Barclay Downs Swim Team

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Timers
(12) per meet / (6) first half timers and (6) second half timers

• Work in teams of two per lane
• Uses a stopwatch to measure swim times
• Starts stopwatch on the Starter’s horn, and stops the stopwatch when any part of the swimmer’s body touches the wall
• Confirms the swimmer’s name as s/he exits the pool to ensure the time is recorded for the correct swimmer
• Records both times onto the timer sheet beside the correct swimmer’s name
• First-half timers hand out “I Did My Best” ribbons to each Shrimper after his/her swim

Head Timer
Needed at home meets only
(2) per meet / (1) per shift

• Communicates to the Starter that all Timers are ready.
• Starts two stopwatches for every race. Exchanges a stopwatch with a Timer in the event of a timing problem.

Stroke & Turn Judge
(4) per meet / (2) per shift

• Evaluate swimmers’ strokes, starts, turns and finishes for disqualification
• Stroke knowledge preferred, guaranteed poolside chair at every meet 

There will be a Stroke & Turn Judge clinic at Beverly Woods East on Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00pm. 

Score Keeper
(2) per meet / (1) per shift

• Works with our opponent's Scorekeeper volunteer to input swimmers' times from the timer sheets and DQs into our computer database (Hy-Tek Meet Manager)
• At Away meets, assists with the entry of times by reading the times from the timer sheets to the home team’s Score Keeper volunteer, and ensures times and DQs are entered accurately
• Requires some training but is not difficult, especially with spreadsheet and database experience
• Prints labels for ribbons 
• Scores the meet

Runner
Needed at home meets only
(2) per meet / (1) per shift

• Distributes "Heat Winner" ribbons to heat winners of all 10U individual events
• Takes timer sheets to the Scorer’s Table
• Checks with Stroke & Turn Judges to collect any DQ slips, and delivers them to the scorer's table

Clerk of Course
(4) per meet / (2) per shift

• Arrange swimmers by event in heats and lanes per heat sheets

Ribbons 
Second-half shift only
(1) per meet

• Sit near Scorer’s Table and attach stickers to BD ribbons
• Files ribbons in BD ribbon box
• This job typically runs at least 20 minutes after the end of the meet

Hospitality
Needed at home meets only
(2) per meet / (1) per shift

• Distribute water and snacks to all volunteers and coaches

Starter
Needed at home meets only
(1) per meet

• Starts races with air horn and announces events, experience preferred
• Documents false starts at beginning of individual events and relays