Technical Officials
Swimming competitions rely on Technical Officials to provide the support and technical information to allow a competition to be held. Technical Officials Roles at National level include Inspector of Turns, Starter and Referee. These roles are important at local, regional and national competitions as well as international competitions.
See the Technical Newsletters for up to date information on recommendations from the Technical Advisory Committee meetings, SNZ Regulations changes, FINA rule changes and interpretations.
Application forms and appointments to national competitions can be found here.
To find out more about officials roles and responsibilities, check out the Technical Officials Guide below.
Technical Officials Guide
All you need to know about National Technical Officials roles, criteria for National Qualifications and more.
Updated 30 August 2010
- Technical Officials Guide (PDF 466.79 KB)
FINA Rules 2009-2013
Contains the General Rules, By-Laws, Swimming Rules, Facilities Rules and Open Water Swimming Rules extracted from the FINA Handbook 2009-2013.
Updated 9 October 2009
- FINA Rules 2009-2013 (10 343.75 KB)
Regional Technical Panel Terms of Reference Template
The SNZ TAC has developed a Regional Technical Panel Terms of Reference template for use by regions to formalise their technical panels.
- Regional Technical Panel Terms of Reference Template (DOC 97.00 KB)
National Qualification Application Form
Updated 30 April 2011
- National Qualification Application Form (PDF 30.48 KB)
Technical Advisory Committee Contact Details
- Technical Advisory Committee Contact Details (PDF 85.76 KB)
