Who are the officials in swimming?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

The 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.

Answer 3

They 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.

Answer 4

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