Family Volunteers
Volunteers for Meets
Welcome to the 2026 swim season.
We depend on volunteers for everything. The season can only run if we have enough volunteers. There are so many opportunities that there is a spot for everyone—literally. You can volunteer before, during, and after a meet. At least one person from every family is required to volunteer for every meet. Thank you in advance for being proactive and signing up for a shift for each meet.
If you are new to the swim team or have any questions please call Stephanie Mecham, Volunteer Coordinator. She can be reached @ (509)431-3927.
If you need to cancel a volunteer spot that you signed up for please find someone to fill the spot. If you have trouble filling the spot please let Stephanie Mecham know.
Our meets cannot be successful without our volunteers and meets will not start without certain positions being filled. Do you have a middle or high school student who enjoys helping out and needs volunteer hours? Please send them our way.
Below is an explanation of volunteer roles. If you have questions about a volunteer description please don't hesitate to contact Stephanie Mecham.
Volunteer Roles “How to” List:
- Meet Set Up: Set up for meet prior to swimmer arrival. All meets.
- Concession Morning Runner: Leave to get fresh food items for concessions items (Taco Cabana, Krispy Kreme, etc.) the morning of the meet, before the meet starts. Home meets only.
- Concession Stand Helper: Sell food and drink items from concession stands, replenish as needed. First shift begins at 8:00 a.m and second shift around 10:00 a.m. Home meets only.
- Event/Heat Board: Sit near the pool's edge and flip the score board for the current event and heat (must pay attention and stay in contact with starter). Home meets only.
- Judge Runner/DQ Slips: Run timer sheets with times from each lane to scorekeeper. Home meets only.
- Timers: Attend timers' meeting right before swim meet starts to gain instruction, even if you have done it before. Timers time each event and each heat in their lane and one person in lane records times from each timer. The 2nd half timers also attend meeting and switch half way around event 30. All meets. BEST view of your swimmer!
- Alternate Timers: Attend timers' meeting right before swim meet starts to gain instruction, even if you have done it before. Alternate timers are to be ready to take over for a timer if needed or fill a slot if we are short timers. All meets. Again, BEST view of swimmers!
- Head Timer: Wear 2 timers and sit with officials. Time when buzzer sounds and stop when LAST swimmer gets out of pool. Sit in shade. Home meets.
- Ready Bench: Gather swimmers and line them up on the ready bench in correct sequence for events. Ready bench also takes swimmers to their lanes in order and by position. Line ups for relays. All meets.
- Walkers for Lane Line Up: Walk younger swimmers from ready bench to their appropriate lanes in order.
- Clean Up: Clean up cones, event/heat stands, flags, ready bench, trash, pool furniture and all else to get out of meet with speed and respect for our home and away meets.
- Officials: Stroke and Turn judge, (must attend training). All meets. Contact Amber Rockwood.
