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At a swimming match, the officials record times, enforce the rules, announce what race is being held, and also shoot off the starting pistol. Basically, they run the swim meet.
My point of view is the officials are the ones who see if you did the right stroke and
see if the people get D Q'd
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∙ 11y agoThe duties and responsibilties of officials at a swimming meet vary depending on what type of official you are.If you are a timekeeper you main responsibility is to accurately record the swimmers time in accordance with the procedures set out in the training notes by Swimming NSW.If you are a referee your responsiblities are to make sure that all swimmers are competing on a level playing field ,all following the same rules,eg the different technical aspects of the form strokes of butterfly,breast stroke and backstroke.
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∙ 12y agoThey wear white pants. They also have a White collared shirt with the logo of a swim club or something. They also usually wear their official credentials.
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Official
duty
The referee
He has full control and enforces the rules.
He assigns duties to other officials
He ratifies all results
He has the right to disqualify any competitor
The starter
He starts all races
He decides if a start is fair
The time keepers
They take time of the competitors in the lanes assigned to them
The inspector of turns
They record the laps completed and ensure that the rules of turning are followed
The finishing judges
They place the competitors in order of finishing
The stroke judges
They ensure that the stroke laws are obeyed
The lifeguard
They are expert swimmers that help competitors that are in trouble. They save lives and prevent people from drowning
The Recorder
Keeps a complete record of race results.
Clerk of course
also referred to as a bullpen, this official organizes the competitive swimmers before the race based on their heat times (qualifying swims). While there are always exceptions to this rule, most heats in competitive swim are seeded from slowest to fastest
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to make sure none of the swimmers are cheating... just like any other sport
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