Start your journey at your Club
The training and assessment of technical officials is organised by the ATSCC (Area Technical Swimming Committee Coordinator). To start your journey, tell someone in your Club committee that you want to become a qualified technical official or gain extra qualifications.
Complete Theoretical and Practical Assessments
Theoretical component
Online
Learn all about our easy-to-use online learning portal for Technical Officials here.
OR;
In Person
The Course Presenter may take the candidate through the Swimming Australia NOAP Learner Guide/Modules and they will be asked to complete a short written assessment. At the conclusion you will be told when the candidate will be assessed in a practical officiating environment.
The Course Assessor can assess the candidate in a practical officiating environment, probably at a Club meet or at Club night. He/she will assess the candidate as ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’ by assessing them on a list of criteria necessary to be competent in that technical official position.
If the candidate is deemed ‘competent’ in ALL the criteria, the assessor will forward their name on to Swimming Australia as being competent in that position.
If the candidate is deemed as ‘not yet competent’ the Course Assessor will discuss with them what needs to be done for they can become ‘competent’.
Practical Component
You must be a registered member of Swimming NSW and of secondary school age or older. You can contact your ATSCC (found below) who will, among other things:
- organise the venue, date and time for your assessment
- organise a qualified presenter and a qualified assessor to train and assess you
Get in touch with your local Area Technical Convenor
At any stage in your officiating journey, you're encouraged to stay in contact with your ATSCC (Area Technical Swimming Committee Convenor). These are the contacts that SNSW exclusively receive your accreditation cover sheets from, at which point we process and make official your accreditation. They also know a lot of other officials in the area, and have a great idea of when meets in the area are being held and they can put you in touch with these clubs if they require officials, for your experience.
When you're completing an online course, these are the people that receive your completion, and possible request for practical assessment.
There are so many reasons to get in touch with your ATSCC - why not start today?
| Area/Region | Technical Convenor (ATSCC) |
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| ACT | Fiona Johnstone | |
| Coast & Valley | Kemton Cline | kemtonc@gmail.com |
| Metro North East | Dean Vince | atsc@smne.org.au |
| Metro North West | Jose Jalvo | atsccsmnw@gmail.com |
| Metro South East | Voulla Loulli | atsc.metsea@gmail.com |
| Metro South West | Shawn Simpson | smswofficials@gmail.com |
| Mountains & Plains | Peter Ticehurst | peteanjen@bigpond.com |
| North Coast | Jennie Riley | snc.atscc@gmail.com |
| New England & North West | Brian Coombs | officials@snenw.com.au |
| South Eastern | Norbert Serning | technical@southeasternswimming.com.au |
| Southern Inland | Naomi Jones | atscc.sisa@gmail.com |
| Western | Pip Smith | pip@lovemerino.com.au |
Roles available on pool deck
- Swimming Australia's National Officiating Accreditation Program (NOAP)
- Referee
- Starter
- Timekeeper
- Chief Timekeeper
- Check Starter
- Marshal (Clerk of Course)
- Recorder
- Meet Manager Operator (MMO)
- Automatic Officiating Equipment (AOE) Operator
- Control Room Supervisor
- Judge of Stroke
- Inspector of Turns
- Announcer
All Technical Officials in Australia are now being trained and assessed under the guidelines of Swimming Australia's National Officiating Program. Training and assessing is conducted through competency based modules similar to workplace competency courses.
Technical Official Positions on the pool deck:
For further information on the Swimming Australia National Accreditation Program read the NOAP Guides on this page.
Training Resources
- Training Notes & Exercises
If undertaking a face-to-face theory component, candidates must complete the relevant Training Exercises, accompanied by the Training Notes if applicable, before meeting with the Course Presenter to gain accreditation in any of the SAL Learner Guide/Modules. You can find these here.
Technical Official Support
- Ask Sam
Have a question or two about Technical Course content that you need answered quickly? Ask Sam is a new web page dedicated to answering your queries about officiating, specifically accreditation course content. Feel free to put forward your query at any time on this website, and it will be updated as soon as possible.
Sam from Ask Sam is now coordinating a group on Facebook! Click here to access the group if you are a registered Technical Official. The Technical Official Facebook group is a team of like-minded people who share a love for swimming and here you'll find all sorts of valuable information, as well as the chance to connect with or reach out to officials from all over New South Wales!
