| Rank | No. | Name | Div. | Swims 50m | Swims 30m | Pts 50m | Pts 30m | Total Pts | Meets | Trend | Profile |
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| Name | 50m Swims | Avg Actual 50m | Swim Est. 50m | PB 50m | 30m Swims | Avg Actual 30m | Swim Est. 30m | PB 30m | Profile |
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| Date | Dist | Race | Lane | No. | Name | Clock | Place | Pts | Actual | HC |
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| No. | Name | Status | Contact | Actions |
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| Date | Temperature (°C) |
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Each week, up to 12 races are run across two distances — 50 metres and 30 metres. Within each race, swimmers do not all start at the same time; faster swimmers start later, with the time gap between them determined by their handicap.
Each race has up to 7 lanes. A swimmer occupies one lane.
Faster swimmers start later than slower ones. The time difference between when the slowest swimmer dives and when you dive is your Handicap. This levels the field so that every swimmer in the race has a genuine chance of winning on clock time.
Clock Time — the elapsed time from the start signal to the wall — normally decides the order, fastest first, and settles most races on its own. The referee is the final judge of 1st, 2nd and 3rd, though, and can overrule the clock on the occasions where the finish calls for it.
The handicap system is the heart of Mudcrabs racing. Its goal is simple: give every swimmer — fast or slow, new or experienced — a fair chance of winning.
What is a Swim Estimate?
Your Swim Estimate (Swim Est.) is the system's best prediction of how long you will take to complete the distance. It is calculated as the average of all your past Actual Swim Times for that distance, rounded to the nearest whole second — and it updates automatically after every meet you swim in.
Because the average uses all your swims — not just recent ones — a single great or poor result is gradually smoothed out over time, keeping the estimate stable and fair. New members have no history on their first swim; their first result sets their estimate for the following week.
How is the Race Handicap calculated?
Before the race, the app looks at the Swim Estimates of everyone entered in that race and finds the highest (slowest) estimate. That swimmer gets a Handicap of 0 seconds — they dive in immediately at the start signal. Every other swimmer's handicap is:
| Swimmer | Swim Est. | Handicap | Start delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice (slowest) | 52s | 0s | Dives immediately 💥 |
| Bob | 46s | 6s | Waits 6 seconds |
| Carol | 40s | 12s | Waits 12 seconds |
| Dan (fastest) | 35s | 17s | Waits 17 seconds |
If Dan swims his exact estimate (35s) he touches at 17 + 35 = 52s on the clock — the same time as Alice if she also swims her estimate. In a perfect world, they'd tie. In practice, whoever swims better than their estimate on the day wins!
What is the Actual Swim Time?
The Actual Swim Time is your true, unassisted swimming speed — the time you would have recorded if everyone had dived at the same moment. It is always:
This number is what the system uses to update your Swim Estimate for next week. The lower it is, the faster you actually swam.
How are places assigned?
Every swimmer's Clock Time (elapsed time from the start signal to the wall) normally sets the order — fastest first — and decides the placings in most races. The referee is the ultimate arbiter, though: where the finish calls for it, they can overrule the clock and award 1st, 2nd and 3rd as they judged the race. Their decision is final and stands even when it differs from the raw clock order.
Only the podium is judged. 4th place and beyond are not ranked — those swimmers complete the race, each earn a participation point, and appear with a “—” in the Place column. In the Results list and Meet Reports, swimmers are shown in finishing order: the refereed 1st, 2nd and 3rd first, followed by everyone else ordered by clock time.
How are points awarded?
Points are awarded per race finish position. The default scheme is:
Points from all 50m and 30m races across all meets accumulate into the Season Scoreboard.
What are DNF, DQ and DNS?
Badges are earned automatically through the season for various achievements.
They appear next to a swimmer's name on the Scoreboard (the headline ones)
and are fully listed — including locked badges and progress towards them —
on the Badges tab inside each swimmer's profile.
All badges are season-scoped: they reset to zero at the
start of each calendar year. The Scoreboard shows one icon per family
(highest tier earned) to keep the row tidy; the Badges tab shows the
complete set, including locked badges with progress indicators.
Swims completed
- 🎯 10 Swims Club — recorded 10 or more total swims this season
- 🏊 25 Swims Club — recorded 25 or more total swims this season
- 🦀 Mudcrab Pinnacle — 42 swims, the season peak: every distance at every meet, no week missed
Attendance streak
- 🌊 4-Meet Streak — four consecutive meets attended
- ⚡ 8-Meet Streak — eight consecutive meets attended
- 🔥 12-Meet Streak — twelve consecutive meets attended
Race wins
- 🏅 Race Winner — won at least one race this season
- ⭐ 5 Race Wins — five or more 1st-place finishes this season
- 👑 10 Race Wins — ten or more 1st-place finishes this season
Podium finishes
- 🥈 Race Silver — finished 2nd in at least one race this season
- 🥉 Race Bronze — finished 3rd in at least one race this season
- ♣️ Podium Sweep — collected all three medal colours (gold, silver and bronze) this season. Replaces the Race Silver and Race Bronze badges on the Scoreboard once earned
Cold-water swims
- ❄️ Brisk Dipper — swam at a meet with water under 17°C
- 🧊 Ice Breaker — swam at a meet with water under 16°C
- 🥶 Polar Crab — swam at a meet with water under 15°C
PB hunting
- ⏱️ On the Board — first personal best of the season (Badges tab only)
- 🚀 PB Hunter — three personal bests in a season (Badges tab only)
- 💎 PB Machine — ten personal bests in a season. 50m and 30m PBs counted separately
Season honours
- 💪 Iron Attendance — attended 18 or more meets this season
- 🔱 Season Leader — currently ranked #1 on the season Scoreboard
- 📈 Most Improved — recent 50m times are more than 2 seconds faster than your earliest ones
In the Results list, swims are tagged with two PB markers: a gold PB marks any swim that was a personal best at the time it was recorded, while the swimmer's single fastest swim for that distance — their current all-time best — is shown as a green PB 🏆 (with its Actual Swim Time in green). Each distance (50m and 30m) has its own PB 🏆.
Shows the season standings, filterable by year and division. Click any column header to sort. The Swim Est and PB tab shows each member's current Swim Est. and Personal Best for both distances. Click 📈 Profile on any row for that swimmer's full history, charts, and badge tracker.
The complete record of every individual lane result. Filter by date, distance or status. Click Edit to correct a clock time, placing, points or status after submission.
Pick any two members to see a full Head-to-Head breakdown — overall race win count, season stats side-by-side, and a race-by-race log of every meet where both competed.
Shows the next scheduled meet, quick links to recent Meet Reports, and the club's notice feed.
Records weekly water temperatures at the pool, with a colour-coded table and chart so members can see how cold each week's swim was.