Swim Meet

On October 26th I helped to officiate a swim meet here at ISK. There was a small meet at school for the elementary students, and the high schoolers on the team were enlisted to help in the planning and execution of the event. We went down to the pool straight after school finished, and were split into timers (one per lane), runners (those who run up and down the pool giving the timers the marshalling cards so that they can record times), stroke watchers (checking to see if anyone is disqualified) and those announcing events on the speakers. I was a timer, and I was assigned to lane 1.

I received a clipboard, timer, pen and piece of paper with all the events written out and the names of all swimmers in my lane recorded. I sat at the end of the lane and recorded their times, and the whole team cheered on the swimmers. It was a really lovely afternoon, I felt like the team came together (both the high school and elementary). I also gained a new perspective on galas, I'd always been so terrified when at them, and hadn't really understood how everything worked. I feel like I now have a clearer view of all that is being carried out during these meets.

 I also really admired the determination and positivity in the elementary swimmers. They put 100% into what they did, and urged each other on in all races. I understood the strength of the ISK community, and truly felt a part of it all during this meet. I really hope that we get the chance to do this again - supporting the younger members of our team is a great way to grow as individuals and as a group.