SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
- MMSwim Seminar – pdf Instructions click here
- Seeding/Lane Allocation – pdf Instructions click here
- Age Champion/House Pts – pdf Instructions click here
| CSSA School Codes 2026 |
CSSA Swim Events 2026 for Meet Manager Swim – do not unzip file when downloading
| CSSA Primary Swimming Events 2026 | CSSA Secondary Swimming Events 2026 |
| Swmm8BkupCSSAPrimSwimEvents2026-01.zip | Swmm8BkupCSSASecSwimEvents2026-01.zip |
To prevent Safari from automatically extracting downloaded ZIP files, you can uncheck the “Open ‘safe’ files after downloading” box in your Safari preferences.
- Open Safari
- Click Safari in the top menu
- Click Settings
- Select the General page
- Scroll to the bottom
- Uncheck the box next to Open ‘safe’ files after downloading
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Place Attachment on desktop – do not unzip file
2. Open Meet Manager Swim program
3. File: Restore: Unzip, copy data base to a selected folder, & open new data base
4. Also tick – Rename data base ie. “school name” Primary or Secondary School Swimming Carnival 2026
5. Open attached file which should be on your desk top ie. Swmm6BkupCSSAPrimSwimEvents2026-01.zip
6. Select folder you wish to save the unzipped database which is called CSSAPrimSwimEvents2026.mdb
You now should have a new database opened which contains the CSSA Prim or Sec Swim Events 2026
RUNNING ORDER OF EVENTS: ie. event number
The order of the events is based on the Primary or Secondary State Swimming Carnival
You can change the event numbers but PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THE EVENTS
THEY MUST REMAIN THE SAME SO THAT WHEN YOU SEND YOUR TEAM LIST THROUGH TO YOUR ZONE CONVENOR EVENTS WILL MATCH UP CORRECTLY
UPDATING YOUR STUDENTS NAMES/DOB from 2025
1. To update your student database you need to open your “school swimming carnival database from 2025”.
2. Click on FILE and a list of available databases should be shown at the bottom.
3. Once you have last years database open Click on FILE: Export – Athletes/Teams/Email (HY3)
4. Export Rosters table: Select Gender: Both and Export Type: Athletes/Teams OK
5. Save the Roster File.HY3 to a selected folder on your hard drive (please remember name of file & location for step 7)
6. Click on FILE and re-open your Swimming Carnival 2025 database
7. Next click on FILE: Import – Rosters only and open the Roster File. HY3 that you previously saved in step 5
8. To update their age from 2025 to 2026 Click on SET UP: OPTIONS
9. Click on: Increment school year by one year for each athlete (1st box) & click OK
10. If you wish you can delete students that have left the school by going into Athletes
11. You will need to manually add new students into the database or you can import new students using Meet Manager T&F – see instructions below
Your carnival should now be ready to run!
HOW TO IMPORT STUDENT DATA INTO MEET MANAGER T&F USING AN EXCEL TEMPLATE
IMPORTANT: You CANNOT import student database (xls file) using Meet Manager Swim.
You MUST use the Meet Manager Track & Field program.
Note: Download both files
| Importing Student Data Base into MM T&F | Meet Manager Excel Template 2026 |
| pdf Instructions | Meet_Manager_Template_2026.xlxs |
Once you have your new students imported into Meet Manager T&F
1. Click on File: Export Athletes/Teams/Emails to to create a .tcl file
2. Save .tcl file in a place you will remember
3. Open Meet Manager Swim program
4. IMPORT .tcl file into Meet Manager Swim
5. Click File: Import: Track & Field Rosters
ADVANCING SCHOOL ENTRIES FOR ZONE SWIMMING CARNIVAL
| Advancing School Entries for Zone Swim Carnival |
| pdf instructions |