PART II

SIERRA NEVADA SWIMMING RULES AND REGULATIONS

SECTION 7

SWIMMING OFFICIATING

A. OPERATION OF SWIMMING MEETS

  1. SNS meets shall be staffed by officials from the SNS Officials Organization who are volunteers qualified by training and experience in the various capacities for efficient operation of meets, or by other USA-S member LSC carded officials.
  2. Officials' positions and duties shall be as described in the USA Swimming Code, as these suit the meet situation and comply with SNS regulations.

B. ORGANIZATION

  1. Those persons qualified and who have paid the annual membership fee are members of the SNS Officials' Organization.
  2. The annual membership fee for officials shall be fixed by the SNS Board of Directors.
  3. All meet directors, referees, starters, marshals, and stroke and turn judges serving as officials in a USA Swimming sanctioned event shall be members of USA Swimming.
  4. The Chairman of Officials shall preside over the Swimming Officials Organization and is its voting delegate at meetings of the House of Delegates.

C. QUALIFICATION OF OFFICIALS

  1. Clinics for the instruction of officials in various capacities will be conducted by the Officials Committee and various clubs.
  2. All clinics shall be sanctioned and shall be approved by the SNS Officials Chairman. There is no sanction fee unless an admission charge is made for the clinic.
  3. Persons instructed as deck officials at clinics shall serve at meets as trainees under the supervision of experienced qualified officials. Certification of deck officials shall require the recommendation of meet referees under whom the training was accomplished in addition to the clinic instruction and the approval of the Officials Chairman. Such certification shall remain valid for one year.
  4. A card denoting positions for which the official is certified is issued by the Officials Chairman.
  5. Swimming officials and trainees shall wear a uniform of appropriate clothing (white top and navy blue bottom).

 

 

 

 

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