Volunteer & Jobs

Get and test the microphone; announce events and swimmers, Barracuda Bistro offerings, and sponsor info throughout the meet. Arrive 30 min before start.

Hand out bag tags to each heat winner (excluding ages 15-18). Arrive 30 min before start.

Post heat sheets, help junior coaches locate and line up swimmers, and escort each group to the correct lane.

Connect and test the pool speaker system; play the National Anthem, warm-up, and between-event music.

Stock and sell food at the Barracudas Bistro. 1st shift sets up + works events 1-40; 2nd shift works events 35-80 + clean-up.

Grill hot dogs and hamburgers for concessions. Arrive 1 hour before start.

Pick up Costco/GFS supplies, pizza, and ice on the way to the meet, per the concessions chair's list.

Liaison between timers and scorers. Run timesheets and DQ cards to the scoring table. Attend the timers meeting.

Assist the scoring team during home meets.

Set up lanes (kick boards), tables, and equipment per the storage-closet map. Arrive 1.5 hours before start.

Pick up garbage, return tables, reset pool furniture, and put away equipment. (Set Up / Clean Up is a combined role.)

Record times with stopwatches/dolphins and hand timesheets to runners. On your feet and focused the whole meet. Attend the timer meeting.

Float between two lanes providing backup timing as needed. Start your watch each race.

Post heat sheets, help line up swimmers, and escort them to the correct lane.

Record times with stopwatches/dolphins and hand timesheets to runners. Number depends on the pool.

Float between assigned lanes providing backup timing as needed.

Liaison between timers and scorers. Run timesheets and DQ cards to the scoring table.

Helps fill jobs in advance and coordinates check-in with the City team day-of. Counts for all required jobs.

Helps fill jobs in advance and coordinates check-in with the Classic team day-of. Counts for all required jobs.

Pick up Barracudas merch from The Imprintery for team distribution.

Make bag tags for home meets.

Order and distribute team trophies.

Oversee ribbon assignment and distribution.

Assign ribbons to swimmers after every meet.

Update the buddy board at Huntington pool weekly with swimmer pictures and bios.

Sort and label t-shirts and bags for the tie-dye party (pre-season, when shirts arrive).

Help run the annual t-shirt tie-dye event.

Organize swimmers and pass out donuts (and pick up the donuts).

Order, pick up, set up, and serve breakfast for swimmers at Classic.

Order, pick up, set up, and serve breakfast for swimmers at City.

Help set up and clean up the end-of-season event (heavy lifting involved).