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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a pvs official this thread really rubs me the wrong way.  
1. Pvs officials are all volunteers
2 meet fees primarily go to facility rental.  Pvs typically ‘loses’ money on the championship meets.  They budget for this but the meet fees do not cover the cost of the meet as is.  
3.  As a pvs officlal I always work an entire session.   I frequently work sessions that my kids are not swimming in.   I have multiple kids and a complicated life, it’s just that I care about the sport and I care about meets being successful.  I sometimes arrange carpools for my kids so that they can leave when they are done swimming and don’t have to wait for me.  Or my kids hang out and wait for me.  If you time your kids can hang out with my kids when they are done swimming. (:  
4.  Could they have the timers switch out 1/2 way?  Yes but it would slow the meet down significantly.   It would mean time for them to leave, time to track down missing timers, a second briefing etc.   
5. Could you pay people to time?  I don’t really think there are that many college students hanging around who want to be paid to time.  Also, it’s a little strange to pay timers but expect officials to work for free. [/quote]

+1,000 from another PVS official[/quote]
Thank you both for everything you do! Amazed by and grateful for the dedicated officials in PVS, esp at these grueling meets.  
Parents with kids in the 200 or 50 back tonight (last events), please plan to time unless you literally can’t. I timed finals the night my kid was in the last event, even though I’d already done 2 prelims. There’s really no excuse not to if you’re there spectating and don’t have a younger child to watch. Why should another parent do it for you that doesn’t have a swimmer in the last events? [/quote]

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