Position Number of
Volunteers Needed
Duties
Meet Setup (1 hour before meet) 4 Put in lane lines and starting blocks, set up concession area, set up podium for announcer and starter,
Timer 18 Use stopwatch to time each race.  3 timers per lane (2 from home team), one writes down all times on cards.  Timers are required to time for one half of meet.  2 backup timers are also needed - they are not assigned to any particular lane.
Stroke and Turn Judge 2 Must have attended training.  Judges observe the stroke techniques of the swimmers and can disqualify swimmers for doing the stroke improperly or not performing the proper "touch" upon finishing.  They also watch relays for correct starts and touches.
Announcer 2 Announces the first, second, third and final calls for the start of each event.  Does any other general announcements.
Starter 2 Announces the starting sequence for swimmers.  Insures swimmers are properly set and "starts" the race.  Must be familiar with the rules for race starts.
Computer Operator 2 Keypunch swimmers time for each race.  Prints ribbon place labels.
Ribbon Helper 2 Circles the middle race time for each swimmer.  Puts awards labels on the proper place ribbon.  Sorts ribbons by team
Card Runner 2 Picks up cards from timers after each race and delivers them to the ribbons table.  Cards should be place in lane order before giving to table.
Concessions 6-8 Sales and preparation of food.  
Meet Clean-Up (1/2 hour after meet) 4 Take down lane lines, put away podiums, take down starting blocks, clean up concessions area.