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Welcome to the Montana Swimming LSC Officials Page
This page is for the posting of resources of special interest to Montana Swimming Officials.
The Montana Swimming Officials Chair is Eric Belasco from Bozeman email or phone 406-577-6335.
2024 USA Swimming Rulebook PDF or Online Link (effective immediately unless otherwise noted in the rulebook)
Officials and Coaches: You must show the meet referee, or designee, your USAS coach or official credentials/registration card to be allowed to coach or officiate at this meet and all other Montana Swimming meets. Please bring your mobile device with the USAS App to view your card or a printed copy of your registration card to the meet.
2024 Montana Swimming Officials Virtual Meeting will be Saturday October 5. The time will be announced later. During the meeting the group will vote for the officials chair and awards and discuss any rule changes as well as the new certification standards. Please send award nominations to the Montana Swimming Officials Chair Eric Belasco by October 2. If you need the meeting link, please contact Eric.
Agenda Meeting Minutes
Officials Awards:
- Excellence in Officiating Award:
- Mark Hallgrimson Award:
2024 Montana Swimming Short Course State Championship Officials
2023 Montana Swimming Officials Meeting will be Thursday, October 5 at 7:00 pm and will be virtual. During the meeting, the group will vote on the officals awards and discuss any rule changes. Please send award nominations to MT Swimming Officials Chair Eric Belasco by October 2. If you need the meeting link, please contact Eric.
Agenda Meeting Minutes
Officials Awards:
- Excellence in Officiating Award: Tracy Carroll, HAV
- Mark Hallgrimson Award: Geordy Kerscher, MAC
Officials -- request your 2024 Rule Book before December 1, 2023:
As part of your 2024 membership, you may request ONE 2024 USA Swimming Rulebook through this link: Request Form.
The deadline for requesting a FREE copy is FRIDAY, December 1, 2023. After this date they may be purchased through SwimOutlet.
REMINDER - Rule Books will not be mailed until 2024. Please do NOT submit multiple requests.
Thanks for all you do!
Update on Wireless, Semi-Automatic Timing System Use in Sanctioned Competition
The Colorado Time Systems Wireless Dolphin Timing was previously allowed, under a waiver granted by the USA Swimming Rules & Regulations Committee, to be used in USA Swimming-sanctioned competition; that limited waiver has since expired. However, wireless systems such as the Dolphin, Swimmingly and Wylas may be used as semi-automatic timing systems to conduct a USA Swimming-sanctioned competition as long as those systems are operated within (1) the requirements of the USA Swimming Rulebook and (2) follow the manufacturer’s specifications. As some of these timing systems may have phone-based timing, the USA Swimming Safe Sport team and each company have developed protocols for use behind the blocks, which must be followed. Please review those protocols by clicking here for the USA Swimming Meet 360 guide and here for the pre-meet Safe Sport briefing for using Swimmingly at a USA Swimming meet.
USA Swimming Applicable Rules for semi-automatic timing are found in section 102.23 of the USA Swimming Rulebook.
2022 Montana Swimming Officials Meeting will be Saturday, October 1. This will be a virtual meeting on Zoom beginning at 6:00 pm and last approximately one hour. If you need a link to the meeting, contact Officials Chair Lon Huckert. During the meeting, the group will vote on the officals awards, update the officials swimming certification requirements, and elect a new officials chair. Please send award nominations to Lon by September 30.
Agenda Meeting Minutes Final 2022-2024 MT Swim Officials Certificiation Requirements
Officials Awards:
- Excellence in Officiating Award: Tracy Flikkema, BAC
- Mark Hallgrimson Award: Jeff Krattiger, HLST
2021 Montana Swimming Officials Meeting: This will be a virtual meeting on Zoom, at 6:00 pm on Saturday, October 2. Contact Officials Chair Lon Huckert for the link to attend the meeting.
Officials Awards:
- Excellence in Officiating Award: Dax Rice, BAC
- Mark Hallgrimson Award: Mike Klein, BY
2022 MT Swimming Short Course State Officials
2020 Montana Swimming Officials Meeting: This will be a virtual meeting on Zoom beginning at noon on Saturday, October 3. Contact Officials Chair Lon Huckert for the link to attend the meeting.
Agenda Minutes 2020-2022 MT Swim Officials Certification Requirements PDF
Officials Awards:
- Excellence in Officiating Award: Rosanne Flann, BAC
- Mark Hallgrimson Award: John Thurmond, Butte YMCA
2019 Montana Swimming Officials Meeting: Saturday October 5 at the Butte YMCA from 9:00 - noon. At this meeting we will vote for the officials awards, discuss information shared at the USA Swimming convention, and any rules changes. The meeting will be followed by a short all YMCA swim meet beginning at 1:00 that the officials are asked to stay and help officiate. The meet is for Missoula, Butte, and Billings YMCA swim teams only.
Agenda: Updated PDF Minutes: PDF
Officials Awards:
- Excellence in Officiating Award: Mike O'Neil, BAC
- Mark Hallgrimson Award: Anne Kittleson, Great Falls
Information from the 2019 USA Swimming Convention National Officials Committee Meetings:
- Thank You Officials from Our Athletes Presentation PDF
- Officially Awesome Celebration of Officials PPTX
Meeting Notice: Agenda: PDF Minutes:
USA Swimming Officials newsletters: 4-4-18 5-24-18 8-24-18
Officials Awards:
- Excellence in Officiating: Matt Yovich, BOZ
- Mark Hallgrimson Award: Steve Qunell, KATS
2017 Montana Swimming Officials Meeting: Saturday September 30 at the Butte YMCA 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Meeting Notice: Word Agenda: Word Minutes:
2017 MT Swim Officials Awards:
- Excellence in Officiating: Phil Dolan, HLST
- Mark Hallgrimson Award: Darrell Bauman, PWST
Ever wonder how the rules of swimming are made? How they have changed over the years? Read this article to learn more. The History of Swimming Rules PDF
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Montana Swimming Application to Referee a Championship Meet
| This document is required for all Championships meets held and sanctioned in the state of Montana. This includes both State meets (Long Course & Short Course), the BC Championship, and any Senior Championship meets held here. |
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Application to Officiate at Age Group or Senior Zone/Sectional Meet
| Applications are posted on the Zones page of the Montana Swimming website as well as on the Western Zone webpage. Application to Officiate at 2022 AG Zone Championship Meet - Application to Officiate at 2022 Senior Zone Championship Meet -- Officials Reimbursement for Zones Meets: The Western Zone is the only Zone that will reimburse officials for working 80% of either (or both) of zone meets. Last year the Western Zone took two excellent programs, for each meet, and consolidated them into a single usable workable program - Officials Reimbursement Program for each Meet. Money is generated from each meet and distributed to any Western Zone certified official based on the criteria of working 80% of the meet and participating in the mentoring program. Application to officiate at the 2022 Summer Speedo Senior Sectionals at Mt Hood, OR: TBA Application to Officiate at the 2022 Northwest Age Group Regional Meet at Federal Way, WA -- TBA Application to Officiate at the 2022 Western Region Spring Senior Sectional Meet at Federal Way, WA -- TBA
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Applications for Nationals, Junior Nationals, Pro Swim Series, and Futures Championships:
Applications for these meets are available online on the officials page on the USA Swimming website.
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USA Swimming Officials Resources
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USA Swimming Officials Web Page Link to the USA Swimming Officials Resource Page. This page contains news relative to Officiating as well as information about how to become a swimming official. There are also a number of forms related to officiating at USA Swimming meets, including uniform ordering information, and downloads for rules and regulations. Click on the various tabs to access the information. |
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Send me your ideas for this page
| If you need to have anything posted, want to see something that is not here, or just want to make some comments, Susan Huckeby can be reached via email at shuckeby@msn.com. |
