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Here are a list of participation positions and descriptions.

• Announcer: Announces current swim event, those upcoming, and Meet announcements. Is crucial to ensure timely meet. Requires training/shadowing. 
• Document Printer: Documents are available by 3pm and need to be printed and delivered by 5pm for swim meet.  The total amount of sheets printed is around 400.  Highly advise going to a commercial printer. (1 point per shift)
• Floater: Designated person who is available to help with issues as they arise during the meet. They will report to the Meet Participation Coordinator at the start of the shift, but they could end up timing, staging, running errands, etc. (0.5 point per shift)
• Heat Winners: Hands out prizes to the winners of each heat. (0.5 point per shift)
• Officials- Referee, Starter, Order of Finish, Stroke & Turn Judge (requires training): Ensures that the swimming rules are enforced during the meet and to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all swimmers have uniform and fair competitive conditions. Starts swimming events and ensures a fair race. Provides impartial judgment to determine if strokes and turns are performed correctly and the order of finish of swimmers per heat. More info on our Officials page.
• Pool Clean up: Involves putting away barriers, covering the pool, cleaning up the pool surroundings. If any items are left, put in pool lost and found area. Must verify with pool staff that clean up is sufficient before leaving. (1 point per shift)
• Pool Set Up: Set up begins at 4:00pm. Involves setting up barriers, setting up computer area, roping off areas, bleachers and other deck set up. Instructions can be found in Gator closet, on the inside of door. Will be supported by Pool Set Up Lead. (1 point per shift)
• Relay Exchange Judge: Provides impartial judgment to determine if relay exchanges are performed correctly by ensuring that a swimmer does not leave starting position before the preceding swimmer has touched the end of the pool. Position will require watching linked video that lasts less than a minute. 
• Scorekeeper: Runs the Swimmingly meet management software, helps ensure all data is consistent, generates appropriate reports, and finalizes results. Requires training/shadowing. Learn more via the Swimmingly Scorekeeper training guide.
• Scorekeeper Assistant: Helps out the scorekeeper. (1.25 points per shift)
• Stager: Assist swimmers pre-heat with gear check, lane check and ensuring those swimmers that arrive on time are ready to race with confidence. (0.75 points per shift)
• Timer: Times events during swim meet. Shift change happens by event. Timer meeting will begin at 5:45pm FOR BOTH SHIFTS. Learn more via the Swimmingly Scorekeeper training guide.