Job Descriptions
Place Judge
Observes the finish order for the point-scoring heats (main events). 1st Place judge communicates who came in 1st. 2nd place judge communicates who came in 2nd, and so forth. You’ll communicate the finish results to the recorder. You have no duties during non-scoring heats. You will be moving about the pool deck throughout the meet. Each team supplies three judges at each meet.
Announcer – at home meets only
Communicates to swimmers, officials, and observers over the public address system. Welcomes the visiting team to our pool, announces the officials for the evening, calls each event so the meet flows smoothly, and announces team scores throughout the evening.
Clerk of Course
Lines up our swimmers at the starting blocks in the order that they swim. The announcer calls for each gender/age group for each event to report to the clerk of course. You will organize the swimmers according to the heat sheets and lineup prepared in advance by the coach. You will get to meet all the swimmers and give them a word of encouragement as they line up to swim. You will be moving about the starting end of the pool.
Computer
Monitor that times are being fed into Meet Maestro as the meet progresses. Watch that times come in from the Dolphin System. If times are not populating, then enter them manually from the timer sheets. You will sit behind the starter for home meets.
Duck Giver – at home meets only
You will give the heat winner a duck in the each event for kids 10 and under.
Heat Ribbons – at home meets only
Passes out ribbons to heat winners and swimmers for the non-main events only. The winner receives a Heat Winner ribbon and all other swimmers in that heat receive a Participant ribbon. You will be located at the finish end of the pool.
Kid Pushers – 6 to 10 years old
Supervises an age group of boys or girls during the meet and delivers swimmers to the Clerk of Course according to the meet lineup sheets prepared in advance by the coach showing each swimmer's events. You will be responsible for making sure all swimmers in your group have their swimmer number printed on their arm. You will be moving about the pool deck, primarily between the team sitting area and the starting end.
Meet Breakdown – at home meets only
You will stay till the end of the swim meet and help with cleaning up including putting away chairs, breaking down tables, and picking up garbage.
Meet Setup – at home meets only
You arrive prior to the home swim meets at 4:30pm to help with setting up tables and chairs, putting tablecloths on tables, getting ribbons out of the guard shack, and setting up no parking signs in neighboring lawns.
Recorder – at home meets only
Completes event sheets for each main event by recording the order of finish according to the place judges. You also record the time for the 1st place swimmer using a stopwatch.
Ribbon Writer
Records the swimmer's name and event on the back of each place ribbon for main heats only. You will receive the results on the main event sheets after the scorer has recorded the necessary information. You will have a supply of ribbons, a roster for our team and you sit at the ribbon table. You will file the ribbons in the file box via alphabetical order. You do not pass these ribbons out to swimmers. The coach will do that at the next practice.
Runner(s)
Takes event sheets from the recorder and disqualification sheets from stroke and turn judges and carries them to the scorer's table. The runner must deliver the sheets directly to the scorer's table and not allow coaches or other interested parties to see them in transit.
This is a mobile position (wear comfortable shoes).
Scorer
Keeps a running total of points earned by each team. You will work with the other team's scorer. You will receive results for each main event and give 5 points to first place, 3 points to second, and 1 point to third (relays receive points for first place only). You use a preprinted scoring sheet that is easy to understand. You will be seated at the scoring table. A sheet explaining scoring will be available at each meet.
Starter – at home meets only
Furnished by the home team. The starter has complete control of swimmers delivered to the starting blocks by the clerk of the course. Uses the commands "step up" (or "step in the water" for backstroke), "Timers and judges ready", announce the distance and stroke or relay event, 'Take your mark", press the starting device button. This position remains stationary at the starting end of the pool.
Stroke and Turn Judge
Observes the main event swimmers looking for disqualifying motions. These judges must learn what to look for and disqualify swimmers in point-scoring events who commit violations. Heats are not judged. This judge stands on the side of the pool. Each S&T Judge is required to attend a TSA two-hour class. Each team provides one judge per meet.
Timer
You will stand at the finishing end or your designated swim lane and use a stopwatch to time all swimmers in your lane. Make sure their number matches the one on your sheet and if not, write down the swimmer’s correct number.
