Volunteers

~Volunteer Descriptions~

Hospitality

Make coffee, lemonade, ice water or ice tea in the snack bar area. Pour in cups and serve to all the workers around the pool area. This needs to be done every 30 minutes.

Announcer/Starter

Announce the events, start the races and keep the meet running smoothly. Ensure that all the timers are in their spots and that the swimmers are in the right stance to began racing. Works closely with assistant announcer and stagers.

Assistant Announcer

Keep the announcer on track by making sure that any changes are relayed to him/her throughout the meet. Keep the event number flip chart current. Be the point person at the announcers table to answer questions or concerns that arise throughout the meet.

Stager

Supervises the staging area where swimmers line up, making sure each swimmer is in correct lane at correct event/heat. Communicates with the announcer making sure any changes or hold ups are acknowledged. Keep organized and able to answers many questions coming at you.

Timer

Start and stop the stop watch as races began and end. Record the swimmer's race times. There are at least 2 or 3 other timers in same lane, at least one from each team, and one will be the recorder of the times.

Back up Timer

Timer not assigned to a particular lane. Keeps time when a timer's watch malfunctions or doesn't start correctly.

Stroke and Turn Judge

This person watches swimmers for proper form and technique, and can issue warnings or even disqualifications. You will be walking the pool side and assigned to half the pool lanes. You will work with Judges from other teams. This job requires training at the annual clinic or by reviewing the USA Technique CD (which the pool provides) and reading the League technique rules. Each team is required to have 4 judges trained.

This person watches the swimmers touch the wall with any part of their body and records which swimmer touched first, second etc. You are not judging the swimmer stokes just the placing of the event.

Lane Slip Runner

This person collects the lane slips after times have been recorded and the race is over. Also collects the line judge slip and the stroke and turn judge slips, bringing them to the computer table to be entered. Preferably putting in order by events.

Computer Person

Organize the collected lane time slips by event being sure to put any disqualifications with that event and gives them to the Data Entry Person. Then the data entry person enters the times in computer and prints out results and ribbons stickers. The main computer person will be available at the beginning of each shift if instructions are needed.

Ribbon Writer

This person will put the results sticker on the appropriate ribbon for both teams. Ribbons are then separated and given to each team. When there is lag time our team ribbons need to be filed in our team box under the swimmers name.

Age-Group Parent

We use a group parent for ages up to age 12. One parent for 6 and under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12. This person organizes the swimmers from their age group throughout the day of the meet. You gather the kids as a group prior to going to the staging area and then get them to the correct lane. This job works best for the kids if one or two persons do this job throughout the year.

Snack Bar Workers

You will help at the snack bar, serving food, restocking the tables and taking monies. There is a chairperson that makes sure all the food and supplies are ordered and ready, and that person will be there at each shift change to help with any questions. There will be one worker that will be an early starter at 8am for the arrival of teams and for the set up of the tables and food.

Line Judge