Officials News

You are hereby invited to officiate at the 2009 USA SWIMMING/SPEEDO CHAMPIONS SERIES SENIOR LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

A mandatory officials briefing session will be held one hour prior to each session. The Western Section Long. Course Championship has been designated as a training meet for N2 and N3 National Championship Officials Certification.

The dress is white shirt/blouse for prelims and finals; khaki pants, shorts, or skirts ( shorts for finals on weather hold); white socks; and white shoes.

Officials desiring an assigned position must submit their application no later than June 17, 2009 (preference will be given to those who agree to work all sessions). All others planning to attend the meet are encouraged to return their application by July 14, 2009. The meet referee will be Jacki Allender.

You may download the application here

Hi Folks!

USA Swimming has issued a rule change pertaining to swimwear; click here for the memo.

The purpose of this rule is to align USA Swimming with the recent FINA ruling allowing only specific suits in competition.  The memo linked above contains the FINA list of approved suits, as well as an exception to the rule.  

Suits not on the FINA "approved" list are exempt from the rule if they meet one of the following two criteria:

1. For female swimmers, the swimsuit shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulders or past the pelvis, and
2. For male swimmers, the swimsuit shall not extend above the navel or below the knees.

Referees should carry a copy of the rule and approved suit list when they referee a meet.  If a swimmer competes in a suit that does not meet the exemption criteria, the suit should be checked against the FINA list to assure compliance.

Please contact me with any questions … see you on deck!

Bob

Hi Folks!

The OSI long course championship meets will be upon us in the blink of an eye!  The 10 & Under Championships will be held in Albany, July 11-12, and the 11 & Over Championships will span July 30-August 2 at Mt. Hood Community College.  I hope you will consider working at one or both of these meets.

For those who would like to apply for an assigned position, you can find an application here.  Please open this file and follow the directions to save to your computer and email to the Oregon Swimming office.  

Again, I hope you will consider working at one or both of these meets; it will be a great time for everyone!

See you on deck!

Bob McMillan