Importing athletes via CSV
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Swift Labs allows you to import athletes via a CSV input.
Navigating to the athletes page, you will be presented with a list of your athletes, or if you have yet to add any athletes; a page detailing the options in how to add athletes.
By clicking the import button on the athletes page, you will be prompted to upload the CSV file with your athlete data.
If you do not have a csv file, you click on the Download button to download the CSV template or download it here CSV Template Download
The CSV file has some strict formatting rules that must be followed. The table below contains the a description for each of the CSV keys and whether the column is required.
IMPORTANT
It should be noted that the Athlete’s height and weight is dependent on the value in the Units column. ‘metric’ will treat athlete weight and height in Kilograms and Centimetres respectively. Vice-versa ‘imperial’ will treat weight in pounds and height in feet and inches. Imperial athlete height must be input as ‘X ft X in’, eg, ‘6 ft 2 in’. All units within labs are displayed depending on your profile settings.
FirstName
Yes
Athlete first name
MiddleName
No
Athlete middle name
LastName
Yes
Athlete last name
Notes
No
Athlete notes
No
Athlete email
DOB
Yes
Athlete date of birth
Weight
Yes
Athlete weight in kg or lbs with no unit.
Height
Yes
Athlete height in cm or ft, in (only imperial needs units with the following format “X ft X in”)
Sex
No
Athlete sex (Male | Female | Undecided | Withheld)
Squad
No
Athlete squads to join (must be the exact spelling of the squad, can join multiple by using the “|” delimiter eg (Squad 1|Squad2)
Units
Yes
Units of the athlete (metric|imperial)
After selecting the file you wish to upload you will shown the rows within the CSV file if you will to remove any rows prior to submitting. Pressing the import button will upload the file and add the athletes.
An important note is to ensure that you have enough available seats within your organisation. Prior to importing the athletes, the application will check if you have enough available seats, if you are trying to upload more athletes than seats available, the application will refuse to upload the athletes.
