The University Hills Narwhals Swim Team (UHNST) is a 100% volunteer organization. It takes parental support to operate the team and conduct swim meets. Parent participation in the UHNST’s activities is a condition of membership. Families that do not fulfill their volunteer requirements as listed below may be excluded from team participation the following season.

Each swim meet is divided into a first half and a second half. Each shift lasts half a meet and is easy and fun. Families earn one point for each shift worked by an adult volunteer.  Families with one swimmer are required to earn 5 points per season and families with two or more swimmers are required to earn 6 points. If your child participates in the ISL Pentathlon, you must volunteer for additional shifts at that meet. UHNST is required to fulfill volunteer obligations at the ISL Championship Meet. Those shifts can be included in your normal volunteer requirement.

Families who are short of their point quota will lose priority registration for the next season, and a $100 fee will be charged on the card used for registration. Families who are short by two or more points will be charged the $100 fee and may forfeit their children's eligibility to participate on the Narwhals swim team for the following season.

If you find that you cannot attend a meet that you have agreed to work, it is your responsibility to secure a replacement. Your replacement will receive credit for their family's requirement, and you will be asked to work another shift at a later meet. In these cases the best practice is to trade shifts. Whatever you decide, it is imperative that you inform the Volunteer Coordinator of your plans no later than the Wednesday prior to the meet that you intend to miss.

Once the volunteer jobs are made available, shift will be filled on a first come first serve basis. We will do everything we can to honor your requests. However, during the season, we may occasionally need to ask you to change meets and/or job assignments.