Pacific Swimming Officials

Officials training to be presented prior to SCSC disability meet --

Mark Rieniets will present the USA Paralympics Officials training course on Friday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Santa Clara International Swim Center in conjunction with the disability meet to be offered at Santa Clara Oct. 2-3. Follow this link for the course application form.

If you're interested in attending, please RSVP to Pacific Disability chair Marie Wise at mariebwise@aol.com.

Annual Zone 1 South officials clinic set for September 18 --

Zone 1 South will be holding its annual officials clinic Saturday morning, September 18, at Valley Christian High School in San Jose. The clinic will include sessions for beginner and advanced stroke and turn officials, starters, deck and head referees, meet directors, and Colorado timing system and chief timing judge. The clinic is open to officials from any zone. Follow this link for more details. Jim Nachtigal at jimnachtigal@comcast.net is your contact for more information.

Butterfly recovery rule interpretation announced -- Follow this link for a copy of a new rules interpretation having to do with the recovery of the arms in the butterfly stroke.

New rules coming for open water suits --

Swimsuit rules for open water suits were revised recently by USA Swimming to allow for more body coverage than is legal under current rules. The revised rule will take effect on June 1. Follow this link for details on the revised rule for open water suits.

Officiating Opportunities
LSC meets	2010 meet assignments	Application to officiate
National Certification meets	List of meets	Request for Evaluation (PDF \| Word)

	Registering as an Official and Tracking Work
	Get your registration card- Register for the first time or renew your card (must renew by Jan 1 of each year)
	Online tests (for stroke & turn, starter, referee, etc.)
	Log in to OTS (to track meets worked, apply for national certification, etc)

	Meet Referees

	Submit a meet report (For Pacific Swimming -- in addition to OTS report)
	Dual/Tri/Quad Meet Report (for meet refs)
	Review Meet Reports

Evaluation and Advancement
Stroke & Turn	Advancement criteria	Evaluation form
Deck Referee	Advancement criteria	Evaluation form
Starter	Advancement criteria	Evaluation form

	Rules and Resources

	USA Swimming -- Situations and Recommended Resolutions
	USA Swimming - Rule Interpretations
	Article 105 case studies: Swimmers with Disabilities

Toolbox of Forms
Lap count forms	500y	1000y	1650y	800m	1500m
Relay takeoff	8 lanes (PDF)	8 lanes (Word)	10 lanes (PDF)	10 lanes (Word)
Disqualification Record	PDF	XLS
Declared False Start	PDF
Finals Scratch Sheet	PDF
Timing Adjustment - Lane	Pad Primary	Button Primary
Timing Adjustment - Heat	Pad Primary	Button Primary

	Important Links
	USA Swimming Forms page
	USA Swimming Officials page
	College officiating

Area Contacts
Here's a list of Pacific Swimming and zone officials chairs. They are your contacts for zone officials lists, information on becoming an official, dates of scheduled clinics in your area, and other questions.
Pacific Swimming	Brian Malick, (408) 848-1311
Zone 1 North (Peninsula)	Lucille Glassman, (650) 947-4976	1N Website
Zone 1 South (South Bay/Central Coast)	Jim Nachtigal, (408) 592-0452	1S Website
Zone 2 (East Bay, Stockton/Modesto area)	Kent Yoshiwara, (925) 952-4377
Zone 3 (San Francisco, North Bay, North Coast):	Sibyl Baldwin, (707) 781-7023
Zone 4 (Reno/Lake Tahoe/Mountains)	Gale Maynor, (775) 265-5599 Valerie Rudd, (530) 577-7547

We're always looking -- Pacific Swimming is always looking for volunteers who are interested in becoming deck officials. While there are officials clinics in each of our five zones at various times during the year much of the training is on the job. Novice officials generally start as stroke and turn officials, and learn the ropes by attending clinics, using self-study materials, and working on deck under the supervision of an experienced official. Those who are interested move up the ladder to serving as a chief judge, then to refereeing and starting -- again, learning through a combination of clinics, self-study materials, and on-the-job training. Sound interesting? Contact the officials chairman for your zone for more information on getting started as an official in your area.
Flyer on how to become an official

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