Blue Ridge Barracudas

Every meet — intrasquad time trials, regular season dual meets, and post-season meets — requires a Swimtopia sign-up for each swimmer in your family. This is the only way coaches know whether your swimmer is in or out for each meet. We'll send reminders to sign up ahead of each meet, but here are the three things to know going in:

1. If you want to swim, you must sign up. Swimmers who aren't signed up show as "Undeclared" — which means coaches have no information at all and will plan the meet without them.
2. Sign-ups close at noon the day before each meet. The deadline is posted with each meet listing in Swimtopia. This gives coaches time to finalize entries before meet day.
3. Once sign-ups close, if you signed up, you're expected to swim. Last-minute no-shows create real scrambling, especially around relays. If something comes up after the deadline, let the coaches know as soon as possible so they can adjust the line-up.

Not attending? Please say so. Selecting "Not attending this meet" is genuinely helpful — it tells coaches you've seen the meet and intentionally opted out.

What You're Signing Up For

When you sign up for a meet, you'll fill out a few things for each swimmer in your family:

• Attendance — "Attending this meet" or "Not attending this meet." This is the most important step. Please respond one way or the other for every meet, every swimmer.
• Event preferences — up to three individual events your swimmer would like to swim. Coaches take preferences into account but make final decisions on individual and relay entries based on what they think is best for each swimmer and the team. Each swimmer can swim a maximum of four events per meet (either 2 individual + 2 relay, or 3 individual + 1 relay).
• Relay availability — choose one of the following:
  • Available for all relays
  • Arriving late, not available for early relays
  • Leaving early, not available for late relays
  • Not available for any relays
• Notes to the coaching staff — anything coaches should know ahead of the meet (an injury, a stroke your swimmer wants to try, a scheduling constraint).

While you're in Swimtopia signing up for a meet, it's also a great time to check open volunteer slots. See our Volunteer page to learn more.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Log in to your account at blueridge.swimtopia.com
2. Click Meets and Events in the top navigation bar
3. Find the meet you're signing up for and click the green Meet Entry button
4. You'll see your family's swim meet status and a volunteer sign-up summary. Click Edit to begin entering your swimmers.
5. For each swimmer, select an attendance option from the dropdown:
   • Select "Attending this meet" — the event list will appear. Check up to three event preferences, select a relay availability option, and add any notes for the coaches.
   • Select "Not attending this meet" — no further steps needed for that swimmer.
6. Click Save to submit.

You can sign up for multiple meets in one session — just return to Meets and Events and repeat for each meet.

Using the SwimTopia mobile app

The SwimTopia mobile app shows your swimmers' current attendance status and the sign-up deadline for each meet. To sign up, tap Meet Signup — this opens the sign-up form in your mobile browser, where you'll follow the same steps as above.

More Information

For a complete walkthrough of Swimtopia's meet signup features, see the official Swimtopia Help Center article.