PVS Officials Transfer Policy

Updated: February 2024

For Officials Joining Potomac Valley Swimming

Transfer USA Swimming Registration (registration@pvswim.org) to PVS

The arriving official (or the acquiring club's Officials Chairman) should contact the PVS Certification Officer with the following information:

• Name, Phone Number, and PVS Club Affiliation of the official
• USA Swimming Local Swimming Committee (LSC) from which official is transferring
• Position(s) for which certified to work in the current LSC
• Date(s) current certifications expire

The official will then be entered into the PVS officials database as a transferring official.

Transfer from YMCA Certification

• A YMCA official will need to request reciprocity, prove YMCA status, and then shadow half the required training sessions for the position in which they are requesting certification through reciprocity.

For Officials Leaving Potomac Valley Swimming

Contact the PVS Certification Officer with the following information.

• Name of Official
• PVS Club Affiliation
• USA Swimming Local Swim Committee (LSC) to which the official is transferring
• Date of Departure from PVS
• Email address to which the information should be sent

The Certification Officer will then send the departing official a transfer letter indicating the positions to which the official is certified and the expiration date of the certification. PVS's certification requirements are available online. The official can deliver this the new LSC.