Registration Numbers and USA Swimming IDs

Some teams choose to assign Registration Numbers for their athletes. Some teams (especially USAS year-round/club teams) use the USA Swimming-defined USS ID format for the registration number. Registration Numbers (whether USS ID format is used or not) can be imported from an existing Team Manager database, auto-generated, or created manually in SwimTopia. Whichever scenario fits your team, there are multiple options SwimTopia supports for assigning, viewing and downloading these numbers. 

>>NOTE: The Registration Number is not used by SwimTopia to uniquely identify athletes, or to de-duplicate athlete records. However, the Registration Number is used to match/deduplicate athletes in other software, including Hy-Tek Meet Manager. For this reason, care should be taken to ensure that if a registration number is assigned that it is unique for each athlete on the team.

Covered in this Article:

• Assigning Registration Numbers
  • Option 1: Auto-generate USS IDs for new athletes
  • Option 2: Assign USA Swimming IDs
  • Option 3: Edit "USA Swimming / LSC Registration" Report
  • Option 4: Edit "Athlete Registration Numbers" Report
  • Option 5: Manual Entry on Athlete Profile
•  Additional Notes

Assigning Registration Numbers

Registration numbers are not auto-assigned by default during registration, but there are several ways you can assign a Registration Number to an athlete. 

Option 1: Auto-generate USS IDs for new athletes

If you wish to use the USA Swimming ID format, you can turn on "Auto-generate USS IDs for new athletes" in Manage Team > Settings > Team Information.  And below that setting, you'll see an option to "Generate USS IDs for existing athletes."

Option 2: Assign USA Swimming IDs

Retroactively auto-generate USA Swimming IDs for any athletes that do not already have an assigned ID in Manage Team > Settings > Data Maintenance Tools > Assign USA Swimming IDs. 

>>Note: There is no page behind this button, so clicking on the button will start the process of automatically assigning USS IDs. These can be found within the athlete's profile (People tab), or in the reports listed below.

Option 3: Edit "USA Swimming / LSC Registration" Report

Edit the "USA Swimming / LSC Registration" report under the Reports tab (within the Registration section). Keep in mind you can only update the USA Swimming registration information here, so you cannot enter a specific number. If you change the name or birthdate, the USS ID will be updated because the USS ID format is derived from athlete name and date of birth.

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Option 4: Edit "Athlete Registration Numbers" Report

Edit the "Athlete Registration Numbers" report under the Reports tab (within the Athlete Information section) to either use the Auto-Assign button at the top, or manually enter each number. 

>>Tip: You can enter an initial Registration Number, Save (at bottom), and then use "Auto-Assign" to generate additional incremental Registration Numbers based on this initial value.

Don't forget to scroll to the bottom of the page to Save Changes!

Option 5: Manual Entry on Athlete Profile

Manually enter a Registration number OR "Generate USS ID" in People > Athlete Name > Edit (top right corner within athlete profile).

Once on the edit screen, scroll down to the bottom and you will find the "Registration number" field.

 Additional Notes

• The USS ID is exported in the “registration number” field in Hytek and SDIF/Sd3 formats.
• The USS ID is generated based on date of birth, the athlete's legal first name, middle name (if present), and last name. 
• If your team does not capture date of birth (Optional for School Teams Only), then you will need to edit the athlete's profile to add this information before generating the USS IDs.