Technical Information

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 SNZ Technical Officials Guide.

FINA List 16

Applications for officials wanting to be considered for FINA List 16 are being called for. Application forms should be filled out and returned to libby@swimmingnz.org.nz by 3pm Friday 30 April for consideration at the TAC Meeting 1-2 May.

Application Form (PDF 40.41 KB)
Memo (PDF 56.56 KB)
Regulations (PDF 43.12 KB)

Memo - SNZ Officials Forum

SNZ held an Officials Forum for two delegates from each region on Saturday 12th September in Wellington. The purpose of the Forum was to provide advice on officiating in New Zealand and to develop consistency across the SNZ regions.

Please read the Memo for a summary of the areas discussed.

Memo - SNZ Officials Forum (PDF 161.57 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