Requirements
Summer swim team is run 100% by volunteers - more than 30 are needed from each team for every meet. Without parent volunteers, there is no swim team.
Swim team families must fulfill their volunteer requirements. Parents will be notified by email when the Signup Calendar is open for the 2025 season (approximately 8pm on Monday, May 26).
| 1 swimmer family = | 4 volunteer shifts required at meets |
| 2+ swimmer family = | 5 volunteer shifts required at meets |
Note: Additional volunteer shifts are required if your child swims at the Relay Carnival and/or Divisionals.
It is critical to report on time for your volunteer shift. In the event of a delay, communicate with the Reps ASAP so they can find a stand-in until your arrival. In the event of a last minute emergency, please find a substitute for your shift and notify the Reps of the change. As a last resort, if you can't find a substitute, contact the Reps.
Note: some jobs are carried out over the course of the whole summer season and cover some or all of the volunteer requirements for a family. The season-long jobs that must be filled in order to run the summer swim season are listed on the Team Organization page.
Volunteer Shifts at Meets
| In-Meet Volunteer Shifts |
| Assistant Head Timer - assists the Head Timer - must have prior Timer experience |
| Timer - uses stopwatches to time events; one timer per lane records the times on cards |
| Runner - picks up heat sheets after each event and turns into the automation table |
| Verifier - works with Computer Operator to verify times after each event |
| Awards - sits near the scoring table and affixes stickers to ribbons as they are provided throughout the meet & sorts the ribbons into envelopes; requires you to stay until all stickers have been provided, up to 30 minutes after the last event of the meet |
| Meet Logistics Volunteer Shifts |
| Set Up/Take Down - help get everything set up for the home meet, including pulling chairs up onto the hill, setting up tables on deck, assisting with concessions set-up,etc.; also stay after the meet to make sure that all the chairs, tables & concessions stuff goes back where they should and that all trash is properly disposed of. |
| Parking Attendant - instructs meet attendees where to park for home meets; arrives early (7:30am for A meets/3:55pm for B meets) and remains on duty until half time |
| Concession Sales - sells food and drinks during meets to support concession sales |
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Meet Officials Volunteer Shifts* *must have active MCSL/PVS certification* |
| Referee* - oversees meet, including briefing S & T judges prior to the meet, verifying disqualifications with S & T judges, overseeing timers and signaling starter when to start races |
| Starter* - uses electronic starter to start all races |
| Stroke & Turn Judge* - watches swimmers and determines if they are doing the strokes and turns correctly according to MCSL rules |
*must have active MCSL/PVS certification
MCSL Division-Wide or County-Wide Meets
There are several division-wide or county-wide meets each season which you can read more about on the Types of Meets page:
- A Relay Carnival
- B Relay Carnival
- Divisional Championship
- Coaches Long Course Invitational
- All Star Relays
- All Star Individuals
There are more strict time requirements for swimming in these meets than our normal A and B dual meets, and a limited number of swimmers will participate. As such we ask all families with a participating swimmer to volunteer at these meets. More information about which positions need to be filled will be available as we approach the time for each of these meets.
Student Service Learning (SSL) Hours
Information about applying for this volunteer opportunity will be sent out to registered team members.