Officials Deposit Refund

Officials Deposit

Cascade charges a $150 officials deposit to your family account when you register swimmers for the current season.  This deposit is charged only once per family for the current season, regardless of the number of swimmers you register.

Officials Deposit Refund

Cascade refunds the deposit to your family account once a family member meets the requirements for the refund. If the requirements are not fulfilled, the deposit will not be refunded.

This incentive encourages families to get involved and support our Cascade-hosted swim meets, helping to create smooth, successful events where swimmers can thrive — with their families actively participating and cheering along the way.

Officials Deposit Refund Requirements

To receive the $150 refund for the current season, you must have:

  1. Completing an officiating clinic in a new position either during the current season or a past season
    • Members can complete clinics in advance

  2. Shadowing or working that new position at least once during the current season and prior to Cascade's officials deposit refund deadline
    • Members must work a new position during the current season

Officials Deposit Refund Qualifications

You qualify for the refund for the current season if you:

  • Completed both the Intro to Officiating (Timekeeper or Timer) & Safety Marshal clinics and worked as a Timer for the first time during the current season

OR

  • Shadowed or worked electronics for the first time (no electronics clinic required) during the current season

OR

  • Completed any other single officiating clinic for the first time and shadowed in that position during the current season

Important Note: Cascade will not provide a refund for shadows completed outside the current season or after the refund deadline.

Request the Officials Deposit Refund

If you qualify for the refund, please send an email to Cascade's Officials Training & Certification Lead and include the following information in your email (you can copy and paste this):

Email fieldCopy & paste into email after completing the details
SubjectRequest for Officials Deposit Refund

Body of email

Officiating clinic information (who completed what new clinic when):
  • Officials account login email of member who completed the clinic =
  • Clinic name =
  • Completion date =
Swim meet information (who worked new officiating position when):
  • Meet name =
  • Meet date =
  • Name (sign up) of official who worked the new position = 
Cascade account email:
  • Login email for the refund =

Officials Deposit Refund Policy

Cascade families are eligible to receive a refund for the officials deposit for the current season only.

To qualify, refund requirements must be completed as per the Officials Deposit Refund Requirements stated above.

Please note:

  • Shadow sessions completed in a previous season do not count towards a refund for the current season.

  • No refunds will be issued for shadow sessions after the June deadline or outside the current season.

Officials Deposit Refund deadline

The officials deposit refund deadline for the current season is in June, typically the last day of the Cascade-hosted CSI swim meet.  This is your final opportunity of the season to work or shadow in a new officiating position at a Cascade-hosted swim meet  in order to qualify for the $150 refund.

When will the Refund be Applied to your Cascade Account Statement?

Cascade Accounting processes refunds 3 times during the season as follows:

SessionRequirements Completed Deadline to email refund requestCascade Account Statement
FallSeptember - NovemberDecember 15January statement
WinterDecember - FebruaryMarch 15April statement
SpringMarch - JuneJune 15July statement