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Swim Officials: Forums - June 2021

Regional Swimming Official’s Online Forums
(Please note that you must be a current member of Swim England to join any of these forums)

Swim England East Region will be hosting a series of Swimming Official’s Online Forums at the beginning of June. We would like to assist our officials in the return to competition, we fully realise that there will have been a considerable break from officiating. To this end we have arranged some forums to refresh our knowledge and procedures to act as a confidence booster before our return to poolside.

We are planning on delivering the following forums virtually by Zoom. There is a simple registration procedure for all qualified officials who are currently members of an SE East Region Aquatic club.

The dates are: -

Tuesday 1 June 21 @ 7.30pm Swimming Officials Online Forum for all qualified officials.

Tuesday 8 June 2021 @ 19:30pm Swimming Officials Online Forum for qualified Starters.

Sunday 13 June 21 @ 10.30am Swimming Officials Online Forum for qualified Referees.

If these dates are not convenient, it is our intention to record the forums, which will be available at a later date.

It is strongly recommended that all participants click the link to access and watch the following FINA swimming officiating videos before attending the online forum.

To register your attendance at one or more forums, please click on the registration link below.

Swimming Officials Return to Competition Registration link

Stay safe.

David Metcalf

Swim Officials: New - Official's Resources

We have gathered a variety of material and media for all Swim Officials. These are found on the Swimming and Masters pages in their Official's section. These documents and many other materials, from headed letters to timekeeper sheets from everyone can be found centrally on the Executive Page in the Documents Section.

Documents

The Handbook - Open

Disqualification Form - Open

Swimming Protest Form - Open

Place Judge Form - Open

Time Keeper Time Sheets - Open

Lap Check Sheet for 800m - Open

Lap Check Sheet for 1500m - Open

Concourse Lane Number Sheets - Open

Videos

Click and watch these Officiating Swimming youtube videos

Officiating Swimming - Relays

Officiating Swimming - Individual Medley

Officiating Swimming - Butterfly

Officiating Swimming - Backstroke

Officiating Swimming - Breaststroke

Officiating Swimming - Freestyle

Executive: The Appointment of a Chairman

At the Bedfordshire ASA Special General Meeting held on Thursday 1 April 2021 the proposal to appoint a Chairman to head up the County Association was approved.

Attached are the following documents:

· The BASA Chairman Nomination Form 2021 (note all nominees must have a proposer and a seconder) Download File

· The Chairman role description Download File

· The Chairman person specification (setting out key skills that ideally the Chairman should possess) Download File

· The Process and Timescale to appoint a Chairman Download File

Key points: -

· The window for nominations closes at 11.59pm on 9 May 2021

· The elected Chairman will take up the role from 1 July 2021

· Please note to ensure impartiality the Chairman cannot be an Executive Officer of a Bedfordshire Club at the same time as being Chairman. Executive Officers are the Chairman (and/or President), Secretary or Treasurer of a club.

Swimming Officials: Update - April 2021

We are starting on the journey to get back to business, returning to poolside gradually, to whatever the new normal will be in the short term.

Return to Competition Guidance

Swim England has now released its Return to Competition guidance ahead of the country moving into Step 3, which is due to take place no earlier than Monday 17 May. You may well have seen some of the headlines from that document and the specific dates for the return to competition. The document is Swim England’s Roadmap showing how we as a sport intend to move from the Return to Training to a Return to Competition in five stages.

The release of the Return to Competition guidance will be followed up with a webinar on 21 April to provide event promoters with further support and guidance and to answer any specific questions they may have when considering how to plan and stage a meet/gala. The role of the Promoter and Management team will be crucial in ensuring the safety of all our Athletes and volunteers.

If you have not read the document, please take time to read it, as In line with the Government’s own gradual easing of restrictions, the return to competition will need to be similarly phased and, with social distancing and face masks remaining in place until at least late June, it is unlikely that any galas this season will resemble galas of old. There are sections that refer to officials and volunteers.

As we move forward to returning to the water and competitions in the coming weeks, subject to the Prime Minister’s roadmap and the lifting of England's restrictions, as the Regional Officials’ Manager I am looking to assist our officials and competition volunteers. I can see that it could be quite an anxious time for our volunteers, and I would like to provide support, guidance and advice.

The Region will be running some online zoom drop-in forums and nearer to our return to competition, Q&A meetings for judges, and one for referees, for our Regional technical swimming officials. I intend to advertise these on the Regional website, via this newsletter and via County Official’s coordinators. Official’s will be able to register via a weblink to receive information to join the online forums.

FINA Officiating Videos

I have attached a weblink below to access and view the FINA Swimming Officiating videos which might help you refresh your knowledge before you return to poolside.

FINA Officiating Videos link

Stay safe.

David Metcalf
SEER Officials' Manager

Masters: Latest County Records

For the latest Masters County Records Section click here

Swim Officials: Gerry Metcalf FINA Official

Congratulations to Gerry Metcalf (Biggleswade SC), who has recently been appointed to the FINA Swimming Officials list as a starter until December 2024.

FINA appointments are a huge honour for any individual and a recognition of the quality of the officials that we have in Bedfordshire. We look forward to seeing Gerry on poolside at International Meets as soon as possible.