The Bottom Line
My Swim is a great start to a full-blown social network aimed at swimmers. You can log your swim workouts, share them with fellow swimmers, and they can share their swim workouts with you. As its development goes on, it may become the place for swimmers to meet on-line. For now, it is worth a look.
Pros
- Easy to use from any internet-capable computer or phone (PC, Apple, Linux, etc.)
- Connects to Facebook
- Log each workout, including distance, time, and notes
- You can follow other swimmers'/teammates' training
Cons
- Still a work in progress
- My Swim is an on-going project, off to a good start with room to grow
Description
- A free, UK based on-line log book and social networking site for swimmers
- Internet based system works with any computer - PC, Apple, Linux, etc.
- Simple to use system; enter how far you swam or more details, click, and share with friends, teammates, or keep it private
- You can publish your swim workout log on your Facebook page
Guide Review - My Swim On-line Training Log for Swimmers - Swimming Social Network for Swimmers
The UK based "My Swim" on-line training log for swimmers has the feel of Facebook or Twitter (it can be linked to an existing Facebook account). It is a way to track your swimming on a social network designed for that purpose.
The home page asks the question: "How far did you swim recently?" You can enter total distance (meters or yards), the swim location, the date, how long it took to swim, training notes, comments, and an effort rating (one to five stars). You can enter just distance, or you can save as much of the other notes as desired. You then add the swim to your log book. Depending upon your settings, your logbook is shared with everyone, with friends and teammates, or is kept private.
You can look back at, and edit, old workouts. You can see a summary view of distance swum by week, month, or year. You can follow your friends and teammates swimming to see how they are doing, too.
Other pages within a swimmer's My Swim account are:
- Messages - Direct messages between you and other members of My Swim
- LogBook - A list of recent swims
- Photos - Pictures you upload, currently sorted as Personal, Club, and Pool
- Slogs - Swimming-specific Blogs on My Swim
- Find Stuff - Locate people, clubs, and pools to follow
- Followers - People following your swimming
The My Swim site is still being developed. It is functional now, and is worth a look, if you are interested in using an on-line logbook and social networking.
