Parent resources
Swimming progress resources for parents
These guides help parents understand PBs, qualifying standards, ranking context, short course and long course swimming, age groups and meet results without turning progress into public pressure.
What is a county qualifying time in swimming?
A parent-friendly guide to county qualifying times, how they are used and how to track progress toward them privately.
Read guideHow do UK swimming rankings work?
A practical guide for parents on ranking context, age groups, courses and why private ranking context should not become public pressure.
Read guideShort course vs long course swimming times
Understand the difference between short course and long course swim times, and why parents should track them separately.
Read guideHow to track your child's swimming PBs
A practical guide for parents on recording swimming PBs, race results, course type and progress without spreadsheets.
Read guideWhat does age at 31 December mean in swimming?
A parent-friendly explanation of age at 31 December, why it appears in swimming entries and how it affects standards and rankings.
Read guideHow should parents read swim meet results?
A practical guide to reading swim meet result sheets, final times, splits, course labels, PBs and parent-entered records.
Read guideSee the guides in context.
The demo shows how PBs, recent results, Standards Pathway context and Smart Result Entry can fit together in a private parent dashboard.
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