Admiral Heights Dolphins

• Observe swimmers for proper stroke, legal turns, and finishing
• Determine if swimmers need to be disqualified (DQ)
• REQUIREMENTS: GASL Training prior to season (training sessions offered here: https://gasl.swimtopia.com/officials)
• PRIOR TO TRAINING, PLEASE WATCH THESE VIDEOS: https://www.usaswimming.org/officials/officials-training-videos

Starter

• Keeps the events moving along consistently
• Announce events, calls swimmers up for events
• Operates “Start System” to begin each heat
• Judges false starts
• REQUIREMENTS: GASL Training prior to season (training sessions offered here: https://gasl.swimtopia.com/officials)

Timers

• Three timers at the start/finish of each lane time the swimmers with Dolphin timers/stopwatches
• One of the three timers also records the swimmers times
• REQUIREMENTS: None

Head Timer

• Keeps a “master” time on a stopwatch in case a Timer’s watch malfunctions
• Assigns Timers in each lane to ensure proper number and combination exists
• Checking visually to make sure all Timers are ready for next event
• REQUIREMENTS: None

Lane Organizer

• Use meet program to assemble swimmers in order for every event
• Line up swimmers on benches and walk to starting end of pool
• Work with Kid Finder to locate swimmers that have not checked in
• REQUIREMENTS: patience

Kid Finder

• Works with Lane Organizer to locate swimmers if they have not checked in
• REQUIREMENTS: None

Runner

• Collects the recorded swim times from the Timers and DQ slips from S&T Judges and delivers them to the IT/Computer table throughout meet
• REQUIREMENTS: None

Tech Assistant

• Assist in reading times to scorekeeper for data entry (Away meets)
• Cross check entered data against actual Timer sheets
• Assemble clipboards with event sheets for Timers (Home meets)
• Ensure enough programs are assembled and distributed for all coaches and essential positions (Home meets)
• REQUIREMENTS: None

Ribbon Writer

• Adhere printed labels onto appropriate ribbons
• File completed ribbons into file box by age group for coach to hand out at Monday practice
• Assist scorekeeper with various duties
• REQUIREMENTS: None

Heat Winner Ribbons

• Watches each heat to determine winner of heat
• Hand out “Heat Winner” ribbons to the swimmer that won the heat
• REQUIREMENTS: None

Concessions

• Assist in Concessions with selling and distribution of all food items
• Replenish food items during meet
• Provide water for Relief Worker to distribute during meet
• Set up and clean up of concessions items and area

Set Up and Take Down

• Fully set up pool according to directions prior to meet
• Saturday meets – set up takes place the night before (shortly before 8PM)
• Take down takes place immediately following meet until all items are put away and everything is back in place
• REQUIREMENTS: None – directions for set up will be provided