1 JUNE 2026 – 30 AUGUST 2026
Don’t let the off-season slow you down!
JOIN THE CREWLAB SUMMER SMASHER CHALLENGE!
Available on iOs and Android. Forever free. NCAA, IRA and ACRA compliant.
👀 Already on CrewLAB? Just sit back and relax – you’ll be automatically enrolled into the challenge. Squads will be created for your team before June 1. Nothing to set up – just show up and compete.
TRUSTED BY TEAMS ACROSS ROWING, SWIMMING AND RUNNING
What is Summer Smasher?
Your off-season doesn’t actually have to feel like… well, the off-season.
Summer Smasher is CrewLAB’s signature off-season challenge — a team-wide competition where athletes log workouts, check in daily, support teammates, and compete on a live leaderboard all summer long.
CrewLAB gives your team a private space where athletes can hold each other accountable and stay motivated through friendly competition.
“It gives you a sense of community with the privacy of just your own team and makes training apart more personable.”
WHAT'S AT STAKE
More than bragging rights.
Partner challenges, prizes, and recognition – all summer long.
Partner challenges
Challenges from CrewLAB partners throughout the summer. New ways to earn points and compete beyond the leaderboard.
Exclusive prizes
Top athletes and teams earn real rewards. Details shared throughout the summer – follow our socials to stay in the loop.
Social shoutouts
Standout moments get featured on our socials! Get noticed by everyone who follows us – from your closest competitors to national-level coaches.
Team recap
When the challenge ends, every team gets a full in-app recap – total workouts, top athletes, squad rankings, and the moments that defined your summer.
HOW IT WORKS
Simple to start. Surprisingly hard to stop.
Everything happens automatically. You simply train.
Now
Download the app and sign up
Takes less than 2 minutes—no credit card required.
before june 1
Set up squads in the app
Coaches and captains can rename, reorganize, and create squads.
june 1
Challenge begins – leaderboard goes live
Open the Analytics tab and start competing.
all summer
Partner challenges, prize drops, and social media shoutouts
New challenges and prizes announced throughout June, July, and August.
august 30
Challenge ends — team recaps delivered in-app
Celebrate your teammates in the app recap. See how your summer stacked up against all CrewLAB teams.
“The individual rankings we had at the end of the challenge were correlated to how well we performed on the tests when we came back.”
why teams love it
Built for how teams actually train.
No more spreadsheets
All team training data will be stored in CrewLAB, and the team leaderboard will be automatically populated in the app.
Increased accountability
Athletes can view each other’s training posts, engage with, and motivate one another, even when apart.
Your team will train more
Every team participating in our previous challenges has seen an increase in off-season training consistency and motivation.
No coach involvement
Team captains can manage the challenge independently. Coaches can have peace of mind while following NCAA/IRA rules.
the points system
Every athlete can contribute.
Points are earned for training, engagement and daily habits – not just who’s the fastest.
Leaderboards
- For the first hour of training completed each day, point earnings are boosted by 33%.
- For the third hour of training completed each day, point earnings will be reduced by 50%.
Training points
Enagement points
whats teams say
What coaches and athletes say after a summer on CrewLAB.
"CrewLAB has been a huge help for getting these guys to train harder than they ever have. A real game changer to elevate the program another notch."
Kate Smith
“It’s become a really good way to stay motivated to work out over the summer and see all my teammates working hard too.”
CrewLAB Athlete
“CrewLAB helps the team to build as a whole and make sure that we’re bringing everyone up together.”
Katie Dahl
“We saw an immediate impact in how the guys were interacting positively with each other and how that positivity led to more consistent training.”
Dan Wolleben
faqs
Everything you need to know.
Is this NCAA and IRA compliant?
Yes. Summer Smasher is fully compliant with NCAA, IRA, and ACRA guidelines. No coach supervision is required — captains can run the challenge entirely. CrewLAB never sells or shares your data.
How do I create Squads?
Existing CrewLAB teams: squads are auto-generated before June 1. You can rename and reorganize via the web portal or in-app. New teams: create squads manually via the web portal before the challenge starts. Visit our guide about building Rosters and Squads.
I'm already on CrewLAB. Do I need to do anything?
Nothing. You’re automatically enrolled. Squads will be created before June 1. Just open the app on June 1 and start logging.
“CrewLAB has kept us very accountable during the off-season, more so than in the past years without it.”
Your off-season start June 1.
Don’t let your team fall behind.
Download CrewLAB and compete all summer. Free forever — no catch.
Available on iOs and Android. Forever free. NCAA, IRA and ACRA compliant.