Officials Membership and Registration
ALL ATHLETE REGISTRATIONS ARE PROCESSED DIRECTLY WITH USA SWIMMING VIA SWIMS 3.0 or THRU TEAM BULK RENEWAL. CHECK THE MEMBERSHIP PAGE FOR DETAILS.
Officials with questions regarding membership and registration should contact their club's CSI Registrar. Officials with question regarding official certifications should contact Officials Co-Chairs, Dylan Lee and Margy Sargent.
The registration fee is posted on the Membership Page. Please note that USA Swimming has discontinued the non-athlete family membership. Officials that wish to compete in USA Swimming meets must register an athlete as well.
Background Check - processed thru SWIMS 3.0
Athlete Protection Training - processed thru SWIMS 3.0
Concussion Protocol Training - processed thru SWIMS 3.0.
- Courses from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), as well as individual states’ required courses will satisfy the USA Swimming requirement. Therefore, if you are a high school coach, you may have already completed the NFHS training.
- For USA Swimming membership, coaches and officials must successfully complete concussion and head injury education at least once. Courses may be accessed at
- This requirement is necessary to avoid personal liability for concussion/head strike incidents, ensuring our insurers will continue to provide liability insurance protection to USA Swimming, coaches, officials and clubs. Please direct questions about Concussion Protocol Training to George Ward at gward@usaswimming.org.
Officials' certifications and training - handled separately by the Officials Chair.
New Officials - Read Certification Requirements and Procedures for New Officials