Welcome Officials!

Swimmers need meets, and meets need officials.  The goal of officiating is to ensure fair competition in USA Swimming sanctioned, approved, and observed meets.

One of the most influential ways to be involved with swimming is to become trained and certified as an official. 

Becoming a New Official:

Introduce yourself to one of the officials at a meet.  We would love to help you through the process of Becoming an Official

Process Overview: 

• Register with USA Swimming and establish an online account and pay annual membership  See: Create a USA Swimming Account
• Once registered and logged in to your account, verify that your role is "Official" (not "Member" "Athlete" or "Parent") and then complete the three prerequisites below. 
  • Background Check (BGC)
  • Athlete Protection Training (APT)
  • Complete Concussion Training (Concussion Training)
• Complete the Foundations of Officiating online clinic (located on the Education tab in your USAS account)
• Complete the Stroke and Turn Certification Course online clinic (located on the Education tab in your USAS account)
• Complete on-deck training sessions: at least 4 sessions over 2 meets
• Our helpful officials will guide you through the remaining steps of evaluation and certification

Resources:

Standards for Becoming an Official

Courses

Professional Stroke & Turn

Professional Administrative Official

Professional Chief Judge

Professional Starter

Professional Referee

Professional Administrative Referee