Timing Assignments

As a parent/guardian of a child participating in competitive swimming, you are required to provide assistance to the Team. Throughout the year you will be assigned certain tasks on a rotating basis along with parents of swimmers who also participate in Meets. Families with an active USA Official or coaches families are exempt from timing assignments. (Officials spend an entire Meet standing on the pool deck and when our Team provides officials at a Meet, we are required to provide one less timer.) Our parent coaches are also exempt from timing assignments.

When our Team is entered into a Meet, the Team hosting the Meet will notify us of the number of timers we are required to provide. Based upon the required number of timers, we assign families to time at a Meet. For USA Meets, we generally assign 2 people to split each timing assignment because USA Meets tend to run 3 to 4 hours. 

Timer assignments are assigned to the families of swimmers who are entered into a swim meet. If your swimmer is not entered into a swim meet, you will not be assigned to time. It is important to note that it is your responsibility to review all posted Meet Entries for accuracy and any changes/corrections should be reported to the Head Coach and the USA Timing Chairperson (Coach Kyle) immediately. If your swimmer is listed on a Meet Entry, you may be required to time.  

Timing Assignments will be emailed to the team and posted on the meet page prior to a Meet (usually on Wednesday or Thursday for a weekend Meet).  If you are assigned to time, you will receive an e-mail letting you know of your duty. If at that time you realize that you are unable to fulfill your timing assignment, you will need to find a replacement. Timing assignments are not optional. Coach Kyle will include how to find a replcement with all timing communications. Timing assignments should be taken seriously. All parents are expected to fulfill their share of Meet-related jobs such as timing. 

The Rapids Swim Team policy is that any family that does not fulfill their assigned USA meet (only) timing requirement or find a replacement timer will be fined as follows:

• $25.00 for the 1st missed USA meet timing assignment;

• $50.00 for the 2nd missed USA meet timing assignment;

• $75.00 for the 3rd missed USA meet timing assignment; and

• $100.00 for the 4th missed USA meet timing assignment

Any/all fines will be added to your swimmer’s account. If a swimmer’s account is not paid in full, the swimmer will not be allowed to register for the next swim season. If you have any questions about our Timing Assignment Policy, please feel free to contact Coach Kyle or Head Coach Chuck Clark.

Please do not ask our coaches about timing assignments. They are at Meets to coach our children.