Run tryouts and time trials
Record evaluation times without heats or lanes, and import them from a CSV
A tryout is a simplified activity for recording times — time trials and evaluations — without heats, lanes, or seeding.
| Feature | Meet | Tryout |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Competition | Time trials / evaluations |
| Seeding | Heats and lanes | Not needed |
| Results | HY3 / CL2 import | CSV import or manual entry |
Create a tryout
Create a tryout from Activities > New Activity — give it a name, dates, location, and course type. There are no heats, lanes, or seeding to set up; recording times is the whole job.
Import results from CSV
From the tryout's Results tab, click CSV > Import Results, choose your file, and review the summary. Use CSV > Download Template for a correctly formatted starting point.
Your file needs four columns:
| Column | Example |
|---|---|
| athlete_name | "Smith, John" |
| distance | 50, 100, 200 |
| stroke | Freestyle, Back |
| time | 25.43, 1.21 |
Supported strokes: Freestyle (Free, FR), Backstroke (Back, BK), Breaststroke (Breast, BR), Butterfly (Fly, FL), and Medley (IM).
Trouble importing? Make sure athlete names match your roster (try "Last, First"), and enter times as seconds (
(25.43) or minutes1:05.21).
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