Tag Archives: Racing Lanes

Prepping Your Collegiate Natatorium for the Upcoming Season

July 22, 2026

Prepping Your Collegiate Natatorium for the Upcoming Season

Prepping Your Collegiate Natatorium for the Upcoming Season
July 22, 2026

The college swimming season will be here soon and a successful first practice or home meet depends on preparation that begins long before athletes step onto the deck.  For collegiate aquatics directors, facility managers, coaches, and operations teams, preseason is the time to inspect essential competition equipment, assess pool conditions, review safety procedures, and address maintenance needs that could […]

Upgrading Your Swimming Lane Lines: When and Why It’s Necessary

December 19, 2025

Upgrading Your Swimming Lane Lines: When and Why It’s Necessary

Upgrading your swimming lane lines
December 19, 2025

The most obvious purpose of swimming lane lines is to create visual markers in the pool to separate swimmers. But they also offer integral safety and performance for your aquatic facility. Community pools, school facilities, and competitive venues should all understand the purpose of swimming lane lines and reasons to upgrade the lines as competition […]

5 Amazing Architecturally Designed Aquatic Facilities  

October 3, 2025

5 Amazing Architecturally Designed Aquatic Facilities  

October 3, 2025

Competitor Swim products are built to perform in any aquatic arena – from college natatoriums and community pools to recreation and training centers.   And while our best-in-class lane lines, stor-reels, and backstroke flags are designed to elevate any space, many of the facilities that feature our products command attention all on their own.  When we […]

The Lifespan of Swimming Lane Lines: Tips to Extend Their Durability

August 21, 2025

The Lifespan of Swimming Lane Lines: Tips to Extend Their Durability

Learn how to extend the lifespan of your swimming lane lines with a guide and helpful insights.
August 21, 2025

Swimming lane lines are an essential component of any training or competitive pool. They help build structure, reduce wave turbulence, and help keep swimmers in their designated space.  But like all swim equipment, how you care for your lane lines will impact their lifespan. They are subject to wear and tear under the constant strain […]

The Science Behind Swimming Lane Lines: How They Reduce Turbulence and Improve Performance

November 29, 2024

The Science Behind Swimming Lane Lines: How They Reduce Turbulence and Improve Performance

Athletes swim between swimming lane lines in a pool.
November 29, 2024

Swimming lane lines do more than just keep athletes in their lane – though we all know that’s a valuable feature. In the sport of swimming, competition often comes down to milliseconds, making clean water an essential element in fair competition. Lane lines might look like simple ropes across a pool, but they play a […]

Gearing Up for NCAA Season

July 13, 2023

Gearing Up for NCAA Season

An image showing the Competitor Swim logo next to the NCAA Swim logo.
July 13, 2023

We have passed the mid-point of summer. Soon, we will see back-to-school ads as the days get shorter. As the sun begins to set on summer swimming, we know that can only mean one thing in the swimming world- The NCAA swim season is just around the corner. We know that pools nationwide are gearing […]

Gearing Up for Summer Nationals and Worlds

May 18, 2023

Gearing Up for Summer Nationals and Worlds

May 18, 2023

As summer approaches, competitive swimmers are gearing up for some of the biggest events of the year: summer nationals and worlds. For many athletes, these meets represent the culmination of years of hard work and training, which makes the fact that Competitor® is the official lane line for the USA Swimming events that makes the […]

Installing and Maintaining Swimming Pool Lane Lines: Tips and Best Practices

May 5, 2023

Installing and Maintaining Swimming Pool Lane Lines: Tips and Best Practices

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May 5, 2023

As a pool owner, you know that specific standards regulate competitive swimming pools. All competitive pools must meet certain regulations and standards to ensure they’re suitable for competitive swimming. If you’re considering improvements to your pool to make it more desirable for competitions, you might want to start with your swimming pool lane lines.  The […]

Introducing Tara Tufford

February 27, 2023

Introducing Tara Tufford

Tara Tufford, Director of Customer Service
February 27, 2023

Beginning her career with Competitor as a lane builder, Tara Tufford is more than prepared to tackle her new role as the Director of Customer Service. She is confident that she “knows a lot of fun details about the lane lines,” and credits her years training in all different areas of the warehouse and in […]

USA Swimming, Competitor Swim Anchor Partnership with National Community Outreach Initiative

May 29, 2018

USA Swimming, Competitor Swim Anchor Partnership with National Community Outreach Initiative

community outreach
May 29, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 25, 2018 USA Swimming Contact: Kara Raney ([email protected]/ 719.866.3598) Competitor Swim Contact: Kristen Linehan Omli ([email protected]/ 800.888.7946) USA Swimming, Competitor Swim Anchor Partnership with National Community Outreach Initiative Velocity Swimming first to receive racing lane lines donation COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming and Competitor Swim, the world’s leader in […]