LSC Officials Certification Standards FAQ
Updated 2024-04-10
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Current Officials
Updated 8/31/24
- Your membership must be current and in good standing (ie, all certifications, including APT, CPT, and BGC, must be valid)
- You must live in the geographic area of South Texas Swimming
- Save a copy of your payment receipt, and send it to the STX Treasurer within 30 days
- Note: if any of your certifications are invalid, reimbursement requests should only be made when those certifications become valid.
Upcoming LSC and Other Championship Meets
Meet Name | Dates | Location | Application Link |
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SC TAGS | Mar 06-09, 2025 | COM Aquatics at FMH Foundation Natatorium | Application Link |
National Meet Applications |
National Certification
Your South Texas Swimming official’s certification (e.g Stroke and Turn Judge or Starter) is a local certification. Although that certification qualifies you to officiate swim meets across the country, there is a path to advancement through the National Officials Certification Program, administered by USA Swimming. Its primary goal is to expand the education of officials through mentoring, participation and evaluation as well as recognizing those officials who have demonstrated their knowledge of swim officiating at each level and position. South Texas Swimming supports the National Officials Certification Program by hosting Officials Qualifying Meets (OQM) to provide opportunities for evaluation and by providing financial assistance for South Texas officials to travel to specific national meets. More information is available here.
Helpful Forms
Other Resources
- Meet Referee Report Requirements (Revised 8/27/24)
- Meet Manager 6.0 Handbook
- How to find the correct port for Meet Manager
- Accident report link
- SafeSport report link
- Southern Zone Swimming (including information about Zones and Sectional Meets)
- NCAA officiating
- High School officiating