By submitting this form, I am applying on behalf of my swim club/organization for observation to hold swimming competitions at the pool listed above and on the dates shown.
Officials for this meet shall be qualified persons as certified by USA Swimming, Inc., and the meet referee, who has agreed to serve, must be shown on the "Meet Announcement" sheet.
By submitting this form, the meet host agrees to comply with the USA Swimming Rule Book regarding observed competitions as follows.
202.8 REQUIREMENTS FOR OBSERVED SWIMS — Swims may be observed by assigned USA Swimming or YMCA officials for conformance with USA Swimming technical rules in a meet conducted under other than USA Swimming rules. Official times achieved as observed swims may be submitted for entry into the SWIMS database if all of the following conditions are met:
.1 The meet must be a season-culminating Championship, e.g., League, Conference, District, Sectional, State, Regional, or be specifically approved by the Times & Recognition Commit- tee staff leader (or his/her designee). A time trial held in conjunction with the season-culmi- nating championship meet that is officiated in accordance with the same standard as the championship meet may also be observed.
.2 Requests for observers for certification of times from meets in the championship progres- sion must be made to the host LSC in accordance with LSC procedures at least 10 days prior to the meet. Applications for observation of all other meets must be made to the host LSC at least 10 days prior to the meet. Authorization of such non-championship meets must then be approved by the Times & Recognition Committee staff leader (or his/her designee).
.3 An observer must verify that all swims approved for USA Swimming purposes were in accordance with the following requirements:
A Minimum of one referee, one starter and two stroke and turn judge association officials working season-culminating championship meets and invitationals;
B 102.23 (Timing Rules);
C 103.3 (Racing Course Dimensions); and
D 103.14 (Starting Platforms).
.4 Where the technical rules of the stroke differ from USA Swimming as defined in Article 101, at least two observers from USA Swimming and/or the YMCA, who shall be certified Stroke & Turn Judges assigned or approved by the LSC, must be on deck and in position to observe the strokes where the rules differ, in order to verify compliance of the swim or swims with that part of the USA Swimming rule that differs from the organization’s rule. Where the technical rules as listed in Article 101 are identical to those of the organization under whose rules the meet is being conducted, the judgment of the organization officials shall be sufficient. The times should be entered, upon request, into SWIMS, the National Times Database.
Upon completion of the meet, the meet host needs to submit a complete, unlocked backup of the meet to Missouri Valley Swimming for upload into the SWIMS database using this form