Judges Training and Certification

About Judging

Observation is the key element to being an artistic swimming judge.

Judging courses provide the ideals of performance for artistic swimming skills, or what to look for while a swimmer is completing a skill. Once the course is finished, practical experience, or shadow judging is completed in order for candidates to become used to looking for these ideals in a swimmers performance.

Course Name	Date	Time	Location	Cost	Registration	Information
Officials Level 1	Nov. 5/6, 2022	9:00am to 4:30pm Both days	Online	$130 E-transfers only	Registration Link	Information

Alberta Artistic Swimming must receive payment by the deadline. You will be considered registered once payment is received

Level one

In Judge Level One, candidates learn body positions, transitions, figures and routine skills for the 9-10 age group, the 11-12 age group and the 13-15 age group. The marking scale for figures and routines is introduced and discussed. Candidates also learn about meet officials and ethics.

At the end of this course, candidates will shadow judge with qualified judges until they are comfortable recognizing the marking scale in swimmers’ performance for both figures and routines.

There is no prerequisite for this course.

Candidates who complete this level will also become eligible to take on the role of technical monitor for routine events. There is no prerequisite for this course.

Level Two

In Judge Level Two, candidates will build on the knowledge of Judge Level One to include more advanced routine skills. The skills from the 16-20 age group, the Junior age group, the Senior age group and the Masters age groups are introduced and discussed in terms of the marking scale.

At the end of this course, candidates will shadow judge with qualified judges until they are comfortable recognizing the marking scale in swimmers’ performance for both technical routines and free routines.

The prerequisite for this course is Judge Level One.

After each course is completed, shadow judging is required until the candidate feels comfortable judging at these levels. Level One is a prerequisite to the Level Two course.

Certified judges must keep their skills current by attending competitive meets and/or professional development sessions held throughout the seasons.

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