Executive Summary
We analyzed 9 swimming communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, swimming listings cluster on Reddit, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-10-19
- Communities
- 9
- Platforms
- 3
- Avg members
- 57K
- Median members
- 22K
Where Swimming Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 5 communities (56%)
- Independent Platforms: 3 communities (33%)
- Discord: 1 communities (11%)
- 5(56%)
Reddit - 3(33%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(11%)
Discord
Format mix
- 8(89%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(11%)Chat communities
Most listings are forum / feed-based (89%).
Reddit leads (56% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (11%)
- Large: 1 communities (11%)
- Huge: 2 communities (22%)
- Massive: 2 communities (22%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(11%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(11%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 2(22%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 2(22%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
3 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 9 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (57K vs 22K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Swimming Differs From Other Categories
Swimming is more free-to-join than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Swimming | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 100% | 84% |
| Median members | 22K | 25K |
| Average members | 57K | 662K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 16% |
| Discord share | 11% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 8 communities (89%)
- 89%Forum
Niche Features
- Live Chat: 1 communities (11%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (11%)
- 11%Live Chat
- 11%Online/Offline Events
Forum appears on 89% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 1
Top-clicked listings
- 1(100%)SwimSwam
Trends
Founded year
Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Swimming. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-10-19
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