Set up Lap Lanes as Activities

  • Updated on Dec 19, 2025
  • Published on Nov 12, 2025
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This article will show you an option for how to set up lap lanes in your Activities List. This works best for scheduling/ booking out lap lanes without the need for a specific lane to be chosen.

Create General Lap Lanes Instructions

Important Note

  • This is general reservation, the user does not get to choose the lap lane.

  • If you want to create lane specific reservations, the best practice is to set up your lap lanes as Facilities.

  1. Log in to Recreation Management

  2. Select the location of the facility

  3. Create an Activity with the Activity Type set as Program/Class.

  4. Create a new session within your activity

Basics Tab

  1. Navigate to the Basics tab
    Basics tab in Lap Lanes Activity Session

  2. Name the Program after the allotted time for lap swim. For example: 6 - 6:30 a.m. Lap Lane Swim, 6:30 - 7 a.m. Lap Lane Swim
    Activity Session Lap Lanes Name in Basics Tab

  3. Set the Activity type to match your Lap Lanes Activity
    Dropdown menu showing 'Lap Lanes' for scheduling.

  4. Set the Session Fee to $0
    Lap Lanes Sessions Fee Set to 0

Advanced Tab

  1. Navigate to the Advanced Tab
    Allow Online Registration and Repeat Registration Boxes checked in the Advanced Tab

  2. Check the Allow Online Registration and Allow Repeat Registrations boxes
    Lap Lanes Registration Check Boxes - RM.png

  3. Set the Participant Max to the number of available lanes
    Max Participants set to the number of available lanes

Prompts Tab

  1. Navigate to the Prompts Tab
    Prompts tab in Lap Lanes Activity Session

  2. Use the drop-down menus to include any needed prompts or waivers needed
    Waiver, attachments, prompts, tags, menu options for lap lanes

    Note

    If you need to set up a prompt please view the Create a Prompt article.

  3. Click the Save Session button before moving on to the next Step
    Save Sessions Button

Daily Pricing Tab

  1. Navigate to the Daily Pricing tab
    Daily Pricing tab in Lap Lanes Activity Session

  2. Check the Enable Daily Pricing on Catalog box
    Enable Daily Pricing on Catalog checked box in daily pricing tab

    Note

    To see how to configure daily pricing please see the Configure daily pricing article.

  3. Click the Save Session button
    Buttons for session management with Save Session highlighted

  4. Click the Bulk Add Daily Sessions button
    Bulk Add Daily Sessions Button in the Daily Pricing Tab

  5. Fill out the Bulk Add Daily Pricing Sessions fields
    Bulk Add Daily Sessions Fields

    • Label: This is the title that will populate on the calendar

    • Price: The price residents will pay when they check out in the catalog

    • Start Date: The day the sessions will start

    • End Date: The last day the sessions will happen

    • Weekdays: Drop-down menu, select which days of the week the session will populate on the calendar

  6. Click the Add Sessions button
    Bulk Add Sessions pop up fields with Add Sessions Button highlighted

Schedule Tab

  1. Navigate to the Schedule tab
    Schedule tab in Lap Lanes Activity Session

  2. Add a schedule to reflect the same dates. Include the time of this specific lap swim
    Add Schedule Button in the Schedule Tab

    Note

    To see more about building a schedule in a session view the Schedule section of the Create a new Session article.

  3. Make sure the Start time and End time align with the lap lanes’ time
    Start and End Time Fields in Schedule tab

  4. Click the Save Session button
    Buttons for canceling, duplicating, deleting, and saving a session are displayed with the Save Session button highlighted

Duplicate Session

  1. Navigate to the Activity Session
    Lap Lan session line item in the activity list

  2. Use the Duplicate Session icon to create a new session with all the same attributes
    Duplicate Icon in the Tools Column

  3. Rename the program to the next available time slot
    Update the duplicate Name in the Basics tab

  4. Adjust the schedule to have the correct timeslot

    Update Scheduled hours in the schedule tab of your new Lap Lane

  5. Bulk add daily pricing sessions
    Duplicate Bulk Add Daily Sessions Button

    Important Note

    Bulk Add Daily Pricing to individual duplicated session must be done every time to ensure registration from the catalog.

  6. Repeat these steps until all lane times are available.

View Registered Participants in Activity List

This section shows you how to view who is registered each day in any lane times.

  1. Navigate to the Activities tab and then Activities List in the Navigation menu
    Navigation Menu Activities to Activities List tab

  2. Open the activity with your Lap Lanes
    Activity Session in Activity List

  3. Click View in the Roster column
    Roster Column View button on individual lap lane session

  4. Select Drop-Ins tab
    Drop Ins tab on Lap Lanes Roster View

  5. From here, you can view all the registered participants
    Lap Lanes Roster Drop ins Tab View

  6. Use the Drop-In Date filter to see the desired dates for Drop-In registrations
    Lap Lanes Drop In date Filter on left side navigation menu

  7. View the Drop-in Registrations for that Day
    Lap Lanes Roster filtered Drop In date View

View Registered Participants in Reports

  1. Navigate to Reports

  2. User/Roster Reports

  3. Roster Reports by Entry

  4. Fields - Drop in Date

  5. Filter - activity filter - activity selection - Search for your specific session names

  6. View

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