For swim parents
For swim parents
You know the drill: eight hours on a hot pool deck, a folded heat sheet in your bag, and a swimmer who keeps asking “what do I have next?” EHLStat puts the answer on their arm.
Key takeaways
- Your swimmer reads their own lineup instead of asking you between every race.
- Waterproof ink stays legible through warm-ups and the race.
- Fewer missed heats — the info travels with the swimmer, not your bag.
- Builds independence young: they own their meet.
What you’re up against
- Constantly re-checking a folded, sweat-damp heat sheet.
- Your swimmer missing a heat because the info lived in your bag.
- Illegible marker scrawl nobody can read on the blocks.
- Being the human PA system for “what do I have next?”
How EHLStat fits
The lineup lives with the swimmer
Event, heat, lane, and stroke go on the arm — readable at a glance, not folded in a bag across the deck.
Waterproof through the whole session
It holds up through warm-ups, marshaling, and the race, so the info is there when they need it.
Independence, one meet at a time
Young swimmers check their own arm and get themselves to the block — the point is that you don’t have to.
How to start
- 1
Grab the heat sheet
Pull your swimmer’s events, heats, lanes, and strokes from the meet program or app.
- 2
Fill in the tattoo
Write each race into the pre-formatted grid with a permanent marker — clear and consistent every time.
- 3
Let them run their meet
Your swimmer reads their own arm and reports to the right lane on time. You get to just watch them swim.
Frequently asked
What age is this good for?
Any age, but it is especially useful for age-group swimmers building independence — they can read their own lineup instead of relying on a parent.
Does it work for multi-day meets?
Yes. Apply a fresh tattoo for each day’s session so the lineup always matches the current heat sheet.
Do I still need the heat sheet?
You’ll use the heat sheet once to fill in the tattoo. After that, the swimmer reads their arm instead of the sheet.
Hand the meet back to your swimmer
Put their event, heat, lane, and stroke where they can read it — and stop chasing them to the blocks.