The mission of the YMCA of Greater Richmond is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. As volunteers through the YMCA organization, it is our intention that we continue to support the greater mission as well as use our members and parents for the greater cause and benefit of our swim team.

Volunteers are needed for each meet and are vital for all meets to be successful. It will be required that each family volunteers for a minimum of two meet halves each season.

We will host volunteer trainings at the beginning of the season.  Below is a list of all the volunteer postions required to make a meet run smoothly for our swimmers.

If you have any questions about positions or trainings please let us know!

Positions: 

• Referee – (Certified Position) Head Official who signs off on all DQ’s, ensures the efficient running of the meet, and makes sure everything is fair.  The Referee has final say in all disputes and must sign off upon the completion of the meet.
• Starter – Starts each race, ensures fair and consistent starts throughout the meet, and DQ’s false starts with guidance from the Referee.
• Strokes and Turns Judge – (Certified Position) Ensures that swimmers are following all rules in each event during the meet.  They DQ any swimmer who does not follow League rules during their events to ensure a fair race for all swimmers.
• Computer Worker – Enters in registration information for home and away teams, seeds meet, and enters in meet results with the help of the table workers.
• Head Timer – Runs backup watches for any Timer whose watch fails during a meet.
• Timer - Starts and stops stopwatches during races and records times.
• Clerk of Course – Responsible for sorting swimmers into their heats and lanes. 
• Table Worker – Receives timer sheets and circles middle time to be used as the official time.  May also read off results and DQ’s to the Computer Worker
• Announcer – Calls swimmers to Clerk of Course and makes other required announcements.
• Runner – Collects timer sheets from timers after each round of events and also collects DQ card from Judges to be approved by the Referee before being brought to the Table Workers.
• Mite Parent – Helps coaches and Clerk of Course Helpers organize 8 and Under relays.  They also help walk them onto the pool deck and stay with each relay to ensure they are in the correct heat and lane.
• Check In Worker - Runs the check-in table for our team's swimmers and volunteers at each meet.
• Ribbon Worker - Puts the labels on ribbons and files them on the Monday practices.
• Reserve - Parents who are willing to be on a list of extra volunteers in case of no-shows or if there is a need for more non-certified positions.
• Parent Volunteer Coordinator- Helps organize and secure volunteers for swim meets