2026 Swim Meet Schedule
Wednesday, June 3 @ Atlee
Wednesday, June 10 vs Milestone
Wednesday, June 17 @ Chestnut Oaks
Wednesday, June 24 @ Rockville & Dolphin Club
Wednesday, July 1 vs Fox Hall
Tuesday, July 7 vs Twin Hickory
Age Groups
- Minis (Ages 6 and under)
- Mites (Ages 7-8)
- Midgets (Ages 9-10)
- Juniors (Ages 11-12)
- Intermediates (Ages 13-14)
- Seniors (15 and up)
PARENT MEET SHIFT VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Announcer – Home meets only. The announcer calls swimmers to the Clerk of Course and makes other announcements during the meet, as needed.
Head Timers – Home and away meets. The Head Timers do not time a specific lane in the pool. The Head Timers will start 2 stop watches at the start of each race to hand off to any lane timer with a stopwatch malfunction. Both 1st and 2nd half Head Timers must attend the Timers Meeting prior to meet start (typically held 1/2 hour to 15 minutes prior to meet start time)
Timers – Home and away meets. Timers time swimmer races with a stopwatch and record the times on the timecard. Stopwatches are provided. Both 1st and 2nd half timers must attend the Timers Meeting prior to meet start (typically held 1/2 hour to 15 minutes prior to meet start time)
Runners – Home meets only. Runners pick up timecards from timers after each event, and DQ cards from strokes and turns judges, has DQ cards signed by referee, then takes all cards to the Table Workers in the clubhouse.
Clerk of Course helpers - Home and away meets. Assist the head clerk by organizing swimmers for events and escorting them to lanes.
Computer Helper - Away meets only. Assist the host team's computer rep with reading events or double checking printouts.
Floater Volunteer - Home and away meets. You will be required to work ANY open job in the meet half in which you sign up as Floater, or wherever there is a need for extra hands. The volunteer will definitely work a shift.
Table Workers and Ribbons – Home and away meets. Table workers sort timecards in order of event and categorize, DQ cards are put with proper timecards, and are given additional tasks by the Head Table Worker. Ribbon worker assists with labeling and sorting/filing ribbons. (Seated position often in air conditioning).
Heat Treats – Home meets only. The heat treat worker passes out candy to the first place winner in each heat.
Concessions – Home meets only. The concession workers set-up concessions and sell food during meets. All 1st half concession workers must report by 4:30 PM. All 2nd half concessions workers stay to help clean up after closing.
Grill Master - Home meets only. The grill master will cook burgers and hot dogs on the grill. Must report by 4:30 PM.
CERTIFIED WORKERS
Certified Workers – Referees, Head Clerk of the Course, Starters, Strokes and Turns Judges, and Head Table Workers all need to receive training in the spring before the season starts. Detailed GRAL certified officials information available here.
Head Clerk of Course is a certified official position responsible for getting swimmers lined up for the correct lane and heat of their event. The Head Clerk of Course will also have 2-3 volunteers to help swimmers move effectively to their lanes so no one is forgotten or overlooked. In order to certify, there is an online training and test to complete as well as shadowing with a certified Head Clerk of Course.
Starters work closely with the Referee to ensure a fair start for each heat of the meet. In order to certify, there is an online training and test to complete as well as shadowing both halves of the meet (can shadow 1st half of one meet; 2nd half of a different meet).
Strokes & Turns Officials observe the stroke formation of the swimmers in their lane(s). If a stroke is not completed in a legal manner according to the rules of the stroke, an infraction is created (a DQ card). In order to certify, there is an in-person training and online test to complete as well as shadowing both halves of the meet (can shadow 1st half of one meet; 2nd half of a different meet) and as well as either 1st or 2nd half of another meet (3 halves to shadow in total).
Head Table Worker assemble timesheets, compare times for each event, reviews DQ cards, sends timesheets to the computer, and prepares ribbons. The Head Table Workers also have a Table Worker Helper to help with these tasks. In order to certify, there is an online training and test to complete as well as shadowing a certified Head Table Worker.
Head Computer Representative enters all official times into the computer one heat at a time. The Head Computer Rep will have a computer helper to read the data as the Head Computer Rep enters the data so the data is entered as quickly and accurately as possible. The Head Computer Rep will be trained and certified to work the computer program for an efficient meet submission.
We are always in need of certified workers. All of these positions need to receive training in the spring before the season starts. All shadowing does count towards a volunteer shift! Please consider becoming certified in one of these positions. Please contact Carol Wakefield at [email protected] for more information.