South Ranch Surge

Our swim program is designed to focus on the development of young swimmers and enhancing both competitive skills and proper stroke technique. It is not basic swim training and therefore, it is a requirement that swimmers are able to swim unassisted across the pool.

All meet entries are online. Registration instructions and deadlines will be emailed well in advance of the first swim meet. There are strict deadlines for meet sign-ups which we must adhere to in order to. Meet attendance declarations close three days before a meet .

INDICATE YOUR SWIMMER'S AVAILABILITY FOR EACH MEET EVEN IF THEY WILL NOT BE ATTENDING.

• Go to the SWIM MEETS page
• Click on each Swim Meet and indicate availability by clicking on "Meet Entry."

Please note: Every swimmer will swim freestyle and backstroke in each meet. WHALe allows three heats of breaststroke and butterfly, and two heats of Individual Medley (IM) for each group (ages 7 and up), therefore not every swimmer will swim these three heats at meets. The final decision of what event(s) your child swims is solely at the coaches' discretion.

All Volunteers for all roles must complete Athlete Protection Training: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Console Operator

Controls the computers at the meets. This includes electronically entering meets results into computer database during home meets, making last minute swimmer changes on deck pre-meet (on behalf of coaches), printing new heat sheets on deck, ensuring the timers are recording accurately, recording DQs per Referee, and scoring the meet.

• Must be certified: Console Training

Starter/Announcer

Responsible for calling/starting each event on the microphone/ start machine

• Must be certified: 2026 - Online Officials Training
• Must complete one in person training: Click here to RSVP

Stroke/ Turn Judge

Ensures that strokes and turns are done legally. Illegal strokes/turns are reported to the Referee and the swimmer is disqualified (DQ’d).

• Must be certified: 2026 - Online Officials Training
• Must complete one in person training: Click here to RSVP

Meet Referee

Responsible for running and officiating the meet. Ensures Stroke and Turn Judges are enforcing rules consistently. Informs console operators of disqualifications (DQs) and disputes.

• Must be certified: 2026 - Online Officials Training
• Must complete one in person training: Click here to RSVP

Officials Floater

This job will fill in for no-shows, or provide relief as needed at the meet.

• Must be certified: 2026 - Online Officials Training
• Must complete one in person training: Click here to RSVP

Timer

Responsible for timing swimmers the entire meet with two other timer per lane. At away meets, also responsible for writing swimmer info and time on cards.

Runner

Responsible for taking the time cards from the timers and bringing them to the console operator.

Ready Bench

Supervises the waiting area for a particular age group during meets, marks arms/hands of swimmers with event/heat/lane, distributes event cards for relays, keeps track of swimmers - as best as they reasonably can - between events, and gets swimmers to the ready bench on time with caps and goggles. For most age groups, several parents will share this job. This job keeps you with your swimmer during the whole meet.

Concessions

Responsible for setting up, take down and working concessions throughout the swim meet.

Set Up / Take Down

Responsible for preparing pool area for meet and then returning pool to normal status after meet. This includes setting up tents, chairs, equipment, etc. as needed prior to meet, as well as taking down all tents, chairs, equipment, etc. after meet is over.

Ribbons

Responsible for applying labels and organizing/filing ribbons. This job does not need to be done at the meet.

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