What types of Officials are there?
There are five types of technical swimming official, each described below. Click here for further information on training and qualification: • Timekeeper. This is an introduction into the world of the swimming official. The minimum recommended age for candidates to undertake this training is 14 years and all need to be registered members of a British Swimming affiliated club or a member of the Institute of Swimming (IoS) • Judge Level 1. This is the first level of British qualification. It encompasses the role and duties of a Timekeeper, Chief Timekeeper and Inspector of Turns. The minimum age to start training is 15 years • Judge Level 2. This is the second level of qualification. It encompasses the role and duties in relation to all aspects of judging and the theoretical role and duties of Starter. The minimum age to start training is 15 years. • Starter. Candidates wishing to qualify as a Starter will be required to hold the Judge Level 2 qualification and be a minimum age of 15 yea
