Volunteers Make Swim Team Happen
Our team runs 100% on volunteers, other than our paid Head Coach and Assistant Coach. Each meet takes a full crew— at least 18 timers, plus a Clerk of Course, Starter, Referee, computer operator, concessions, clean-up crew, runners, and Stroke & Turn Judges.
Yes, the commitment is real—but so is the community. Swim team is a family event, and every family helps make it great. Each family will serve an average of 18 volunteer hours per season.
Job Descriptions
Remove all trash, wipe down surfaces every 30 mins, monitor toilets, report hooligan behavior. Gloves provided. Often overlooked, but vital role.
Swim meet experience necessary. As events are called, clerk gather the swimmers and brings them to the staging area.
Experience necessary as an Assistant Clerk. As events are called, the clerk makes sure swimmers are in the correct lanes and move the swimmers through the area to the starting blocks.
No experience necessary. Take & fill orders, manage money.
No experience necessary. 3 timers assigned to a lane, each with a stopwatch and records swimmer's time on a timer sheet. Checks with racers as they step up to ensure they are in correct lane and that appropriate timer sheet being used.
Swim meet experience helpful. Responsible for overseeing the timers across all lanes. Head Timer will be a back-up timer or have a back-up timer assigned at all times. Head Timer will assign 1 timer per lane to record times on lane time sheet.
No experience necessary. Stand near head timer and watch all races; give ribbon to swimmer who wins each heat.
No experience necessary. This job extends PAST the end of the meet, but is good if you have little kids.
No experience necessary but must meet with Ref at the beginning of meet to be given specific instructions. Pickup Timer Sheets/DQ Slips and "Run" them to the Computer Operators immediately so that DQ's may be added and contested within 20 mins.
Attend Training Clinic; pass Officials exam; worked at least one season as a Stroke and Turn Judge; shadow an experienced Referee at one meet, and be recommended by the Team Representative.
Attend Training Clinic; pass Officials exam; worked at least one season as a Stroke and Turn Judge; shadow an experienced Starter at one meet.
Attend Training Clinic; pass Officials exam; shadow an experienced Stroke & Turn Judge at one meet. Wear a totally amazing stroke & turn judge polo shirt at the swim meet so people know you're legitimate.
Plays age appropriate upbeat music to encourage a positive environment.
