Technical Officials
In the North East Region we strive to provide all our swimming officials with training opportunities that help them retain up to date skills so that all our competitions are judged fairly and our athletes are treated equally.
At every event we run, we rely on the expertise of qualified, experienced volunteers able to manage the events that our competitors need to achieve their personal goals.
England, Scotland and Wales have been working towards common standards in the education and training of all swimming officials. All three Home Countries now use FINA Technical Rules. As such, trained officials are listed as British Swimming Officials. This link provides a description of the various training available.
https://www.britishswimming.org/browse-sport/swimming/officials/officials-qualifications-training/
Opportunities to officiate at Regional competitions
Applications for qualified licensed officials to officiate at Regional swimming competitions are co-ordinated through Kath Smith (swimnortheast@swimming.org)
Why Officiate?
Everyone working on poolside at all events organised by Swim England North East Region are volunteers. Officials for all of our sports are essential to well-run, high quality competitions for our athletes.
Volunteers make a huge contribution to aquatics in the Region. Everything that happens in our sport happens because of volunteers at some point.
We encourage athletes, parents and fans to get involved with our sport, not just as spectators but as volunteers within clubs, helping us run events with your technical expertise or by training to become an official.
Volunteering is a rewarding experience, benefiting everyone involved. It builds upon life skills, work skills, confidence and has a positive impact on both the sport and the volunteer.
Swimming Officials
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Swimming Officials
The list of courses below has been created to assist Technical Officials to meet the criteria required for their personal development, as well as maintaining the currency of their licence. The relevant courses are as follows:
Contemporary Issues: Officials Awareness Module – [M5]
FINA Rules update – [M6]
British Swimming Para Swimming CPD
Mentoring Course
Contemporary Issues
The Institute of Swimming have introduced an on-line CPD for Contemporary Issues.
This is an online module aimed at technical officials from across Swimming, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming, Diving and Open Water who would like to become a British Swimming Licensed official, or who would like to renew their license. Contemporary Issues is a condition of licensing and will up skill technical and educate technical officials in the following areas;
- Understand the need to abide by the British Swimming/Swim England (ASA) Code of Ethics
- Identify procedures for safeguarding children
- Understand the meaning and embrace equality and diversity
- Understand health and safety considerations
- Raise awareness of the Aquatic structure and officiating pathways within each discipline.
Candidates will have to set themselves up a IOS account and login before completing the CPD.
Officiating in the other aquatic disciplines
You can get more information about officiating within the various disciplines by clicking on the links and contacting the various people below:
Open Water Swimming Officials
For information on the various officiating roles within open water swimming click here.
Synchronised Swimming
For information on the various officiating roles within synchronised swimming click here.
Water Polo
For information on the various officiating roles within water polo click here.
Diving
For information about starting your officiating journey within diving click here.