick from:


Once you have matched each split to the corresponding athlete, click the assign button on top and the app will relate the split to each athlete; athlete's individual stats (estimated time, etc) will be calculated accordingly. See screenshot below which shows when the users has finished relating each split to each athlete and just before clicking the Assign button on top of the screen:



Relay Events Tab

This is the reason why I decided to make this app because I couldn't find any other app which would allow me to time relay events in a simple way and effectively. This module allows you to time relay events with a single button, yes a single button, keeping track of total times and laps of individual legs separately. Let me show you how it is done following these simple steps:

  • After opening the application select the Relays tab in the bottom of the screen. After that click the Edit button.

  • Select the relay event. After selecting the event you should select the swimmers in the relay team. They can be selected individually, using the provided options per leg or they can be selected as a whole team, using the Team button on the top of the screen. When you select them individually, it is straight forward, clicking each leg and selecting the swimmer name in the provided list. Please notice that swimmers need to be created before hand, and they can be created in the Info -> swimmers tab. If you decide to use the Teams option, the app will show these options:

  • Teams can be predefined in the app before the meets and they facilitate the selection of swimmers during the meets. Instead of picking them one by one, you select the entire team. Teams need to be predefined and they can be created in the Info -> Teams tab. Notice in the picture above that you can select Teams for the selected relay event (in this case 100 Individual Medley) or if you click the All button you will see all the Teams in the database that you have created for relay events. Be wise when you create the Teams, specially the order of the swimmers, because the order will determine the corresponding leg in the relay team. (In the Info -> Team tab you can modify the order of the swimmers in the Team at any time). Once you have selected the swimmers and the relay event, the application will look like this:

  • Once the Event & swimmers are selected, you are ready to start timing your relay team. When the race starts, you can either start the timer using the volume buttons of your device or use the Start button in the screen. Each time the swimmer reaches the lap, hit the lap button or your volume button (the second one from top to bottom) and the app will record all the lap information as shown below:

  • Again each and every time your swimmers reach the lap mark hit the lap button. You don't need to do anything else!, the app will record individual and total times regardless of leg automatically. Notice in the picture above that at any time during the race you could review individual laps using the button on top (1st Leg, 2nd Leg, etc). Reviewing leg laps doesn't interfere with the recording of the laps; in other words you can review laps for Leg 1, when taking laps for Leg 4. Notice that the Estimated time shown is for the ENTIRE relay team. Also notice that both of the buttons changed their labels to Stop because the app 'knows' the swimmer is swimming the last lap of the last leg of the race. When the swimmer finishes, use ANY button to stop the timer. This include any of the volume buttons of your device. Once you clicked the Stop button the App will look like the picture below:
  • The Reset button allows you to clear out the timer but what is more important to save the information, including all total times per leg along with the individual laps. This information will be available in the Recents tab for later review and if needed it can be sent by email.

Recents Tab

In this tab you can review all saved races and events in the Individual, Individual+ and Relay tabs. To use this module open the app and click in the Recents tab in the bottom of the screen. The app will display something like the picture shown below:



Notice it shows Individual and Relay event separately which can be listed using the button on top of the screen. Notice that the events recorded in the Individual+ tab are available in the Individual list, and they are marked as Group Competition. To delete an event, swipe the corresponding row to your left and select the Delete option. To see more details about an event select the record in the table and you'll see something similar as the picture below:
 



The recorded event can be sent by email, clicking in the top right part of the screen. Below is shown a picture of the information sent:



Info Tab

The Info tab allows you to maintain the swimmers, teams and select the lap type. Below is shown the info tab:


Course Option

Allows you to select the type of course where the swimmers will race. It supports the 3 most common courses:

  • SCY - 25y
  • SCM - 25m
  • LCM - 50M

The selection of the course determines the length of each lap and also the estimated time of the race.

Laps at Option

Allows you to define where you are going to take laps:

  • Two Lengths of the Course: Laps taken at the end of the course, down and back.
  • One Length of the Course: Laps taken at each side of the course.

Based on your preferences you can set this option. Notice this setting is valid for Individual and relay events.

Swimmers Option

This option allows you the administration of the swimmer's database. You will be able to create individual swimmers or to import a list of them automatically. Also you can Export them if needed. See below a picture, once you select this option:

You can add swimmers one by one using the Add button (+) or import a list of them using the Import button. Adding an individual swimmer is straight forward, just click the Add button and provide the name as shown below:

Or you can add several of them at the same time using the Import button. See picture below when selecting the import option:


Enter the names in the space provided, separated by commas, like the example shown in the picture. Once you have finished, click the Import button and the app will create those swimmers automatically. A nice feature is that the Import option checks if the swimmer is already created to prevent creation of duplicates. Another idea which can leverage the Import functionality is to email to yourself the swimmers names, separate by commas, and copy and paste them from the email app into this app. You may have the roasters in an document, so you can format them (separated by commas) and send it by email to your device to use the Import functionality.

The export functionality allows you to send the list of swimmers by email. The list will be separated by commas and ready to be imported in another device using this app. This is useful when you have several devices and you need to keep on sync the roaster. Also it allows you to share the list of swimmers with somebody else in your team using this app.

Teams Option

This option allows you to create teams of swimmers before the meet to facilitate the timing process during the meet. Once the team is created it will be available in the Individual+ and Relays tabs when selecting swimmers for the events. The below picture shows a picture after selecting this option in the Info -> Teams tab:

 

Notice the number in parenthesis which tells you the number of swimmers in the Team. A team is created in two steps: First the Team (Name, etc) and second selecting the team members in the team. To create a team click the Add button (+) on top of the screen. See below picture after clicking the Add button (+):

 

Define the team's name, select the event for the team, clicking in the blue Event label and the Gender. When finish click in the Done button and the app will show again the list of teams including the new created team. The second step is to define which swimmers will be in the team. To do so, click in the created team and the application will show the list of available swimmers in the database (swimmers need to be created first in Info -> Swimmers tab). Select the swimmers for the team and click done when finish. See below picture for this step in the process:


Notice you can change the order of the swimmers using the icon to the right. The order of the swimmers in the team is important specially for relay events. The delete option is available, using the red icon if you want to delete an swimmer. Click the Done button when you finish and you will see something like the picture below:

At any time you can edit the Team using  the Edit button as shown above. This allows you to add/delete swimmers and change the order of them.

Finally a team can be deleted swiping the row to your left and selecting the Delete option. See picture below:

 


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