Volunteer Opportunities
The Tritons rely on parent volunteers to ensure the success of all of our team events--Saturday “A” meets, Monday “B” meets, and other team events such as Time Trials, TGIFs, team photo day, team breakfast day, and end of summer parties.
The volunteer roles described here are for A and B “home” meets. Although we need volunteers for “away” meets, fewer volunteers are necessary for “away” meets. Each family with a swimmer on the swim team is asked to volunteer for a total of 20 points each summer, and the number of points credited for each volunteer position will be listed in the signups in SwimTopia. For families with only Little Tritons swimmers, the volunteer commitment is 5 points. Signups for volunteer positions will be posted in SwimTopia prior to each meet or event.
These volunteer opportunities are a great way to meet like-minded members of the community while having fun and supporting a common cause.
When registering your swimmers, each family must submit a $250 deposit through SwimTopia via credit card. This deposit will be not be charged if the family earns the required volunteer points.
Questions about any of the volunteer roles or how you can make sure you meet your family's required volunteer points? Please contact the Team Reps and they will assist with answer your questions.
Thank you in advance for your willingness to help out!
| Volunteer Position | Description | Number needed for each meet |
| Announcer | The Announcer broadcasts each home event, the swimmers, and the results. You announce the event, swimmers for each heat and then the results, along with any other pertinent information such as birthdays or new team records . The Announcer, along with the Referee, is responsible for keeping the meet moving in a steady fashion. |
1
(home meets only) |
| DJ | The DJ is responsible for playing music for the meet during warm ups, long delays for DQs, changing timer positions, or other delays. The DJ takes care of set up and breakdown of the sound equipment for each meet. |
1
(home meets only) |
| Volunteer Attendance | Takes attendance for volunteers at each event or swim meet and ensures that all volunteer positions are filled as needed. | 1 |
| Swimmer Attendance | Takes attendance for swimmers prior to the start of the meet. | 1 |
| Clerks of Course | The Clerk of Course functions as the “gatekeeper” for all swimmers in our meets. The Clerks of Course organize swimmers in the holding area and gets them to the right lanes for the correct race. |
1 lead
1 assistant |
| Marshalls | Marshals maintain order and ensure safety during warm-ups and throughout the meet. They are stationed strategically around the pool deck and are responsible for crowd control, safety in and out of the pool, and managing pool deck traffic. | 2 |
| Referee | The Referee is the chief official for each swim meet. He/she is responsible for the conduct of the meets and is the final authority on the interpretation and enforcement of all swimming rules. *This volunteer role requires completion of NVSL training every two years. |
1
(home meets only) |
| Starter | The Starter is responsible for ensuring that all swimmers are given a fair and equitable start. At the Referee’s signal, the Starter instructs the swimmers to “take your mark” and starts the race using the electron starting system. *This volunteer role requires completion of NVSL training every two years. |
1
(home meets only) |
| Stroke and Turn Judges | Stroke and Turn Judges are responsible for ensuring that all swimmers obey all the rules for the stroke that they are swimming once the race has started. Stroke and Turn judges are stationed at each end of the pool. If a Stroke and Turn Judge sees a violation of the rules, he/she raises his/her hand to signify that an infraction has occurred, records the disqualification (DQ) on a DQ slip, and presents it to the Referee for review. Stroke and Turn Judges must be impartial and fair to all swimmers. *This volunteer role requires completion of NVSL training every 2 years. | 2 |
| Relay Take-Off Judges | Relay Take-off Judges ensure that each swimmer touches the wall before the next swimmer in the relay leaves the deck. | 4 |
| Head Timer | The Head Timer collects the timecards from the timers, reviews them for accuracy and completeness, and forwards them to the table workers. He/she is responsible for giving commands to “clear watches,” signaling to the Referee that Timers are ready for the next event and starts two extra watches in case a lane timer’s watch fails to start. | 1 |
| Timers | Timers start their watches on the strobe light from the starting system and stop their watches when the swimmer touches the wall. | 9 |
| Table Workers | Head Data Entry, Data Verifier, Place Recorder and Awards Clerk work at the data table for meets to record and verify the results, record the place results, and prepare ribbon awards for each meet. | 4 |
| Concessions Workers | Concessions workers setup and take down the concessions area, man the concessions tables, grill, and other important roles to ensure that our concessions are running smoothly. | ~5-8 |
