Thank you for your continued interest being a PNS Official! We appreciate the time and dedication you put into supporting our athletes.
As a certified USA Swimming official, it is essential to stay up-to-date on the rules and procedures of our sport. Recertification is required every three years to maintain your status as an official.
- Log into the USA Swimming website
- Navigate to Officials -> My Official History (Figure 1 below).
- An expiration date for each position you’re certified in indicates whether you need to recertify or not (Figure 2 below shows credentials that expire 12/31/2025). The expiration dates should align. If they do not, email officials@pns.org for guidance.
Please complete the recertification process prior to the expiration date. If you have passed your expiration date, email officials@pns.org for guidance.
Process
Wet side
- Complete ONE of the below AT YOUR HIGHEST LEVEL which can be found on the USA Swimming University under the Recertification button. The positions are listed in order from lowest to highest.
- S&T – USA Swimming University “Stroke and Turn Certification Course”
- Starter – USA Swimming University “Starter Certification Course”
CJ – USA Swimming University “Stroke and Turn Certification Course” - Referee – USA Swimming University “Referee Certification Course” and attend a referee recertification forum (recommended)
- Take a screenshot of your course / test completion indicating an 80% passing grade and completion of the survey questions at the end of the course.
- Navigate to Officials -> My Official History, then click on the Meet History button (Figure 3 below).
- Take a screenshot showing you’ve worked the minimum number of sessions over the past 3 years.
- S&T / CJ / Starter – minimum of 8 sessions
- Referee – minimum of 16 total sessions
8+ of those sessions in the meet referee (MR), deck referee (DR), or admin referee (AR) position
- Send screenshots from steps 2 and 4 above to officials@pns.org
- Enjoy!
Dry side
- Complete the following which can be found on the USA Swimming University under the Recertification button.
- AO – Administrative Official Certification Course
- Take a screenshot of your course / test completion indicating an 80% passing grade and completion of the survey questions at the end of the course.
- Navigate to Officials -> My Official History, then click on the Meet History button (Figure 3 below).
- Take a screenshot showing you’ve worked the minimum number of sessions over the past 3 years.
- AO – minimum of 8 sessions
- Send screenshots from steps 2 and 4 above to officials@pns.org
- Enjoy!
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