News and Announcements

USA Swimming:  Online testing is back up.  Don't forget to use the 2008 rulebook.

Both of the USA Swimming summer national meets are short officials.  If you want to work a national meet and you're available, this is a great chance (you don't have to be N3)!  Even though the application deadline has passed, you can still get in.  Send in your application ASAP!

Our Kids Initiative
 

Virginia Swimming's Maxwell Award Winners
Mary Scott Garrett (July 2005)   Janet Law (September 2007)

Maxwell Award Nomination Form   .doc
These awards are presented every 2 months.  If you have a nomination, please send the form to your District Chair or the LSC Chair for Committee review.
 

Virginia Swimming: 

Our LSC Championships Meets are coming up next month.
We need your help to make these meets successful for our athletes.  Please give serious consideration to participating and  sign up to work as your schedule allows.  Both Age Group Champs and Senior Champs will be approved OQMs and we'll have National Evaluators attending.

Since our Senior Championships will be held in Cary, NC, we especially need help from any of you who can come down.  We really want to be able to have a full deck, as we always do.  We're working with NCS to get some of their officials to help.  It will be a great opportunity to get some national-level experience and evaluations.  Joel Black, Dick and Nancy Nelson, and James Newberry will be there as Evaluators - all have significant National Championship experience and Joel is on the National Officials Committee.  It's a nice facility and it'll be a great meet - please come join us!

Virginia Swimming Coaches Certifications Roster               Coaches with Expiring Certifications
(April 2008, updated 4/17)
 Meet Referees must check these rosters prior to each meet.
ONLY Louise Limerick can make changes to these rosters!
 

Michael Downs (UNAT) has been selected to be the Meet Referee at the 2008 EZ LC Age Group Championships in Rockville, MD.
Congratulations!

Michael Downs (UNAT) has been selected to officiate as a Chief Judge at the 2008 US Open Championships in Minneapolis, MN.
Congratulations!

Mike Willard (CGBD) has been selected to be the Meet Referee for the Virginia Swimming LC Age Group Championships in Newport News, VA.  John Presgraves (SEVA) will be the Meet Referee-In Training and Tom Colasurdo (TIDE) will be the Admin Referee.  Jerry Kegelman (CGBD) will be the Honorary Meet Referee.
Congratulations!

Michael Downs (UNAT) has been selected to be the Meet Referee for the Virginia Swimming LC Senior Championships in Cary, NC.  Tom Elliott (NOVA) will be the Meet Referee-In Training and Wayne Shulby (UNAT-NC) will be the Admin Referee.
Congratulations!

Michael Downs (UNAT) has been selected to officiate as Stroke & Turn Judge at the 2008 Olympic Trials for Swimming in Omaha, NE.
Congratulations!
 

• 7/1  - July Officials Rosters posted.
• 6/27 - USA Swimming Officials Committee Newsletter - June 2008 posted.
• 6/23 - Chief Judge Certification Presentation posted.  Updated Timer, S&T Judge, and Starter Certification Presentations posted.  Updated Introduction to Officiating Presentation posted.  Updated Meet Referee Presentation posted.
• 6/18 - Applications to Officiate and Requests for Evaluation for the VSI LC Championships Meets posted.  Chief Judge - Philosophy, Procedures, and Protocols posted.
• 6/1  - June Officials Rosters posted.
• 5/13 - Updated Virginia Swimming Officials Handbook posted.  VSI Training Record - Administrative Referee posted.  VSI Training Record - Chief Judge posted.  Virginia Swimming Officials Committee Report (April 2008) posted.
• 5/5 - Virginia Swimming Officials Newsletter (May 2008) posted.
• 5/1  - May Officials Rosters posted.