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FINA Open Water Swimming Development School for Officials scheduled to be held in Barranquilla, Colombia (COL), from 20th to 22nd June 2019

DATE: 

Arrival: 19th June 2019 

Course: 20th – 22 nd June 2019 

Departure: 22nd June after the course completion 

PARTICIPANTS: Each National Member Federation may nominate Open Water Swimming officials for this course. 

REGISTRATION: All participants must be registered by the 17th May 2019 in the FINA General Management System (GMS) using your federation login details. The link to the FINA GMS is https://data.fina.org. 

OC CONTACT: Pedro Pérez / Camilo Becerra 

Email: [email protected] / [email protected] 

Phone: +57 311 773 8288 / 312 574 7573

FINA Open Water Swimming Certification School for Officials scheduled to be held in San Salvador, El Salvador (ESA), from 31st May to 1 st June 2019. 

The purpose of this course is to achieve the following objectives: 

 Enlarge the number of officials and improve officiating at Open Water Swimming competitions; 

 Unify the Open Water Swimming officiating procedure; 

 Use the course as an instrument to develop and promote Open Water Swimming worldwide. 

Please note the following information related to the designation & courses for Open Water Swimming officials: 

 The FINA Open Water Swimming Certification Schools cater to experienced Open Water Swimming officials who require more in depth training of skills at an advanced level. 

 They are designed to prepare and certify highly qualified officials wishing to be on the FINA OWS Lists. 

 Candidates must be at least 16 years old on December 31 in the calendar year of attendance. Nevertheless, they must be aged 18 years or older in the year of attendance to receive certification. 

 Only participants who have successfully completed the test in English or French will become certified. Certification is valid for a four-year period. 

 In addition, each certified official must take the FINA Open Water Swimming Online Course which will be available in English on the FINA Learning Platform. 

 Officials who have passed the FINA Open Water Swimming Certification School Exam, the FINA Open Water Swimming Online Exam and who have officiated at a required level will be eligible for the FINA OWS Lists. 

Please find below the details related to the organisation of this course: 

DATE: 

Arrival: 30th May 2019 

Course: 31st May – 1 st June 2019 

Departure: 1 st June 2019 after the course completion or 2 nd in the morning 

All participants must be registered by the 24th April 2019 in the FINA General Management System (GMS) using your federation login details.

PROGRAM

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FINA OPEN WATER SWIMMING DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL FOR OFFICIALS

20-22 June 2019 / Barranquilla, Colombia (COL)

INFORMATION

please note that the participants must be registered through the FINA GMS by the 17th May 2019. 


We would like to draw your attention to the following points:  
  • Each National Federation may nominate their technical officials through the FINA GMS by the registration deadline.
  • In order to submit each registration, please complete the participant's profile with the following information: personal data, passport copy or national ID, photo and the technical official's personal email address. Without this information in the GMS, the application is not valid.
Please note that only fully submitted registrations received within the established deadline will be considered for approval.

 

                     

 
FINA Open Water Swimming Certification School for Officials scheduled to be held in   San Salvador, El Salvador (ESA), from 31st May to 1st June 2019.

memorandum, 
 
The purpose of this course is to achieve the following objectives:
 Enlarge the number of officials and improve officiating at Open Water Swimming competitions;
 Unify the Open Water Swimming officiating procedure;
 Use the course as an instrument to develop and promote Open Water Swimming worldwide.
Please note the following information related to the designation & courses for Open Water Swimming officials:
 The FINA Open Water Swimming Certification Schools cater to experienced Open Water Swimming officials who require more in depth training of skills at an advanced level.
 They are designed to prepare and certify highly qualified officials wishing to be on the FINA OWS Lists.
 Candidates must be at least 16 years old on December 31 in the calendar year of attendance. Nevertheless, they must be aged 18 years or older in the year of attendance to receive certification.
 Only participants who have successfully completed the test in English or French will become certified. Certification is valid for a four-year period.
 In addition, each certified official must take the FINA Open Water Swimming Online Course which will be available in English on the FINA Learning Platform.
 Officials who have passed the FINA Open Water Swimming Certification School Exam, the FINA Open Water Swimming Online Exam and who have officiated at a required level will be eligible for the FINA OWS Lists.
 
please note that the participants must be registered through the FINA GMS by the   24th April 2019 . 

 

2018 FINA OPEN WATER CLINIC FOR TECHNICAL OFFICIALS
CAYMAN ISLANDS
11 JUNE - 18 JUNE 2018
Dear members,
 
We will be hosting a clinic for open water officials from 11 to 18 June 2018,  in conjunction with the Flowers Sea Swims and the UANA Open Water Championships.
 
We do anticipate that clinic participants may not be able to attend the sessions all week.  We know a number of you are already committing to the success of the Flowers Sea Swim Week. We would like to encourage you to make the schedule work for you.  We do, however, recommend that first time officials attend all the classroom sessions.
 
The classroom sessions will be held at the Governors Square Board Room , on the beach side, 2nd  floor, over the walk through.
 
Technical meetings will be held in the Dart Conference room on the third floor of the Dart building. Federations teams are required to have an official(s) in attendance. A van will be provided from the UANA Federation Hotel to the meeting site for Federation team officials. Please note the van will leave the hotel at 1:00 PM.
 
Race reviews will be at the race start and finish zone, the location in that particular area to be determined by Mr. Ryther at the time of the meeting.
 
FINA school officials are encouraged to attend and sit in on the technical meetings held for the participants;  however this is not a requirement.
 
The 2018 FINA Clinic in Grand Cayman has been designed around the opportunity to gain both classroom knowledge and practical experience. Participants will have the opportunity to gain experience in multiple roles over the course of the Flowers Sea Swims and UANA Open Water Championships.
 
Please find in the link enclosed the schedule.
 
Please email [email protected] and [email protected] for any further queries and for registration.
There is no cost to the clinic.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Chilian Wong-Ellison
CIASA Secretary
 

                                                                                

FINA OPEN WATER SCHOOL FOR OFFICIALS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 

 A FINA Open Water Swimming School for Officials is scheduled to be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (DOM), from 3rd to 4th March 2017.  

The purpose of this course is to achieve the following objectives:  

  • Enlarge the number of officials and enhance the quality of the existing ones; 
  • Create a uniform pattern of interpretation and application of Open Water Swimming rules, thus raising the quality of officiating; 
  • Use the course as an instrument to develop and promote Open Water Swimming worldwide.  

Please note the following information related to the designation & courses for open water swimming officials:  

  • Officials who have passed a FINA OWS School will receive a certification, which is valid for a 4-year period.
  • FINA OWS Officials List N° 12 (valid from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020): all new applications, not including renewals, must have attended and passed a FINA OWS School. 
  • FINA OWS Officials List N° 13 and all subsequent FINA OWS Officials Lists: all new applicants and renewals must have attended and passed a FINA OWS School.  

     
Please find below the details related to the organisation of this course:  

DATE:     Arrival:  2nd March 2017  
               Course: 3rd – 4th March 2017  
               Departure: 4th March in the evening or 5th March 2017 in the morning   

PARTICIPANTS: Each National Member Federation may nominate Open Water Swimming officials for this course.   

REGISTRATION: All participants must be registered by the 15th February 2017 in the FINA General Management System (GMS) using your federation login details. The link to the FINA GMS is https://data.fina.org.  
Please kindly note that the specific discipline of the school must be added to the attendee’s GMS profile as well as his/her personal email address in order to submit the registration.  
  If you require any assistance with the registration, please contact [email protected]   

NATIONALITY:  Please take into consideration that when a competition official represents his/her country in a competition, he/she shall be a citizen, whether by birth or naturalisation, of the nation he/she represents, provided that a naturalised citizen shall have lived in that country for at least one year prior to that competition (FINA Handbook 2015-2017, General Rules 2.5).  

PLACE: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic    
     
ARRIVAL AIRPORT: Las Américas International Airport  (SDQ)  

TRAVEL: Each National Federation is responsible for the travel expenses of the nominated officials.  

VISA SUPPORT: Please contact the Federación Dominicana de Natación if you require visa assistance.  

ACCOMMODATION:  Each National Federation will cover the accommodation expenses of the nominated officials.  
  Hotel Barceló Santo Domingo

  Avda. Máximo Gómez 53 – esq. Avda. 27 Febrero. 

 Santo Domingo   

Single Room:   USD 114 per day*   

Double Room: USD 137 per day*   

*Breakfast included   

RESERVATIONS:   To make a reservation, please contact the Federación Dominicana de Natación.  
LOCAL TRANSPORT: Transfers from and to the airport will be provided by the OC for those participants accommodated at the official hotel.   
 In order to organise the local transportation, please provide the participants’ flight arrival and departure details to the Federación Dominicana de Natación.  
MEETING VENUE: Dominican Republic Olympic Committee  Avda. Pedro Henriquez Ureña 107  Santo Domingo  
PROGRAMME:  Follow this link for the school programme.    
     
OC CONTACT:  Henry Ramon Reyes Diaz   

Email: [email protected]   Phone number: 18098782099    

We strongly believe that the FINA Open Water Swimming Schools for Officials will powerfully contribute to the improvement of our sport.  

For any further details please contact the FINA Office in Lausanne:  
Contact Person:  Pere Miró 

FINA Development Department 

Chemin de Bellevue 24a/24b

1005 Lausanne, Switzerland 

Tel: (41-21) 310 4710 Fax: (41-21) 312 6610 

Email: [email protected]   

We look forward to receiving your nominations through the FINA GMS by no later than the 15th February 2017. 

 

FINA SCHOOL FOR OPEN WATER OFFICIALS IN EL SALVADOR

FINA has the pleasure to send you the following information related to the organisation of the FINA Open Water Swimming School for Officials scheduled to be held in San Salvador (ESA) from 29th to 30th April 2016.

The purpose of this course is to achieve the following objectives:

 enlarge the number of officials and enhance the quality of the existing ones;

 create a uniform pattern of interpretation and application of Open Water Swimming rules, thus raising the quality of officiating;

 use the course as an instrument to develop and promote Open Water Swimming worldwide.

Please note the following information related to the designation & courses for open water swimming officials:

 Officials who have passed a FINA OWS School will receive a certification, which is valid for a 4-year period.

 FINA OWS Officials List N° 12 (valid from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020): all new applicants must have attended and passed a FINA OWS School.

 FINA OWS Officials List N° 13 and all subsequent FINA OWS Officials Lists: all new applicants and renewals must have attended and passed a FINA OWS School.

Please find below the details related to the organisation of this course:

DATE: Arrival: 28th April 2016

Course: 29th – 30th April 2016

Departure: 30th April in the evening or 1st

May 2016 in the morning

PLACE: San Salvador, El Salvador

PARTICIPANTS: Each National Member Federation may

nominate Open Water Swimming officials for this course.

REGISTRATION: All participants must be registered by the 16th April 2016 in the FINA General Management System (GMS) using your federation login details. The link to the FINA GMS is https://data.fina.org.

Please kindly note that the specific discipline of the school must be added to the attendee’s GMS profile in order to submit the registration.

If you require any assistance with the

registration, please contact

[email protected]

ARRIVAL AIRPORT: International Airport Monseñor Óscar

Arnulfo Romero

TRAVEL: Each National Federation is responsible for the travel expenses of the nominated Open Water Swimming officials.

ACCOMMODATION: Each National Federation will cover the

accommodation expenses of the nominated officials.

Hotel Marela

C/ Juan José Cañas y 83 Avenida Sur No. 5

San Salvador

Website: Click here

Single Room: USD 70/85/100 per day*

Double Room: USD 90/110/140 per day*

*Breakfast/half/full board

RESERVATIONS: To make a reservation, please contact the Federación Salvadoreña de Natación.

MEETING VENUE: Hotel Marela

PROGRAMME

LOCAL TRANSPORT: Transfers from and to the airport will be provided by the OC for those participants accommodated at the official hotel.

In order to organise local transportation, please forward the participants’ flight arrival and departure details to the Federación Salvadoreña de Natación.

VISA SUPPORT: Please contact the Federación Salvadoreña de Natación if you require visa assistance.

OC CONTACT: Mr. Luis Araujo

Email: [email protected] Phone number: +503 2278 8316

We strongly believe that the FINA Open Water Swimming Schools for Officials will powerfully contribute to the improvement of our sport.

For any further details please contact the FINA Office in Lausanne:

Contact Person

Pere Miró

FINA Development Department

Avenue de l’Avant-Poste 4

1005 Lausanne, Switzerland

Tel: (41-21) 310 4710

Fax: (41-21) 312 6610

Email: [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your nominations through the FINA GMS by no later than the 16th April 2016.

 

 

 

 

CLINICA FINA para entrenadores de Aguas Abiertas

La FECONA tiene el gusto de informar que del domingo 15 de noviembre al viernes 20 de noviembre, se estará impartiendo con el auspicio de FINA, la Clínica para entrenadores de aguas abiertas y nado de fondo, a cargo del renombrado experto cubano, Tomás Haces.

 
El cupo es de 25 personas, el requisito para el caso de Costa Rica, es ser entrenador líder o del cuerpo de entrenadores de asociaciones federadas.  Y por tanto la Asociación debe proponerlo.
 
El domingo 15, las actividades se realizarán en el Tennis Club y el resto de la semana en las salas de capacitación (Sección Federaciones) del Estadio Nacional.
 

Agradecemos que las asociaciones propongan entrenadores, dirigiendo su interés a este correo con el nombre y número de cédula del entrenador

OPEN WATER CLINIC FOR OFFICIALS IN ANTIGUA

We extend an invitation to all of you to participate in our 2015 FINA Open Water Clinic which will run from Monday 9th to Thursday 12th November 2015 in St. John’s, Antigua.

Our facilitator is Jorge Delgado of Ecuador who will also be the Chief Referee for our two Open Water events – 29th ABSF National Open Water Championship and 1st OECS Open Water Championship.

The clinic sessions will be held from 5:30 pm – 8 pm. The open water event on the Sunday 8th November 2015 will be considered a practical component of the course.

There is no registration fee.

Please share this information with your members and volunteers.  Kindly indicate by October 27th persons desirous of doing the clinic as well as any persons willing to act as officials for the open water event.  Please fill out the registration form accompanying this invitation and return it to [email protected].

REGISTRATION FORM

We look forward to hearing from you. 

 

Regards,

 

Edith Clashing

Technical Director

ABSF