Watford Swimming Club Officials

Swimming galas, from our own club champs through to National Championships, can only happen with the input from individuals who volunteer their time to be technical officials. To become a technical official does involve some training, but it is not too much hard work, and in fact it is a great feeling to be part of the team that helps ensure the galas for our swimmers run effectively.

At Watford Swimming Club, we have always had a strong tradition of having a great team of technical officials.

There are several levels of technical officials:

Timekeeper -- This is an introduction into the world of the swimming official. Most people become a timekeeper as part of their Judge Level 1 training process. They can work at club champs and unlicensed events.

Judge level 1 – This is the first level of qualification, and builds on the timekeeper training. It focusses on turns for each stroke.

Judge level 2 -- This is the second level of qualification. It encompasses the role and duties in relation to all aspects of judging, both turns and strokes.

Judge level 2 Starter – This is the individual who, working with the referee, is responsible for starting the race.

Referee – The referee has overall responsibility for the gala, is in charge of all of the other officials, makes decisions about disqualifications and decides on the application of World Aquatics rules.

 

Watford Swimming Club currently has the following officials:

 

Timekeeper

Tracey Barnard

Jason Davies

Chris Edis

Paul Evason

Mallika Govindan

Chris Kitchenham

Sara Manhertz

Adam Marshall

Sarah Marshall

Kashmira Pindoria

David Roberts

 

Judge Level 1 in Training

Sumit Gupta

Apoorva Lal

Arabelle Hui

 

Judge Level 1

Trevor Boreham

Lewis Brigden

Amey Dhoke

John Fleet

Marta Galinanes-Garcia

Ellen Gibson

Anthony Gilbert

Kathy Li

Jonathan Loo

Donna Rawlins

Jessica Turnbull

Amanda Yip

 

Judge Level 2 in Training

Caroline Enright

Kirsty Storrow

Gary Storrow

 

Judge Level 2

Mark Cracknell

Paul Cuthbert

Karen Hastings

Jeremy Irvine

 

Judge Level 2 Starter in Training

Karen Cheng

 

Judge Level 2 Starter

James Harley

Judy Martell

 

Referee

Gareth Harper

 

If you are interested in joining us and becoming a qualified official, please speak to any of the people listed above, who would be very happy to let you know what is informed.

To start the process of becoming a qualified official, please contact our Workforce Secretary, Tracey Barnard, on [email protected]