Service Positions at Swim Meets

The TITANS need your support at the swim meets we host. Home swim meets allow for reduced program costs and less travel expenses for our families.

Swim meets generally have multiple sessions. Most sessions are under 4 hours in length and there are many volunteer positions per session.  Volunteer sign-ups will be available prior to each meet on the Team Unify site. Most positions do not require any advance training, however for those who desire to participate in more intricate event planning and operations, there are positions available for you as well!

If you are interested in positions where prior training is required, please reach out to the Service Coordinators to discuss these opportunities - [email protected].

 

TITANS Swim Meet Positions

*Please refer to the Service Requirement Job Sign-Up for arrival times.

ANNOUNCER
** Training is required for this position **

  • Volunteer(s) Needed: 1 per session
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Make all necessary announcements over the PA system as requested by the Referee/Official, Clerk of Course, or the Meet Director.
  • Announce event information (event, heat, stroke, and distance)
  • Provide commentary for all finals sessions


AWARDS

  • Personnel Needed: 1-2 per session
  • Age Requirement: minimum 12 years old, at least one adult required
  • Place preprinted labels on ribbons for swimmers
  • Prepare certificates for swimmers achieving a new time standard
  • Distribute ribbons/certificates to swimmers during the meet
  • Distribute remaining ribbons/certificates to teams at the end of the meet
  • ** May involve some time after the meet to complete ribbons/certificates, depending on the Hy-Tek system

 

CLERK OF COURSE
** Training is required for this position **

  • Personnel Needed: 1-2 per session
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Assist Meet Director and Admin Referee with any required tasks
  • Team payments prior to the start fo the meet
  • Accept late entries prior to the start of the meet
  • Collect fees for late entries
  • Confirm positive check-in of swimmers prior to the event being seeded by Admin Officials
  • Works scratch table for finals
  • Work with the runner(s) to post heat/lane assignments and post final results

 

COACHES CHECK IN

  • Personnel Needed: 1 per session
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Manage all aspects of Coaches Check In
  • Distribute Coaches bags when required
  • Verify Deck Pass for all coaches to permit entry to the pool deck
  • Provide information about the facility and meet procedures to all coaches

 

MEET MARSHAL

  • Personnel needed: 2 per session, depending on the size of the meet
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Role is to make sure the deck only has meet personnel and participants (no parents not working the meet)
  • Direct swimmers that are non-meet participants to their practice location (if it is occuring during the meet)
  • Must not leave your position until substitute is provided or until excused (must finish the session)
  • Monitor the entire pool area
  • Ensure that swimmers behave in a safe manner (no running, abusive behavior, etc.)
  • Notify the coach of any swimmer who is behaving/acting in an unsafe manner

 

HEAD TIMER
** Experienced Timer is required for this position**

  • Personnel Needed: 1 per session / per pool
  • Age Requirement: minimum 15 years old
  • Assist in training to all NEW Lane Timers
  • Designate one timer on each lane to be the recording timer for that lane
  • Operate multiple back-up stopwatches



HOSPITALITY LEAD
** Training is required for this position **

  • Personnel Needed: 1 per session
  • Age Requirement: minimum 15 years old
  • Helps to arrange food with Hospitality Coordinators
  • Set up refreshments (food and drink) for coaches, officials, and meet volunteers (NO swimmers allowed)
  • Morning sessions – beverage preparation, set out and serve breakfast, snack service, re-stock beverages as needed, prepare lunch service
  • Afternoon sessions – lunch service, snack service, re-stock beverages as needed, prepare dinner service
  • Final session – dinner service, snack service, re-stock beverages as needed, inventory and pack up supplies to return to storage
  • Every Session – set up, keep food fresh, clean up

 

HOSPITALITY WORKER

  • Personnel Needed: 1-4 per session
  • **Food will be arranged by the Hospitality Coordinator/Lead
  • Set up refreshments (food and drink) for coaches, officials, and meet volunteers (NO swimmers
  • allowed)
  • Morning sessions – beverage preparation, set out and serve breakfast, snack service, re-stock beverages as needed, prepare lunch service
  • Afternoon sessions – lunch service, snack service, re-stock beverages as needed, prepare dinner service
  • Final session – dinner service, snack service, re-stock beverages as needed, inventory and pack up supplies to return to storage.
  • Every Session – set up, keep food fresh, clean up

 

VOLUNTEER / SERVICE CREDIT CHECK-IN
** Training is required for this position **

  • Personnel Needed: 1 total per session
  • Age Requirement: minimum 18 years old
  • Check in all meet personnel – both service credit and volunteer
  • Coordinate with Clerk of Course on any position openings
  • Provide completed check-in sheet to Clerk of Course

 

LANE TIMERS / BACKUP TIMERS

  • Personnel Needed: 2 timers per lane - 16 for 8-lane pool / 20 for 10-lane pool,  backup timers: 1 per pool
  • Age Requirement: minimum 10 years old experienced swimmer with parent timing in same lane, otherwise 13 years old
  • No experience required. Training will be provided by the Officials/Head Timer
  • Check the name of the swimmer before the start of each race. Notify the Head Timer of any conflicts
  • Operate stopwatch and touch pad button used for the entire session. If stopwatch fails, notify the Head Timer for a replacement stopwatch for that race
  • Record times from both stopwatches on the lane/timer sheet for each swimmer

 

PARADE SIGN BEARER

  • Personnel Needed: 1 per session - Finals only
  • Age Requirement: minimum 8 years old
  • This position works actively with the Clerk of Course and the Admin Officials
  • March all finalists from Ready Room to behind the starting blocks
  • Update event information on the Parade Sign

 

RUNNER

  • Personnel Needed: 1-2 per session / per pool
  • Age Requirement: minimum 15 years old
  • This position works actively with the Clerk of Course and the Admin Officials
  • Collect lane/timer sheets from each lane at the end of each event
  • Post event results