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TCAL Championships 2026 - ALL Team Sign-ups - Thursday, April 30
Please enter your first and last name followed by your school abbreviation.
For example, Dionne Dunn - HERC
TEAM CODES PER CIF-NCS:
Albany - ALBA
DeAnza - DEAN
El Cerrito - ELCE
Hercules - HERC
John Swett - SWET
Kennedy - KNDR
Pinole - PIVA
Saint Mary's - STMY
Saint Patrick-Saint Vincent - SPSV
Salesian - SALN
JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
*Jobs with a "*" should be USA Swimming Certified people or designated persons with experience.*
*Meet Director -
*Computer Tech - This person, or 2, will help to operate the computer system. They will input times into the database to score the meet. These people should have experience running the Colorado (swimming database).
*Colorado Operator - This person runs the main Colorado system. They should have experience with running the computer system.
*Head Meet Referee - This person ensures smooth and safe operations of the meet, verifies officials, and submits paperwork necessary for the functioning of the meet.
*Administrator Official (1 person) - This person is a USA Swimming Certified Administrator Official who checks stopwatch times against the Colorado times, checking for any discrepancies.
*Starter (1 person) - This person will start each race using the provided starting system. This person must be USA Swimming certified as a starter.
THE FOLLOWING JOBS DO NOT REQUIRE USA SWIMMING CERTIFICATION. ALL TEAMS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FILLING NECESSARY JOBS AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP SWIM MEET.
Announcer - This person will announce events being swum and any other important information through out the meet.
Runner (1 person) - This person collects the sheets from each lane at the end of each race and brings the papers to the computer person for data entry and checking times.
Head Timer (1 person) - This person will start an additional stopwatch at the beginning of each race to use as a backup if a lane timer's watch does not work for a particular race.
Timers (24 people/3 per lane) - These people will be responsible for timing the swimmers and recording the swimmer's times for every event that is swum in their lane. EACH TEAM SHOULD SUPPLY A MINIMUM OF 3 TIMERS FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. Each team has been assigned a lane for the duration of the meet.
Hospitality (2-3 people) - Supply snacks and drinks to persons operating the meet and timers periodically throughout the meet.
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Joe Gaspardone (SM)·Let me know what hours you need for this position. I have been announcing for my kid's summer swim team for over 10 years, so I know the ropes and love announcing.