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Swimming club management software, from learn-to-swim through state qualifiers.

ClubHelix runs your swim club — learn-to-swim programs, squad memberships, time trials, club nights, meets and the parent comms that hold a season together — without four separate systems behind the scenes.

Year-round · weekly squad nights · Updated 10 Aug 2026

Why boards of swim clubs come to us

The same problems show up in every board meeting. ClubHelix is built to retire each one for good.

  • Squad fees paid via bank transfer with no easy way to reconcile.
  • Carnival nominations done via Google Form that doesn't link to payment.
  • Time-trial results stuck on a printout pinned to the noticeboard.
  • Wet-weather pool closures going out via three different group chats.
  • Parent volunteer rosters for carnival days managed via SMS.

What ClubHelix does for swim clubs

The platform mapped onto the moments your season actually runs on.

  1. Squad memberships

    Self-serve sign-up with squad levels (development, intermediate, performance, masters) — Stripe Connect for the term fee, automatic reminders before each new term, and a clean list per squad.

  2. Learn-to-swim and squad programs

    Run learn-to-swim intakes and holiday clinics as term programs with capacity, automatic waitlists and per-session attendance — families enrol and pay online, and coaches get a live class list each week.

  3. Club nights and time trials

    Recurring events for weekly club nights and time-trial sessions. Per-member ICS feed so parents see their child's session in their phone calendar.

  4. Meet and carnival nominations

    Paid nomination forms for club, district and state meets, with conditional logic so a 9-year-old swimmer only sees age-appropriate events. Capacity caps per event, with the nomination list visible to coaches in real time.

  5. Pool closure broadcasts

    Broadcast pool-closure and session-cancellation notifications to a single squad or the whole club. Send from your own swimming@yourclub.com.au on Pro and Enterprise.

  6. Volunteer rosters and carnival days

    Publish timekeeper, marshal and concession stand rosters with capacity on each slot — parents claim their own shifts, completion is tracked across the season, and reminders go out before each meet.

  7. Team store and presentation

    Team store for caps, club tee-shirts, hoodies and warm-ups — variants for size and stock tracking. Native ticketing for presentation night.

  8. The club census

    Squad numbers by age group, learn-to-swim enrolments, and meet entry income — the shape both the association return and the local council pool-agreement review want. Program enrolment and attendance reporting cover the squads.

The programs admin on the ClubHelix Demo tenant with a term program and enrolments
Term enrolment, capacity and session attendance — learn-to-swim without the clipboard.

What is swimming club management software?

Swimming club management software brings the whole swim club — squad fees, learn-to-swim intakes, club nights, meet nominations and the parent messages in between — into one system, instead of a bank statement, a form tool, three group chats and a noticeboard. In ClubHelix that means squad sign-up with online payment, learn-to-swim programs with capacities and waitlists, recurring club nights with per-member calendar feeds, paid meet nomination forms and broadcasts that reach exactly the squad affected by tonight's lane closure — one login, one record per swimmer.

The tell that a swim club has outgrown its tools is reconciliation. Squad fees arrive by bank transfer with no reference, carnival nominations sit in a form that never met the payment, and the treasurer spends Sunday matching deposits to surnames. Swim-specific software takes payment in the same step as the sign-up or the nomination, so the list and the money always agree.

Squads, learn-to-swim and club night

Squad membership is self-serve: development, intermediate, performance and masters levels each carry their own term fee paid at sign-up through Stripe, automatic reminders go out before each new term, and every squad has a clean list — youth and masters happily on the same club site. Learn-to-swim intakes and holiday clinics run as term programs with capacity, automatic waitlists and per-session attendance, so the coach opens a live class list each week rather than a clipboard.

Club nights and time trials publish as recurring events with a per-member calendar feed, so a parent's phone shows their child's session and nothing else. Results stay with your timing gear — ClubHelix publishes them afterwards as news and runs everything around the racing. When the pool closes, one broadcast reaches a single squad or the whole club — and on Pro and Enterprise plans it sends from your own swimming@ club address, not a generic one.

Meet nominations and carnival-day rosters

Nominations for club, district and state meets run as paid forms with conditional logic — a nine-year-old sees only age-appropriate events — plus capacity caps per event and a nomination list coaches can watch fill in real time. Hosting an open carnival? A public paid form gives visiting swimmers a way in and hands you a clean, paid entry list.

The carnival itself runs on volunteer rosters: timekeeper, marshal and concession stand slots with capacity on each, claimed by parents themselves, with reminders before every meet and completion tracked across the season. Nobody manages a roster by SMS again.

A swim club website that answers the questions

The public site runs on the same platform as the memberships, so squad pages, the practice timetable and "how do I join?" are never out of date. Build it with the page editor, publish meet wrap-ups as news, and sell caps, club tees and hoodies — size variants, stock tracking — through the team store, with ticketing built in for presentation night. Start from the template gallery or poke around the live demo to see what families will see.

Free swimming club management software to start

Every ClubHelix club starts on the free plan — your swim club website and core admin at no cost, with no time limit. When the club wants paid features such as online squad payments, paid plans carry a 14-day free trial, bill on a 28-day cycle and can be cancelled any time; current tiers are on the pricing page. Fees and nominations settle straight into the club's own Stripe account — ClubHelix never holds your funds — and the platform fee is never surcharged to your families.

Switching before the next season starts

Most swim clubs arrive with a membership spreadsheet, a folder of bank statements and a nomination form that lives somewhere else. Import the member list, set up squads and the first term's programs, and run one term in parallel if the board wants a safety net. A state swimming body can sit a tier above its clubs later, with shared branding and cross-club reporting, so start where you are. Clubs run ClubHelix in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US, Canada, Ireland and South Africa. If you get stuck, talk to us — or read the full guide to running a swimming club.

Features in your plan

Every plan starts free and includes the whole platform below — browse all features or compare plans.

Frequently asked questions

The questions swim club boards ask before signing up.

Does ClubHelix do real-time time-trial results capture?
No — results are published as news posts or match reports after the fact. Real-time timing capture sits with your timing system; ClubHelix is for the rest of the club.
Can we manage masters and youth on the same site?
Yes. Each squad and program is a separate registration form variant under the same club tenant, with its own coordinator role and broadcast list.
How do we handle carnival nominations from another club?
If you host an open carnival, set up a paid public form with the events listed — external swimmers nominate via the form, pay via Stripe, and you get a clean entry list.
Can a state swimming body sit above its clubs?
Yes — the state body is one tier above clubs, with cascading branding, a cross-club directory and centralised reporting on members and events.
Is there free swimming club management software?
Yes. Every ClubHelix club starts on the free plan — put your swim club website and core admin online at no cost, and upgrade only when you need paid features. Paid plans carry a 14-day free trial and bill on a 28-day cycle you can cancel any time.
How much does swim club software cost?
ClubHelix starts free, and paid tiers add capacity and features as the club grows — billed every 28 days, no yearly lock-in; current tiers are on the pricing page. Online payments carry a small published platform fee that is never surcharged to your families.

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