Parent Education & Involvement

Why You Matter!

At Central York Aquatics, our program is built on more than swimming. It is built on families, teamwork, leadership, and community support. Every parent, volunteer, coach, and supporter plays an important role in creating a positive experience for our athletes.

Swimming is unique because successful meets and programs cannot operate with coaches alone. Behind every practice, home meet, championship event, and team activity are parents and volunteers helping make it possible. From timing races and organizing concessions to serving as officials and supporting team events, every contribution directly impacts the experience our swimmers have each season.

When families become involved:

Meets run more efficiently
Swimmers feel supported
Team culture grows stronger
Opportunities expand for athletes
Coaches can focus on athlete development
The program continues to grow for future swimmers

No role is too small. Whether volunteering occasionally at a home meet or taking on a leadership position within the organization, your support matters and helps strengthen the future of the team.

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General Information

Education

Volunteer Positions & Roles

Board of Directors

President: Ashley Martz - swimcyapresident@gmail.com

Vice-President: Aimee Friedrich - swimcyavicepresident@gmail.com

Communications: Hope Kittrell - swimcyacommunications@gmail.com

Finance & Admin: Praphul Ruit - swimcyatreasurer@gmail.com

Team Secretary: Aimee Friedrich- swimcyasecretary@gmail.com

Volunteer Lead: Vacant swimcyavolunteer@gmail.com

Concessions Lead: Vacant swimcyaconcessions@gmail.com

Membership Coord. swimcyaactive@gmail.com

Volunteers & Committees

Parent volunteers are essential to the success of swim meets and team events.

Timing at meets
Concessions
Hospitality
Meet setup and cleanup
Team events committee
Fundraising committee
Volunteer coordination committee
Supporting officials and meet operations committee

BECOME AN OFFICAL

Summer League (CASL) Officials

Summer league officiating through Capital Area Swim League (CASL) is designed to be a simple and welcoming introduction for parents interested in helping at meets.

Typically Includes

Seasonal Zoom or in-person clinic
Basic stroke/rule education
On-deck guidance from experienced officials
Faster certification process

USA Swimming Officials

Officials through USA Swimming complete a more advanced certification process due to the higher level of competition and national rule standards.

Typically Includes

Online training and rulebook review
Background checks and certifications
Multiple shadow/apprentice sessions
Evaluations by certified officials
Ongoing education and recertification

USA officiating requires more training but provides opportunities to officiate at higher-level competitions.

LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING AN USA OFFICAL

What is an Official

Technical officials are the people in white who are responsible for ensuring that the rules of swimming are upheld and that all swimmers have the opportunity to compete fairly in whatever events they swim. At any meet, there is a range of different officials including referee, starter, stroke and turn judges, and administrative official.

Why do we have Officials

Officials are present at all competitions to implement the technical and administrative rules of swimming, thus ensuring that the competition is fair and equitable for everyone. A minimum number of officials are required at each session of a meet for the swimmers’ times to be official.

Documents and Help

USA Swimming - Officials