About Swim Start
The Swim Start app is a training aid for race start practice or simulation. Start swim groups at fixed intervals with "Take Your Marks" and "GO" sounds. Use an external speaker attached to an iPhone or iPad for improved...
The Swim Start app is a training aid for race start practice or simulation. Start swim groups at fixed intervals with "Take Your Marks" and "GO" sounds. Use an external speaker attached to an iPhone or iPad for improved sound volume. Select built-in or custom "Take Your Marks" and 'Go' signal sounds. Enable continuous mode or limit to a specified number of race repetitions. Select Repeat Interval. Default is every 10 seconds. Adjust the fixed starters pause between Take Your Marks and Go sound. The pause range is 0.5 to 2 seconds. Alternativly choose random starters pause. Start button gives three options: Now, Red or Black top. Where the countdown starts at either 5 seconds, seconds to next Red top or Black top respectively. "Go" sound signal heard when countdown reaches zero. Sync Swim Start swim clock to an external pace clock. The Remote Control and Replication feature allows several remote iOS devices to connect to a Primary iOS device (main starters voice). - Multiple remote iOS devices will replicate the Primary. - Remote units can start/stop Primary. - Primary will start/stop all connected remote units. - Range can be up to 100m depending on obstacles. - Only available on newer iOS devices with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) hardware.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Swim Start since it was posted on our website on 2020-02-27 11:01:31.
The latest version is 1.4.2 and it was updated on 2026-06-26 15:21:10. See below the changes in each version.
Swim Start version 1.4.2
Updated At: 2026-06-05
Changes: Version History Added a user configurable minimum and maximum range for the random pause setting.
This allows the user to select a preferred random pause range.
This is the pause time between the On Your Marks and Go sounds. 1.4.2 03/19/2019 New Privacy Policy.
Repeat Interval minimum to 5. Was a minimum of 10 seconds. 1.4.1 03/01/2019 Added Repetition count to main view. This required some reorganisation of the screen layout.
Larger digits for iPads.
Increase Repeat interval maximum to 90 seconds.
Increase Race Repetitions max to 120.
Added an information page view with URL links to App support and App Store. This replaces the Help menu bar button.
Changed settings view from popup/over to modal page sheet view. 1.4.0 08/31/2018 Added volume control with audio route selection.
Improved display layout. Larger numbers. 1.3.0 05/30/2018 New Feature - Random starters pause time between the 'On Your Marks Sound' and the 'Go Sound'.
Now supports iOS 11 and iPhone X 1.2.0 02/07/2018 Added navigation bar Help button.
- Takes the user to the Swim Start Web site via Safari. 1.1.2 08/09/2017 Added 'Now' start option.
- Starts countdown at 5 seconds.
- Continues as per Race Repetition settings.
Moved Starters Pause setting to Sounds section.
- See Settings --> Sounds --> Starters Pause
Created Support Web site at www.mayes.net.au/swim-start 1.1.1 07/13/2017 Starters Pause setting - User adjustable gap between on-your-marks and GO sound.
- See Settings --> Starters Pause
- Adjustment range is 0.5 to 2.0 seconds. Default is 2.0 seconds.
The Remote Control and Replication feature allows several remote iOS devices to connect to a Primary iOS device (main starters voice).
1. Prepare a Primary iOS device. This would usually be the main starters voice at the starting blocks with a Bluetooth speaker attached.
a. In the Swim Start -> Settings menu set 'Enable Remote Control' to on.
b. Select 'Primary' mode.
c. Choose 'Save'.
2. Prepare Remote iOS device(s). Remotes will replicate the Primary.
a. In the Swim Start -> Settings menu Enable Remote Control.
b. Select 'Remote' mode.
c. Select the Primary iOS device to connect to.
d. Choose 'Save'.
3. Remotes can start/stop the Primary, which in turn will notify all other connected remotes to start/stop.
4. This feature is only available on newer iOS devices with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) hardware. 1.1.0 05/20/2017 Swim Clock Accuracy fixed.
- Version 1.0.1 fixes a bug where the Swim Clock was losing time by up to one second. 1.0.1 02/16/2017 1.0.0 12/15/2016
Swim Start version 1.4.2
Updated At: 2019-03-19
Changes: Mar 19, 2019 Version 1.4.2
Added a user configurable minimum and maximum range for the random pause setting.
This allows the user to select a preferred random pause range.
This is the pause time between the On Your Marks and Go sounds.
Swim Start version 1.4.2
Updated At: 2019-03-19
Changes: Added a user configurable minimum and maximum range for the random pause setting.
This allows the user to select a preferred random pause range.
This is the pause time between the On Your Marks and Go sounds.
Swim Start version 1.4.2
Updated At: 1970-01-01
Changes: 2019年3月19日 Version 1.4.2
Added a user configurable minimum and maximum range for the random pause setting.
This allows the user to select a preferred random pause range.
This is the pause time between the On Your Marks and Go sounds.
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