Winchester Swim Team

NEW PROCEEDURES

Full guidelines are posted on the Virginia Swimming Website

Swim teams across the country are always looking for folks to step up and become a volunteer within the sport of swimming. There is no better way to help this great sport than to become an official. Without officials, our swimmers would not be able to enjoy the sport they have grown to love. Most meets require a minimum of 13 officials per session to run smoothly. Since most meets have at least 4 sessions over 2 or more days, that's a minimum of 52 officiating slots per meet! There are different types of positions, so you're sure to find something that appeals to you:

Wet Deck Officials - Stroke and Turn judges (can advance to Chief Judge, Starter and Referee)
Dry Deck Officials - Admin Officials and Timing Equipment Operators

We at WST are always looking for parents willing to invest a small amount of time to receive such great benefits including a front row seat to all your children's swim meets, learning the details of how the sport runs and becoming a member of a great group of people! There are SO many officials on deck who attend weekly meets and their children are grown and having children of their own. It becomes a hobby to many folks. If you are interested in becoming a member of this great group the first step is the online

our annual official’s clinic held each fall September or October. A date is usually released late August as to when the meeting will occur. If you have any questions please email our Team Officials Chair Kelly Warnagiris, [email protected]. Hope to see you all on deck in the near future!!

Officials Certification Process

Initial Education and Training:

Training at Swim Meets:

Shadow 3 sessions with a trainer - no more than 2 session per meet.
Work 3 sessions making calls with a mentor (white collar golf shirt and navy blue shorts/skirt/pants & white sneakers) - Please Note - before making calls, USA Registration, Background Check, Athlete Protection Course as well as Creating a USA-S Account, must be completed.
Submit your completed certification card to your District Chair - Annemarie Juhlin [email protected]

How to Register with USA Swimming:

In the past all swim teams registered their athletes and non-athletes with USA Swimming. As of September 1, 2022 USA Swimming updated their website and also required each swimmer and non-athlete (coach, official, board member) to register individually with USA Swimming. After completing your training WST will reimburse each officials for USA Registration and Background checks (every 2 years). Please submit receipts to WST Treasurer [email protected] After one year as an offical WST will register all team non-athletes.

HOW TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH USA SWIMMING

HOW TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH USA SWIMMING (VIDEO)

HOW TO REGISTER WITH USA SWIMMING VIA WST

WST REGISTRATION LINK WITH USA SWIMMING

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