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New features and changes in Commit, newest first. Every item links to the guide that explains it.

October 21, 2026

October 2026: swimmer setup, payment categories, a new message screen and family requests

What shipped in October 2026, grouped by area. Each item links to the guide that covers it.

Volunteer jobs

Pick job obligations when you set up a program
Pick job obligations when you set up a program Coaches

Each registration group in a program now has a Job Obligations list. Tick the obligations that group's families owe, or add a new one already aimed at the group.

A payment category for shortfall fees Coaches

When an obligation has a shortfall fee, pick the payment category it's reported under. Volunteer obligation fees is the default.

Billing and payments

Processing fees are now service fees
Processing fees are now service fees Coaches Parents

The switch is now Pass on service fees, and invoices show a Service fees line. A note under the switch reminds you that rules about passing fees on vary by place.

Payment categories
Payment categories Coaches

Tag every fee with a category, like Practice fees or Meet entry fees, and add your own. Manual invoices now take up to 10 line items, each with its own category.

Financial report totals, summaries and bank deposits
Financial report totals, summaries and bank deposits Coaches

Group the report by category, program, meet or month, see totals for payouts, and tie each bank deposit out by category on the new Bank deposits tab.

Families can ask to pause or cancel
Families can ask to pause or cancel Coaches Parents

Turn on Cancellation requests for a program and families send a pause or cancel request from their Payments page. You review it and apply the change in one step, on the web or in the app.

Installment plans
Installment plans Coaches Parents

Offer a program fee as a set number of payments spread over the season.

Confirmation emails and coupon codes at checkout Coaches Parents

Write a confirmation email families get when they register, and let families type a coupon code at checkout.

People and registration

A setup checklist for every new swimmer
A setup checklist for every new swimmer Coaches

Adding a swimmer by hand now opens a checklist: parents, family account, billing, groups, parent login and a welcome email. Swimmers still missing steps show a Needs setup tag on the roster.

Swimmer pages open on Overview, with a Communication tab
Swimmer pages open on Overview, with a Communication tab Coaches

See what needs action and the swimmer's groups at a glance. The new Communication tab lists every message sent to the family and whether it arrived.

Documents tabs for waivers and forms
Documents tabs for waivers and forms Coaches Parents

See who has signed or acknowledged each program document, ask families to sign, and export the list. Families sign from their swimmer's Documents tab.

HY3 roster export and a Middle Initial field Coaches

Export your roster for Hy-Tek, and set the middle initial meet files use.

Communication

A new message screen
A new message screen Coaches

Quick audiences, Parents only or Parents + swimmers, a team email header with a preview, images in the message, and a send button that tells you exactly who gets it.

Alert settings, simplified Coaches Parents

Coaches set Parent defaults, families set their own notification settings per role. Parent alert emails are paused for now; alerts go by push and in-app.

Paste from Word and Google Docs Coaches

Bulletin posts, meet info, program pages and waivers keep pasted formatting and can hold tables and images.

Meets and results

Entry limits per session and per meet
Entry limits per session and per meet Coaches Parents

Set the most events, relays or total entries a swimmer can have. Families are stopped at the limit; coaches get a warning they can override.

Choose what the Spectator view shows
Choose what the Spectator view shows Coaches Parents

Hide the Spectator view, or pick which details families see: entry times, heats and lanes, ages and contact info.

Invite by registration group Coaches

Invite by Rules can now pick swimmers by the registration groups they're in.

Fix a best time, and add legal splits
Fix a best time, and add legal splits Coaches

Edit or remove a swimmer's best time and the change sticks. Check a meet or a swimmer for faster opening splits that count as best times.

New standards on the meet report Coaches

The meet report flags time standards each swimmer reached for the first time at that meet.

Training and website

Every training group has a subgroup
Every training group has a subgroup Coaches

New groups start with an All subgroup or the subgroups you name, and swimmers land in the only subgroup automatically.

Website news and program blocks Coaches

Order news by date or by hand, pin a post to the top, and lay out your open programs as a grid or a list. Lato and Montserrat join the font list.

October 5, 2026

Summer 2026 roundup: meets rebuilt, volunteer jobs round two, billing in the app

Everything that shipped from July through early October 2026, grouped by area. Each item links to the guide that covers it.

Meets and entries

Grid view for meet entries, with heats and lanes
Grid view for meet entries, with heats and lanes Coaches

Enter swimmers by age group and gender in one grid, one tap per event. Turn on Heats & lanes to seed your own heats for dual meets; it stays off for normal meets.

HY3 in the entry file Coaches

The Entry File zip now holds a .hy3 alongside the .sd3, carrying heats, lanes and exhibition flags for Meet Manager.

A new meet page: Overview and Logs tabs Coaches

The meet opens on an Overview of invites, commitments, entries, messages, jobs and billing. A Logs tab lists every commitment, entry and invite change, searchable and exportable.

Invite by rules, and three kinds of meet
Invite by rules, and three kinds of meet Coaches

Invite the entire roster, invite by rules (age, gender, USA Swimming registration, billing status, groups, qualifying time), or keep the list manual. Meets can be Entries On, Informational Only or Hidden.

Entry report and relay improvements Coaches

Age Info, ID Info and Comp Category toggles on the entry report, a shareable public link for the host, and relay builders that default to committed swimmers in the right session.

Meet entries on mobile Coaches

The grid lineup builder, Invites and Entry Report are now in the Commit Swimming - Team app.

Eligible times on the Qualification & Standards report Coaches

The report takes an eligible times date and meet-tag limits, prefilled from the meet you pick.

Meet billing: roll up or invoice now Coaches

Generating meet invoices on a roll-up team asks whether to add the fees to the next bill or bypass the roll-up.

Parents and athletes

Spectator view for meet day
Spectator view for meet day Parents Coaches

The team's lineup by event or by swimmer, with heats and lanes once assigned, your family highlighted. On the meet's Spectator tab and the Live card on meet days.

One swimmer meet card everywhere Parents

Going or Not going, session commitments, events with heat and lane, messages to the coach and qualifying times, the same on the dashboard, Meet Signups and in the app. Meet pages have Overview, Information, My swimmers, Spectator, Jobs and Fees tabs.

Upcoming Events with Needs my action Parents

Meets, team events and volunteer jobs in one list, with Meets / Events / Jobs pills and a Needs my action toggle. Volunteer signups for a meet live on the meet's row.

Athletes in the Team app Athletes Coaches

Athletes use the same Commit Swimming - Team app as parents. Clubs set what parents and athletes can see separately, and adult athletes see payments and meet fees.

Mobile inbox fixes Parents Coaches

Attachments are reachable again, PDFs open and save on both platforms, and tapping a push notification marks the message read.

Your team's website, one tap away Parents

When a club turns on the Website Link, parents get a Website entry in their menu, a Team Website dashboard widget and a Team Website row in the app's More menu.

Volunteer jobs

The new Jobs module
The new Jobs module Coaches

Job events linked to meets, a grid of jobs by time slot with credits and capacity, write-ins, obligations with per-group targets, a credits report, and shortfall billing straight into your invoices.

Round two: faster setup and real signup rules Coaches

Add many jobs and time slots at once with guessed credits and capacity, rename inline, and change a whole row or column from its menu. Family caps, one job per time slot, a self-removal lock, invited-only visibility, and several job events per meet.

Obligations by training group, per-family overrides, club credits Coaches

Point an obligation at training groups, give one family its own requirement or exclude them, and add club credits for volunteer work done outside Commit. Family statements print one PDF per family.

Locations with Maps, and messaging from the grid Coaches

Pick a real place on a job event or meet and families tap it to open Maps. Message everyone signed up, one time slot or one job from the Signups tab. The full Jobs admin runs in the mobile app.

Signing up got simpler for families Parents

Quick signup inside the meet row, Signed up / Not signed up filters, co-parents and write-ins with a prefilled phone number, and Club credit rows in My Credits.

Billing and your subscription

Manage your Commit subscription in the app
Manage your Commit subscription in the app Coaches

Change plan or billing interval, add staff seats or the AI Coach Assistant, update the card, download invoices and cancel, each with a before-and-after preview. Plans are Commit Coach, Workouts, Team Basic and Team Premium, and locked features show the real screen behind an inline upgrade.

Payment options with names and billing days Coaches

Name each payment option, pick the billing day of the month for monthly options, set a final payment date or proration, and copy an option to other groups.

Coupon codes and additional fees at checkout Coaches Parents

Families enter coupon codes while registering, and programs can carry optional additional fees. Bank accounts verify with microdeposits when instant verification is not available.

Communication

Delivery report on every message Coaches

See who was delivered, read or failed, per address, with filters and CSV or XLSX export. Message the inactive roster with an advanced option; those emails carry an unsubscribe link.

Bulletin boards: message the audience, post files Coaches

A Message action on each board writes to everyone who can see it, posts can be files or posters with PDF thumbnails, and access follows current training groups.

Emails keep your formatting Coaches

Bold, lists and links in a message now arrive the same way in the email copy.

People, settings and reports

Tags, managed in one place Coaches

Settings → Tags lists every tag with its usage, tags work on staff too, and one Tags dialog assigns them to any selection on the roster.

Member Onboarding for every club Coaches

The Member Onboarding tab is always in Team Settings, with a one-click turn-on. Members who re-join go through the checklist again.

Parental consent for under-13 logins, and updated terms Coaches Parents

Inviting an athlete under 13 asks you to confirm a parent's permission. Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy updated on October 1, 2026, and the app shows a one-time banner.

SWIMS 3.0 connection, explained on the card Coaches

The connection card walks through the two activation steps, works on every plan, and does not disturb another vendor already connected in SWIMS.

Record boards heal themselves Coaches

Hiding a bad result or rejecting a record pulls it off the boards and fills the slot with the next qualifying swim.

Attendance and calendar details Coaches

A swimmer's attendance tab filters by status and group. Calendar events open to Information, Guests and Jobs tabs, and recurring events no longer shift after daylight saving changes.

Website and help

Google Analytics for your team website Coaches

Paste your GA4 measurement ID under Website → Theme → Global and the live site reports to it.

More accessible team websites Coaches

Keyboard-friendly menus and galleries, labelled forms, pause controls on rotating blocks, and a skip-to-content link on every published site.

This help center, and search in the app Coaches Parents

The support site was rebuilt with short answers first, web and mobile steps side by side, and the help widget inside Commit now searches article text.