Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers play a vital role in the success of artistic swimming across Saskatchewan. From committees and events to leadership and support roles, there are many ways to contribute. Read below to discover how you can get involved.
Coaching:
No coaching experience? No problem. If you enjoy the water and working with athletes, artistic swimming provides opportunities to learn, develop, and succeed as a coach.
For more information contact our Sport Development Director.
Competitions:
It takes a team of volunteers to make every competition a success. The Competition Manager, and Volunteer Coordinator lead the planning and organization of the event. Figure events require Panel Referees, Marshalls, and Scorers, while routine events need Timers and Videographers. Descriptions of each role are listed below. Additional volunteer positions include Awards Coordinator and Hospitality Coordinator.
For more information contact our Competition & Athlete Development Director.
Officials (Judges, Referees, Technical Controllers, Scorers):
You don’t need to be a former artistic swimmer or coach to get involved in officiating. Parents and anyone interested in the sport can learn to judge and support athletes from the pool deck. Saskatchewan Artistic Swimming provides comprehensive training through classroom sessions and practice judging at competitions. New officials learn all aspects of the role, from rules and scoring to competition procedures. After certification, judges continue their education to stay current with changes in the sport and maintain high standards of fairness and consistency.
For more information contact our Sport Development Director.
Committees:
Looking for a way to make a difference? SAS offers a variety of committee volunteer opportunities where you can share your skills, experience, and ideas.
For more information contact our Executive Director.
Board of Directors:
Help shape the future of artistic swimming in Saskatchewan by serving on the Saskatchewan Artistic Swimming Board of Directors.
To learn about current or upcoming board opportunities, please contact our Executive Director.
Competitions
Many volunteers are needed to run a successful competition. Some volunteers have tasks well before meet but most are needed at the meet.
Host Club Volunteers
Competition Manager:
Works with Saskatchewan Artistic Swimming to organize the competition prior to the event. The Competition Manager is present during the competition.
Volunteer Coordinator:
Arranges for volunteers for the competition. The number of volunteers needed is determined by the competition schedule.
Awards Coordinator:
Prepares, organizes, sorts and applies labels to medals and ribbons prior to the meet. During the competition, the Awards Coordinator receives the approved results and organizes awards to present at ceremonies during the competition.
Hospitality Coordinator:
Arranges hospitality for competition officials.
Saskatchewan Artistic Swimming Staff & Volunteers
Competition & Athlete Development Director (CADD - SAS Staff Position):
Works in partnership with the Host Club Competition Manager to organize and prepare for the competition. As co-Competition Manager, the CADD oversees technical planning and ensures competition requirements are in place before the event. organize the meet prior to the event.
Chief Referee and Officials:
Are assigned by the Saskatchewan Artistic Swimming Officials Chair.
Chief/Computer Scorer:
Is assigned by the Saskatchewan Artistic Swimming Competitions Chair.
Volunteers for Figures
Each figure judges' panel requires six volunteers: one Panel Referee, one Marshall, one video recorder and three Scorekeepers. Depending on the number of registrations, competitions may operate with one to four panels.
Panel Referee
Announces the start of the event then announces each competitor. Before the competitor swims, the Panel Referee announces the competitor number. After the competitor swims, the Panel Referee announces the judges’ marks.
Marshall
Ensures the swimmers are in the correct order according to the draw.
Scorekeeper
Record all judges’ marks as they are read out by the Panel Referee.
Volunteers for Routines
Routines have a different set of volunteers. Each routine event requires one Announcer, one Livestream Videographer, one Video Recorder, and two Timers.
Announcer
Announces everything including name of event, judges, referees and officials for the event, competitors, judges’ marks and other announcements as needed.
Videographer
Records all routine events. The routine may be reviewed if there is a penalty situation.
Timer
Record three different times to ensure time requirements are met. Timers record walk-on time, deck time and music time.