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Officials Reference Documents

This page contains a compilation of documents from various sources that are pertinent and helpful for self development. If you have other documents you think would be helpful to our fellow officials, please send them to Bryan Wallin, LSC Officials Chair for posting consideration.

General	Open Water
USA Rulebook Officials Positions Descriptions USA Swimming Officials Manual USA Swimming Officials Manual - Introduction Virginia Swimming Officials Handbook Notes from 2005 LSC Officials Chairs Meeting Notes from 2007 LSC Officials Chairs Meeting Notes from 2009 LSC Officials Chairs Meeting Notes from 2011 LSC Officials Chairs Meeting Notes from 2015 LSC Officials Chairs Meeting Philosophy of Swim Officiating Alphabet of Swim Officiating Professionalism in Swim Officiating Presentation (Charly Mallory) .ppt Effective Meet Management Presentation (Charly Mallory) .ppt Guidelines for Professional Swim Officiating Coach and the Official USA Swimming Championship Deck Protocol 10 Points of Self Evaluation .ppt Why attend a Sectional/National Meet? USA Swimming Rules and Regulations FAQs v1	2010 National Open Water Officials Clinic Report USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Officials Guide USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Officials Training Manual USA Swimming Open Water Referee Manual Open Water Officiating and Safety (from 2011 USA Swimming Officials Chairs Conference)
	Timing Judge / Recorder
	Watch Time - Backup Screen Comparison Timing Adjustment Reference Guide Lane Malfunction with Timing Adjustment Highlighted Hy-Tek Meet Manager 4 User's Guide Hy-Tek Meet Manager 5 User's Guide Hy-Tek Website DQ Codes File for MM - it contains all the correct calls/codes. Save it to your computer, then copy the file into your Hy-Sport/SwMM4 folder - it overwrites the dqcodesUSA.txt file. You'll have to do it each time you update MM. Updated 9/20
Referee	Timing System Operator
Meet Referee Guidelines Deck Referee and Starter Guidelines Admin Referee Roles and Responsibilities Admin Referee Guidelines Admin Referee Checklist Referee Attitude Referee Checklist Referee and the Rules USA Swimming Referee's Training USA Swimming Officials Manual - Referee Position Description - Deck Referee USA Swimming Officials Manual - Admin Referee Position Description - Admin Referee Referee Protocol and Philosophy Virginia Swimming Recommended Instructions - How to Fill Out the DQ Slip Handling Relay Lead-Off and Initial Distance Splits Coaches Credentials - Enforcement at Meets VSI Disability Swimmers Inclusion Guidelines 2004 National Officials Workshop Mary Scott/Kevin's Notes 2005 National Officials Workshop George/Doug's Notes 2006 National Officials Workshop Jim's Notes / Tom's Notes 2007 National Officials Workshop Jim's Notes 2008 National Officials Workshop Avis/Tom's Notes 2009 National Officials Workshop Janet/Bryan's Notes 2010 National Officials Workshop Jeff/Michael's Notes 2011 National Officials Workshop Dan/John's Notes 2012 National Officials Workshop Will/Michael's Notes 2013 National Officials Workshop John's Notes 2015 National Officials Workshop Beth / George's Notes Situations and Resolutions (Meet/Admin Referee) Situations and Resolutions (Deck Referee/Starter) Situations and Resolution (Disability Swimming)	CTS System 6 Operator Manual CTS System 5 Operator Manual CTS Start Systems Operator Manuals: Championship Infinity SS2 CTS Touchpads Manual CTS RJP Manual CTS Test Meter Instructions CTS Vacuum Pump Instructions CTS Maintenance Manual CTS Troubleshooting Guides Finding CTS Set Up Problems BEFORE They Occur DAK System 2000 Operator Manual DAK System 2000 and Meet Manager Dak System 2000 Quick Start Colorado Time Systems Website Daktronics Website
	Administrative Official
	Administrative Official Description Administrative Official Clinic Guideline
Chief Judge	Safety / Marshal
Chief Judges or Not Chief Judge Responsibilities and Checklist Notes for Chief Judge USA Swimming Officials Manual - Chief Judge Position Description - Chief Judge USA Swimming Radio Etiquette Virginia Swimming Recommended Instructions - How to Fill Out the DQ Slip	VSI Meet Safety Procedures VSI Marshal Job Description and Guidelines VSI Deck Access Guidance USA Swimming Meet Referee's Safety Card USA Swimming Meet Marshal's Safety Card USA Swimming Meet Marshal Guidelines USA Swimming Safety Announcements for Meets USA Swimming Officials Manual - Marshal
Starter	Meet Director
Starter Philosophy and Protocol The Starter Deck Referee and Starter Guidelines Becoming a Skilled Starter USA Swimming Whistle Start Clarification USA Swimming No Recall False Starts Head Starter Responsibilities What is a False Start? If-Then Chart Five Points for a Successful Start USA Swimming Starter Video Discussion Points USA Swimming Officials Manual - Starter Position Description - Starter Situations and Resolutions (Deck Referee/Starter)	Meet Director's Role Virginia Gator's Meet Director's Handbook USA Swimming Meet Director's Handbook USA Swimming Championship Meet Symposium Manual USA Swimming Open Water Meet Manager's Guide Coaches Credentials - Enforcement at Meets
Stoke and Turn Judge	Officials Chairs
USA Swimming Recommended Stroke Briefing USA Swimming Recommended Jurisdictions USA Swimming Officials Manual - S&T Judge Position Description - Stroke and Turn Judge USA Swimming Officiating Swimming Video USA Swimming Officiating Video Script USA Swimming Turn Judge Positioning Virginia Swimming Recommended Instructions - How to Fill Out the DQ Slip Situations and Resolutions (S&T Judge)	District Officials Chair Responsibilities Club/Team Officials Chair Responsibilities
Rules Interpretations
Medley Freestyle Interpretation, Sept 2015 USA Deck Changing Rule, March 2015 Breaststroke / Timing of Permissible Butterfly Kick After the Start and Turns Hand Separation Interpretation, December 2014 Breaststroke/Butterfly Hand Separation Interpretation, January 2014 4-Hour Rule Interpretation, September 2013 Breaststroke Butterfly Kick Interpretation, March 2012 15M Rule Interpretation Clarification, October 2011 USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Committee Interpretations (Jun 2010) Swimsuit Rule Change, September 2009 Swimsuit Rule Change Clarification, September 2009 OW Swimsuit Rule Change, Mar 2010 FINA List of Approved Suits

Questions / comments? Please contact Bryan Wallin, LSC Officials Chair.