Workshare & Volunteering

"Win, lose or draw, … 'Great race, sweetheart. Now let's go have dinner.'"
- Dick Franklin, father of 5x Olympic swimming gold medalist, Missy Franklin
 

Swimming is an individual, team, and full family sport – all three are important parts to make the sport a success.   It takes all of us to create a memorable summer experience where our swimmers learn, grow, and have fun.

Our swim team runs on parent volunteers.  We’re grateful to have so many active and engaged parents leaning in.  Our newer families depend on our returning ones to help teach, mentor, and train them on the ins and outs of each volunteer job.  In this way, we deepen our community – and have a ton of fun doing it!

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS

  • Tigershark families/parents are required to sign up for a minimum of 6 swim meet segments or special event segments in the regular season.  All volunteers must be 15 or older.
  • Junior Tigershark families/parents are required to volunteer for 2 segments at swim meets. If you also have a Tigershark, you must complete a total of 6 segments (not 8).
  • Championship Meets.  If your swimmer is participating in a championship meets (A or B Champs), parents/families must volunteer 1 segment at those meets.
  • At the end of the season if the volunteer requirement has not been met a $300 charge will be made through teamunify by the Triangle Vice President.
  • Seasonal Volunteers.  To ensure a smoothly run meet, we pre-arrange the following volunteer positions at the beginning of each season.  If you would like to sign up for a seasonal job, please contact [email protected].
    • Officials – Head Official, Starter
    • Food and Concessions – Shark Shack Lead Volunteer(s)
    • Swimmingly – Data Entry during each home meet

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the volunteer jobs?  All our volunteer positions are here.  Please review the description before you come to the meet or event.

What if I can’t make it to my volunteer assignment?  If you cannot show up for your assigned job, it is your responsibility to find a replacement.  Please make sure the replacement checks in with the Swim Team Coordinators when they arrive.

How do I find the number of segments I’ve volunteered for?  To check your segments through your teamunify account, please toggle to “My Account” -> “My Reports” and run a job signup report: 

What if I’m missing hours?  If you are missing volunteer hours, please email [email protected] and include the meet you volunteered, the job performed, and whether it was first or second half.  Please include “Tigersharks: Missing Volunteer Credit” as the subject.  If you substituted for someone on your account, there is no need to follow up; segment credit will be properly applied.

For questions on volunteer requirements, credit, or jobs please email [email protected].