Why you should volunteer at the Washington Open

Suzanne Rychlik

Top Five Reasons why you should volunteer at the Washington Open: 

  1. 1. It gets your required volunteer hours out of the way at the beginning of the trimester and you don’t have to stress about it come March. 

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  1. 2. You get to be where the action is… mingling with officials and coaches and seeing the swimmers up close in their natural habitat. Often times, they will even thank you for your volunteerism. 

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  1. 3. You get to watch really FAST swimming.  We have some true 2028 Olympic Hopefuls competing in this meet and you get to say you saw them before they made it! 

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  1. 4. You get paid if you work more than your required hours.  Who doesn’t love dues credit?  You can use the savings to buy yourself a coffee or dinner out or save it for a vacation to Hawaii.  Aloha! 

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  1. 5. We will be forever grateful for the time you are putting into our team to make it better. You can walk away feeling like you made a difference in the life's of 1050 swimmers, 200 coaches, and 100 officials.  

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I am reaching out to BEG you to help with Washington Open and sign up for some volunteer spots or add a few more if you have already signed up!   As part of the VAST community, you are needed, and we cannot do this without you!!   

The positions that we really need to be filled are: 

Marshalls, runners, and evening timers but we have other jobs as well…if they sound more interesting to you 

 

Jobs 

Times needed 

Door Guards:  

Sit at door in lobby and make sure only authorized people go on deck 

Various Shifts on Saturday & Sunday 

Head Timers: 

Make sure all lanes have coverage & start watches each race 

Friday AM (8-1:30 PM) 

Sunday noon-3 PM during the Miles 

Hospitality Help: work in hospitality to ensure that coaches & officials are fed.  

Various Shifts on Sunday 

Marshalls: get your steps in by patrolling the pool deck 

Thursday afternoon (4-8 PM) 

Saturday Midday (11:30-3) and evening 4-7:30PM 

Sunday Midday (11:30-3) and evening 4-6:30 

Runners: post results, deliver papers to the officials 

Saturday PM: 4:30-7:30

Sunday AM (8:30-12:00) 

Timers: time a lane with a partner 

Friday AM (8:30-12:30), Friday PM (4:30-7:30) 

Saturday PM (4:30-7:30) 

Sunday AM (8:30-1:15), and Sunday PM (4:30-6:30) 

Volunteer Coordinator: sit in lobby and check in volunteers 

Saturday AM (7 AM-noon) 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions!   

Thank you! 

 

Suzanne