Northwest Swim Club

Timer: This is the most popular meet job among both new and experienced swim parents. You use a stopwatch to time the swimmer in    your assigned lane. There are typically two timers per lane, and the median of the times is used as the official time (or as backup for electronic timing systems). It's cooler on the pool deck than in most and you get a much better view of the action.

Runner: After each race, the runner collects the times from the timers in each lane, and takes them to the scoring table. You stay on the move throughout the meet, so it's great exercise.

Scoring Table: Scorers from each team record the results following each race, and track the team scores. The scorekeepers are critical to the success of the meet, and they are often the only ones who know which team is winning the meet. 

Finish Judge: These judges stand at the end of pool and observe the end of the race. They help decide the order in which the swimmers finished the event (i.e., who won). No technical knowledge of swimming is required.

Stroke & Turn Judge: These judges determine whether a swimmer touched the end of the pool during a turn and whether the technical aspects of the swimming stroke were legal. It requires knowledge of the YMCA/USA Swimming stroke regulations, and a willingness to fairly disqualify swimmers when appropriate. 

Starter/Referee: This is the most technically demanding job. The Starter/Ref runs the events in the meet by ensuring that the swimmers start simultaneously and oversees all the other meet officials. This is a leadership position that requires experience and a take-charge personality. It is up to the Starter to keep the meet moving.

Announcer: This is a great job for someone with a strong voice and an ability to correctly pronounce names. You announce the names of the swimmers in each event, and work with the Starter/Referee to keep the meet moving quickly and smoothly.

Bake Sale/Grill:  A great place to work if you're not interested in watching the whole meet. This is an important fund raiser for the team, as we raise money for end-of-the-season awards and other extras this way. You get to interact a lot with both kids and parents.

50/50: This is a great way to meet everyone at the meet. This is another club fund raiser at home meets. You sell the lottery tickets during the meet and a drawing is held toward the end. The winner gets half of the money collected, and the host team gets the other half.

Deck Parent: The deck parent helps the coaches find the 8/10 & Under swimmers scheduled for upcoming events and get them psyched up for their swim.

Diving Judge:  Best seat in the house 3 judges are needed for home meets 2 for away.  Judges sit by side of the diving well and rate each dive on scale of 1-10