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By Ailish Dougherty, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n

Alice Manor Jinn<\/strong> goes by many titles, not the very least of which is “Swim Mom.” Being the parent of two swimmers,\u00a0she is their proudest and loudest supporter and loves watching her kids race.<\/p>\n

Twelve years ago, when her eldest\u00a0was just seven years old, their team’s meet referee sent out a request that parents become involved as stroke and turn officials, a demanding volunteer position<\/a> that requires extensive training, hours of being on your feet\u00a0at swim meets, and a high level of\u00a0focus.<\/p>\n

Back then, Jinn knew nothing about the sport of swimming and was apprehensive about volunteering, but attended a clinic anyway. She was willing to step out of her comfort zone to become deeply involved in the sport that her children would come to love. Today, Jinn is still actively volunteering and is now a meet referee herself.<\/p>\n

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She now officiates all age group levels, from 10&U to senior, as well as high school and collegiate level. She has come to love the sport of swimming arguably as much as her children (one of which is a collegiate swimmer), and cherishes her experiences and the people she has met as a swim meet volunteer.<\/p>\n

I asked Jinn about\u00a0the most exciting race she has ever watched, and in true “Swim Mom” fashion, she named two of her son’s races:<\/p>\n

“If I had to choose one or two, it would probably be when my son, Brandon<\/strong>, raced a 1500 free at his LCM Age Group Champs and won the championship heat from the outside lane and took off one minute. It was truly an amazing race to watch. The other would definitely be watching my youngest, Timothy<\/strong>, racing as the first leg on a relay and just downing his time and being up there with his teammates on the podium. Sorry to be biased, just a proud mom who also happens to be an official.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Over the course of her years as a volunteer, Jinn has been able to travel to countless\u00a0meets with her sons, and has created many\u00a0happy memories with them. She recalls hearing her sons tell their friends and coaches that their mom is cool because she is an official, and she is the one who blows the whistle.<\/p>\n

Nothing puts a bigger smile on her face than seeing her swimmer up on the blocks waving to her\u00a0as she starts their heat as the deck referee – it gives her a front-row seat to watch her sons excel. Thanks to officiating, she\u00a0has been able to grow up alongside\u00a0her sons in the sport of swimming, “at least on the dry side.” She has also had the opportunity to meet and cultivate relationships with others in the swimming community<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As a curious swimmer, I also wanted to know the most common DQ that Jinn sees at meets.<\/p>\n

She replied that it is “the delay of initiating the turn on the backstroke, and definitely the one hand touch at turns and the finish for the breaststroke events. Now, if you mentioned the most common DQ for the 10&U group, pretty much anything goes.”<\/p>\n

Jinn’s favorite race to watch is the 50 freestyle at championships – “it is exciting to see them all race to finish at about the same time and it’s a fun challenge for me to try to take down the order of the finish, especially in an 8-10 lane pool.”<\/p>\n

Not only is Jinn a supportive swim parent in every way she can possibly be as a meet referee for her children, she is a supportive presence for all swimmers at the meets she officiates. It is her job to make sure that each swimmer has a fair opportunity to swim his or her best, even if giving a swimmer a DQ. She muses that the most rewarding part of being an official is “knowing that you supported so many swimmers by giving them the best meet they could have, both in season and at their championships. There is nothing better than that.”<\/p>\n

One might even say that Jinn is a “Swim Mom for All.”<\/p>\n

USA Swimming has launched a campaign to recognize our terrific volunteers all month long! Honor all of the volunteers in your life this March by snapping their photo and posting with\u00a0#1VolunTeam<\/b>\u00a0on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Tag @usaswimming and @swimmingworldmag too!<\/em><\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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