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Volunteer Commitment
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When a child joins a swim team, so do the parents. Swim team is volunteer-intensive sport that requires active participation by the parents in order to make our season successful.  Because of this, each LNST family has a 4-shift volunteer requirement for the season.

Many of our volunteer opportunities take no training at all and give you a front row seat to our swim meets! We highly encourage you to visit our Volunteer Youtube Channel to learn more about each volunteer opportunity and see just how easy it is to support our Blue Dolphins!

Families who do not complete the 4 shifts will be invoiced by LNST $50 per shift.   If you have any questions, concerns, or need help, please email [email protected].


Volunteer FAQ:

  • Where do I sign up for Volunteer shifts?    Volunteer jobs are posted as an event in your Active.com Swim Portal, see directions below.
  • Does my swimmer have to be at the meet to volunteer? Actually no! You can volunteer and earn credit even if your swimmer is not attending a meet.
  • What happens if a meet is cancelled or there is thunder/rain?   Volunteers are expected to be ready at all times during their shift, if there is a delay… you stay… if it is cancelled you still earn the credit.
  • I am no longer able to do my shift… what should I do? If you are 24-48 hours prior to the meet you can delete yourself from the volunteer job on your Active.com swim portal (directions below), if there is an emergency or short-term notice please email the Swim Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected]
  • We are only attending one meet this season, do I still have to volunteer for 4 shifts?  Yes! We need your help, both during the meets and in supportive roles to keep the team thriving. Reach out to the swim coordinator for additional jobs outside the meet.
  • Plans have changed and suddenly you are available to help-out, what are the next steps?  If it is prior to the meet check the event availability on Active.com,  if it is the day of the meet email the Swim Volunteer Coordinator or visit the check-in and provide your information and availability during the meet (1st half or 2nd half).  
  • I sign up for a job… what do I do now? The day of the meet you will check in at the Volunteer Table prior to the meet start, verify that you understand your role and shift time, and then be prepared to work. 

Volunteer Opportunities Availble

Each family is responsible for signing up for at least four (4) shifts through the swim season.

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  • Timers: The keeper of time for each lane; "best" birds eye view of the competition. 
  • Runners (DQ/Time Sheet): Delivers time cards to the timers and retrieves time cards to forward to scoring table. Retrieves DQ Slips and has them signed by the Referee and turned into the Officials tent.
  • Lane Monitors (Deep/Shallow End): Deep & shallow end workers to monitor swimmers in lanes. 
  • Clerk-Of-Course: Assembles the swimmers for each event and hands them off to Clerk-Of-Course Runner.
  • Clerk-Of-Course Runner: Brings swimmers from the “Clerk of Course” to either the deep end or shallow end and places them in their lanes.
  • Concessions (Set-up/Worker/Clean-up): Prepare/sell food and drink items. Set-Up generally occurs the day prior for Saturday meets, and Clean-up occurs at the end of the second half of the meet.
  • Ribbon Assemblers: Apply labels to the ribbons, sort ribbons the day following the meet.
  • Social Volunteers: Coordinate and assist with movie nights, spirit events, pancake breakfast etc.
  • Announcer: Announces each event to the deck and calls for events in advance.
  • Chief Timer: Instructs and assigns timers to lanes (requires training).
  • Meet Scorer/Verifier: Works with the Officials tent to verify scores.
  • Meet Set-Up/Clean-Up: Provides Set-up and Clean-Up assistance for the meet.
  • Psyche Buddy:  Provides assistance for the Psyche buddy program during social events and meets.
These volunteers requires yearly certification by attending the official's clinic.

  • Referee: Briefs coaches and officials and enforces all rules; he/she is the "final authority." (requires VBSL Training)
  • Starter: Notifies swimmers of the event distance and stroke; initiates the start signal. (requires VBSL Training)
  • Stroke/Turn Judge: Reports any violation of swimming style or turns. (Requires VBSL Training)

How to Sign Up for Volunteer Events on Active.com

  • Sign-in to the www.active.com Swim Portal  (same as your swim registration)
  • On the far right scroll down to the section titled “VOLUNTEERING”
  • Highlighted in Blue on the bottom will be events with available volunteer positions
  • Select an event to volunteer for and then register for a specific position.
  • You will receive a confirmation email once you have registered. 

How to DELETE a Volunteer Event on Active.com

  • Sign-in to the Active.com Swim Portal (same as your swim registration)
  • On the top Menu next to Active,  select “SCHEDULE”
  • Below will be the jobs you registered for, highlight the job you are deleting.
  • Select the from the Action menu on the far right to delete the job.