Volunteering

Volunteer Positions

We need the following volunteers lined up ASAP! Please reach out to GMnatacion@gmail.com if you can help!

Officials

SEVERAL PEOPLE needed as stroke and turn judges and referees. New stroke and turn judges need in-person training, and referees must have two years prior stroke and turn experience. Learn more on the MCSL Officials Training page.

Announcers

TWO people needed to do the following: 

Before meet:

1. Plays music while teams are warming up

2. Makes announcements as needed by referee or representative.

3. Plays "Star Spangled Banner: at beginning of meet

4.  Announces meet

For A meets:

1. States: Event #, Event, Heat # and then each swimmer’s name

2. Tells timers when they need to move to opposite end of the pool and when to come back. Often, plays music during this transition.

3. announces records and All-Star times

4. other misc announcements(halftime, lost keys, lost phone, ect.)

For B meets:

1. Only announces Event #, Event, and Heat #

2. Tells timers when they need to move to opposite end of the pool and when to come back. Often, plays music during this transition.

3. Other miscellaneous announcements (halftime, lost keys, lost phone, etc.)

Note: Glenmont does not have any sponsors. Since it is a county pool, no vendors can be mentioned. It is a liability issue for the county. All businesses have to be given same opportunity.

Set Up Lead

ONE person needed to take the lead on the following (can enlist other volunteers for help):

1. Bring items from closet:

• Tables for automation and concessions (8)

• Chairs for swimmers, automation people, and ribbon people-put lane numbers on chairs for swimmers

• Tents (9 or 10—if too windy may not use all of them)

• Rod for lifting up diving board and any other items put in closet

2. Put out extension cords for automation and concessions, starter and tripod(usually set up by ref or other official), and sound system

3. Meet paperwork (automation to bring paperwork)

• Clipboards for each lane

• Pencils sharpened/need good erasers

• Clipboards for officials/ref/starter-each clipboard has program/pencil/DQ cards

• Ribbons are set out (A meet ribbons are provided by MCSL for 1st-6th place; B meet ribbons are provided by the county for 1st-6th place; finisher ribbons for both meets are provided by each team if team wants them)

4. Concessions

• Set up tables and tents

• Unload cars

• Set up handwashing station

• Put out food

Take Down Lead

ONE person needed to take the lead on the following (can enlist other volunteers for help):

1. Reverse of setup—everything packed up and put where it came from

2. Put in closets or in cars

3. Trash from concessions (boxes) taken up to back gate

Note: Pool staff is responsible for putting out trash cans, backstroke flags, putting in lane ropes

Clerks of Course

TWO to THREE people needed to line up swimmers in the correct lane and heat for their race. You will learn swimmers names and help to round them up. Coaches may help with this task. Swimmers will line up 3-4 heats before their race. For the younger swimmers, mark the lane and heat on the back of the swimmer’s hand.

ON-the-fly VolunteerS

For these positions, just show up at the meet and check in at the table!

Timers

Each lane has three timers. Each timer starts the stopwatch with the flash of the starter and stops the stopwatch when any part of the swimmers' body touches the wall at the end of the event. One of the timers will record all three times on a sheet and circle the middle time.

Runners

Runners take the recorded sheets from the timers back to the automation table, where times are recorded on the computer.