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[quote=Anonymous]A little context about why so many volunteers are needed. At our recent B meet, at least 125 participated. (This was based on the number of kids who swam freestyle but could be more.) If they were in classrooms, sure, you could have 4 adult teachers plus a couple of support staff. But moving them through 48 events, getting kids in proper heats and lanes, takes a lot of organization. More if you want the meet to go fairly quickly. And then if you want somewhat-accurate time measurements, more people. (This may not be important to your 7-year-old who is just happy to have gotten across the pool, but it makes more difference for my 15-year-old trying to get into an A meet.) I'm sympathetic to parents in family and work situations where it is difficult to volunteer, and I'm guessing that many of the volunteer swim team organizers in this area would be, too. Ask them if there are jobs that you can do that work with your schedule. [/quote]
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