**Below is taken from SAIL website

Official Certification

The primary goal of our annual Official Certification efforts is to create as much consistency, fairness and efficiency as possible at swim meets. Our swimmers, coaches and team leaders work hard each year so it is important not to “water down” their efforts with mediocre officiating once we get to the swim meets. Organizing and conducting a swim meet is a significant undertaking involving a number of volunteers. The meet Officials are given the responsibility to maintain a safe and fair environment for our swimmers to compete in. SAIL has developed training programs for each of the positions that require certification. Many of these learning sessions can be completed online. Others also require attending a classroom session.

These positions require online content review and successful completion of the online test:

• Records & Ribbons – certify
• Runner – certify
• Timer – certify
• Chief Timer – certify

These positions require a classroom session (unless preapproved), online content review (and video review for Stroke and Turn) and successful completion of the online test:

• Software – certify
• Clerk of Course – certify

These positions require a classroom session (unless you are a USAS certified official), online content review and successful completion of the online test:

• Coaches – certify
• Stroke and Turn Judge – certify
• Starter – certify
• Referee – certify

Let us know if any questions!

Best,

Lori & Paige