Alcoa Swim and Dive

Interested in learning more about swimming? Here are some links to important sites:

KISL Website- Information about our Regional KISL League, Meets and Rules

TISCA Website- Information about our State TISCA League, Meets, and Rules

USA Swimming- Information about USA Swimming

U.S. Center for SafeSport Courses- SafeSport Courses for all

ATGenius- Upload Emergency Information here

Officials Trainings- Information for those interested in becoming a KISL Certified Official or Parents/Swimmers who would like to learn more about Swimming Rules and Infractions

Certified Positions- 2025 Official's Certification info can be found HERE

Stroke and Turn Judge

The Stroke and turn Judge determines if each swimmer is swimming the stroke legally as defined by NFHS Swimming rules. It is the responsibility of the Stroke and Turn Judge to disqualify any swimmer whose stroke, start, turn, or finish is illegal. The stroke and judge must be certified at a KISL officials training clinic and pass a written test. 

Referee

The Referee presides over the meet to see that the meet runs on time and is fair and safe for all swimmers. The Referee has the overall authority and responsibility for seeing that the competition complies with all of the appropriate rules and regulations. The referee resolves all questions related to the conduct of the swim meet and reviews any disqualifications before they are sent to the Scorer’s Table. The Referee must be certified by KISL.

Starter

The Starter ensures that all swimmers receive a fair and equitable start. The Starter works closely with the Referee and assumes responsibility for the start at the Referee's signal. The Starter steps the swimmers onto the starting blocks or into the water, directs the swimmers to "take their mark," and in conjunction with the referee, determines when a false start has occurred. The starter is also responsible for making sure that the starting equipment is in working order prior to the start of a session.

*NFHS allows for the position of Referee and Starter to be combined as a Referee-Starter when two individuals are not able to preside over a meet.

Non-Certified Positions

Head Timer

The Head Timer assures that all lanes have timers, working stop watches, clipboards, pencils, and timing cards. The Head Timer starts two watches on every race, and delivers a working watch to timers when their own watches fail. The Head Timer will meet with the lane timers before the start of a session in order to explain the duties ot the timer and answer any questions. The Head Timer supervises lane timers during meets and signals to the Referee when Timers have cleared their watches.

Timers & Scribes

Lane timers are responsible for starting their watches at the Starter's signal, and stopping their watches when any part of the swimmer's body touches the wall at the finish. The watch time is then recorded by the Scribe on the entry card. Timer’s meetings are held just before the start of a session in order to explain the duties of the timer and answer any questions.

Relay Take Off Judge

The Relay Take Off Judge ensures that a relay swimmer does not leave the starting platform before the preceding swimmer has touched the end of the pool. Relay Take-Off Judges stand at the block end of the pool, looking across all lanes and will mark if they seen an early Take-Off from swimmer 2, 3, or 4 on a relay team.

Finish Judge

The Finish Judges stand at the end of pool and observe the end of the race. They help decide the order in which the swimmers finished the event. No technical knowledge of swimming is required, but it does require a keen ability to focus your attention for close races. 

Runner

The Runners are responsible for collecting the event cards from each Timer, Finish Judge slips from each finish judge, and the Over-call judge’s slip after each heat. The cards are then brought to the Placer at the scoring table. They are also responsible for collecting any disqualification (DQ) slips from the Stroke and Turn Judges and relay jump slips from the Relay Jump Judges and taking them to the Meet Referee for their signature. These cards are also taken to the Placer at the scoring table.

Computer Entry/Scoring

The Computer Entry volunteer enters the times and places from the event cards into the computer. Scoring is done electronically through Meet Maestro. Computer Entry requires a brief rundown, but can be easily learned in just a few minutes for meets of our size.