Announcer

Calls swimmers to the ready benches and starting blocks, announces events and heats, directs timers and makes other announcements over the PA system.

Starter

Notifies the swimmers of the distance and stroke, starts each race with a whistle and calls false starts. (Experience necessary, must have attended training)

Stroke Judges

Determine if the swimmers are performing the strokes and turns of each event correctly. (Experience helpful, must attend training which will be provided)

Timers

Use stop watches to record the time it takes a swimmer to swim an event.  Three timers are assigned to each lane and all three times are recorded on the swimmer’s event card.

Runners

Pick up event cards from timers and DQ slips from judges and deliver them to the scoring table.  The job title is very descriptive.  Runners should have good tennis shoes that work well on wet, slippery surfaces.

Scoring

Match and attach DQ slips to event cards, determine official time from the three times recorded on the card, mark official time on the event card and alphabetize cards.

Ribbons

Attach ribbon labels to appropriate place ribbons, post results for everyone to see, file ribbons and event cards.

Ready Bench

Assist in seating the swimmers for the correct heat and lanes and get them to the starting blocks on time.

Team Parents

Assume responsibility of keeping track – as best as they reasonably can – of swimmers in a certain age group while the kids aren’t swimming and for getting them to the ready bench for their events.

False Start

Technician

Drops the false start rope in the path of the swimmers to hinder their swimming in the event that the starter calls a false start.

Meet Setup/Takedown

Responsible for setting up and taking down the equipment used at meets:  tents, lane lines, backstroke flags, false start rope, ready benches, etc.

Concessions

Operate the concession stand and deliver refreshments to the swim meet workers. (this is for home meets only)