Administrative Official Certification
Administrative Official Certification Requirements
Prerequisites (need to be completed before you can begin on deck training):
Certification Requirements (completed within one year of clinic attendance):
- Complete and pass the USA Swimming Foundations of Officiating course
on the USA Swimming University if new to USA Swimming.
- Complete an Administrative Official Clinic (online or in person)
- Pass the USA Swimming Administrative Official Certification Test
- Minimum of four apprentice sessions at sanctioned or approved meets
- At least two different meets
- Completion of Administrative Official Evaluation Form after each session affirming satisfactory performance
- Evaluation Session may be done any time after the 3rd apprentice session
(Evaluator List).
Evaluation session should be at a meet using automatic timing (touchpads).
- Note that if evaluation is not successful, the evaluator must submit to the apprentice
a written action plan within two weeks and copy the Officials Chair.
- Must complete certification within one year of month of the clinic
- After successful completion of evaluation, submit the Certification Request Form.
- Certification until: December 31st two years after the year of certification if the certification occurred between January 1st and June 30th of the year of certification.
December 31st three years after the year of certification if the certification occurred between July 1st and December 31st of the year of certification
Administrative Official Recertification Requirements
- Continue to be a USA Swimming Official in good standing (current registration, APT and BGC)
- Recertify as a Referee (if referee certified)
- If certifying only for Administrative Official
- Session requirement: at least three sessions within three years as an Administrative Official,
Timing System Operator, or Computer Operator.
- Clinic requirement: Administrative Official Clinic at least once every three years
- Test requirement: Pass the USA Swimming Administrative Official Recertification Test
- Submit the online Officials Recertification Request Form
- Recertifying extends your certification until December 31st two years after the year of certification if the certification occurred between January 1st and June 30th of the year of certification.
December 31st three years after the year of certification if the certification occurred between July 1st and December 31st of the year of certification.
