For Swim Teams

Your swim-a-thon deserves better than a clipboard

Swimmers wear their watch. Laps sync through Strava automatically. Donors pledge per lap. We calculate totals and collect payments by email. No volunteers counting laps. No chasing pledge money.

Start a Swim-a-thon

Sound familiar?

Volunteers counting laps on paper. One person per lane with a clipboard. They lose count. The numbers don't add up. It's chaos.

Pledge math is a nightmare. Johnny swam 42 laps. Grandma pledged $0.50/lap. Uncle Dave pledged $2/lap with a $40 cap. Who owes what?

Chasing payments takes weeks. Paper pledge forms go home. Parents forget. You send reminders. Some never pay. Money left on the table.

No swim-a-thon platform uses smartwatches. Every existing platform relies on manual entry. It's 2026. Kids are wearing $300 watches that count every lap.

How ScanRaise swim-a-thons work

Set your pool length (25m, 25yd, 50m). Create the campaign. Add each swimmer.

Donors visit each swimmer's page and pledge per lap or donate a flat amount.

Swimmers wear their watch and swim. After, they sync to Strava. ScanRaise imports distance and calculates laps automatically.

No watch? Manual entry works too. Volunteer enters laps, or swimmer self-reports.

Click "Calculate" then "Collect." Every pledger gets an email with their total and a payment link. No chasing.

Compatible with the watches they already own

Apple Watch

Garmin

COROS

Samsung Galaxy

Fitbit

Polar

Suunto

Fitbit connects directly. Apple Watch, Garmin, COROS, Samsung, Polar, and Suunto sync via Strava. Swimmer connects once and activities flow in automatically.

Strava import on a phone

Swimmer syncs their watch to Strava. ScanRaise imports automatically.

Westside Swim Club

Michael P.

Swim-a-thon

Import from Fitness App

Connect Strava

Connect Fitbit

Connect

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Swim Imported!

40 laps (1,000m) recorded for Michael P.

Source: Strava via Apple Watch

Verified

25m pool · 40 laps · 18:42 duration

Imported

Swim-a-thon use cases

Youth swim team fundraiser

Each swimmer gets a fundraising page. Family and friends pledge per lap. Kids swim their hearts out. Smartwatches track everything. Payment collected automatically.

High school swim program

Fund new lane lines, starting blocks, or a scoreboard. Each swimmer's page tracks their contribution. Team leaderboard drives friendly competition.

Masters swim club charity event

Adult swimmers raise money for a local cause. Strava sync means zero volunteer overhead. Swimmers just swim and the data flows.

Open water swim fundraiser

GPS tracking works for open water too. Swimmers track their route with their watch. Distance and pace verified through Strava.

Trusted with school and donor data. SDPC registered, COPPA and FERPA compliant, with Clever and ClassLink single sign-on for teachers. Daily off-site encrypted backups and payments handled by Stripe. See how we protect your data or read about ScanRaise.

Ready to ditch the clipboard?

Set up your swim-a-thon in 2 minutes. Smartwatch sync included.

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