Dual Meet Volunteer Job Descriptions

Meet Referee Presides over the meet Has Final Say in all rule interpretations Clears the course and calls swimmers to the blocks for each race Signs disqualifying slips and informs swimmers/coaches of violations Pre-season CSA clinic certification required Starter After swimmers are on the blocks, communicates to them the event and distance Starts the swimmers with the starting device Recalls swimmers in case of a false start Pre-season CSA clinic certification required Clerk of Course Organizes, seats and presents the swimmers in their events and heats Keeps the swimmers organized so the meet can run smoothly Pre-plans and organizes swimmers’ cards the day of the meet Helps with assigning lanes and preparing a list of events and heats for the starter Must arrive at the meet 30 minutes early to organize the meet Previous meet experience preferred Timer Times the swimmers in each race and record that time for averaging later There are two timers per lane No experience necessary Place Judge Observes which swimmer comes in first through sixth place in each event Disputes among place judges are settled by the referee No experience necessary Stroke & Turn Judge Ensures each swimmer in their lane ins swimming the designated stroke legally defined by USS Rules Disqualifies swimmers whose stroke, turn, or finish is illegal Completes DQ slips for violators and turns them into the referee Pre-season CSA clinic certification required

Runner Moves meet documents and event cards from one place to another as needed Collects swimmers’ cards and place cards after each event and takes them to the scorers’ table No experience necessary Announcer Calls swimmers to report to the Clerk of Course for events Makes any other announcements necessary No experience necessary Scorer Keeps a written record of each event with the time and points for each swimmer Keeps a cumulative team total for each event No experience necessary Time Averager Sits with the scorer and organizes place cards for each event Calculates the average time for each card based on the times recorded by the timers No experience necessary Ribbon Writer Prepares ribbon labels prior to the meet Records swimmer’s time and place on the ribbon labels throughout the meet No experience necessary Hospitality Provides refreshments to the meet workers and coaches No experience necessary Good opportunity for non-competing siblings to volunteer Volunteer Check-In Arrives 15 minutes before warm-ups start Checks that all volunteers listed for the meet have arrived Notifies the volunteer coordinator if a volunteer is missing and their position needs to be filled