For a swim meet to run smoothly, the following is the minimum number of needed officials:

  • 1 Meet Referee
  • 1 Deck Referee
  • 1 Starter
  • 1 Administrative Referee/Official
  • 4 Stroke and Turn Officials

When we attend a swim meet, the swimmer: official ratio goal is the following:

Number of club’s swimmer attend each swim meet session

Minimum Number of club’s officials to have at each session

1 - 25 swimmers

1

26 - 50 swimmers

2

51- 75 swimmers

3

76 - 100 swimmers

4

100+ swimmers

5

 

What are the advantages to be an official:

  • Understand the different rules in swimming and stroke
  • Have the front seat to watch your child’s swim
  • Free food and drink at the meet hospitality
  • Support your child
  • Can get some incentive from your club and the host team
  • Bring a good image for your club
  • Meet a lot of new friends
  • Have a new network communication

What is the time commitment being an official:

  • Officiates at all your club’s meet
  • When possible officiate when STAR attends an away swim meet
  • To maintain your certification, you need to officiate a minimum of 4 sessions per year.

Currently, STAR has 2 active officials.  That number needs to increase to provide a good presentation of the club.

If you are interested: