Officials Information
Participating as an official is the best way to support your swimmer!

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​Why Become an Official?

Without Officials, There Are No Swim Meets
Our officials are amazing club members who train to perform key officiating roles on deck. They help ensure our swim meets run fairly, safely, and smoothly—hopefully with lots of success and fun along the way!

Acronyms

SNC = Swimming Natation Canada or Swim Canada. SNC supports a vibrant community of over 75,000 competitive swimmers, along with numerous coaches, officials and volunteers across approximately 450 clubs nationwide.
REMS = SNC's national Registration and Event Management System (REMS) that includes all Canadian swim clubs, swimmers, coaches and officials. Powered by the SportLoMo platform, REMS was launched in September, 2024 and replaced the previous RTR platform (Registration, Tracking and Results), which was permanently shut down on August 13, 2024.
SportLoMo = The sports administration platform that created and provides support for SNC's Registration & Event Management System (REMS).
LMS = SNC's Learning Management System (LMS) or education system. Officials must log into their REMS officials account to access LMS.

Cascade member/family account

Each family that has swimmer's registered with Cascade swim club has an account on Cascade's registration and accounting system.  Please note that your family's Cascade account is separate from your family members' individual Swim Canada accounts.   

Register as a Swim Canada Official

To volunteer as an official at swim meets, an individual must register as an official in Swim Canada's Registration and Events Management System (REMS) and have the following 2 accounts, which are created when you register:

  1. Officials account:  Register as an official to create your officials account
  2. LMS/education account:  Access your LMS account after you've registered as an official

Officials Training

Officiating clinics are offered in LMS.

  1. Access/log into LMS:
  2. ​​​​​​​Register for an officiating clinic
  3. After completing an Officiating Clinic:
    • For ONLY the Introduction to Swimming Officiating (Timer) and the Safety Marshal clinics, you can sign up immediately to work independently at a Cascade hosted swim meet.
    • For any clinic, other than Introduction to Swimming Officiating (Timer) and the Safety Marshal, Cascade requires you to sign up & work a shadow shift in that new role.
    • Work each officiating position over several swim meets to gain deck experience .

Help with REMS Officials Account or LMS

  1. REMS/officials account issues:
    1. Refer to the Officials menu and the Officials Information page on the Cascade website
    2. If you still have issues, email our Officials Training & Certification Lead (Kathy)​​​​​​​
  2. LMS issues
  3. Questions about clinic order or certification information
  4. Swim meet sign up or shadow shifts

Shadow Shifts

New officials can gain hands-on experience through shadow shifts, working alongside certified officials during swim meets.

✅ Required for most officiating roles


❌ Not required for:

  • Timer

  • Safety Marshal

📧 To request a shadow shift or get scheduling help, email our Swim Meet Officials Sign-Up Coordinator (Amy)


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Becoming a Certified Official

Deck Evaluations

Once you feel confident in an officiating position, you are expected to arrange your own deck evaluations. Here is some general information:

    • A deck evaluation is when a Referee evaluates you while you are working in an officiating position during a swim meet session.
    • Deck evaluations are required to become certified in an officiating position.
    • The specific number of evaluations needed may vary depending on the position.
    • Referees have the authority to initiate deck evaluations and can choose to evaluate officials during swim meet sessions.
    • Officials are responsible for printing & maintaining their Swim Alberta's Officials Certification Card.
    • It is expected that officials carry their certification card with them at all times while officiating at a swim meet.
    • Officials cannot be evaluated during a shadow shift, as they are not working independently in the officiating role.

    Deck Evaluation Procedure

    Officials are expected to initiate their own deck evaluations following the procedure below.​​​​​​​

    1. Before the start of the meet session:
      • Approach the session Referee to request an evaluation.
      • Please provide your certification card to the Referee.
    2. At the end of the meet session:
      • Please ensure the Referee signs your certification card.

    3. After the swim meet ends:

      • Please email Cascade's Officials Administrator with the following details:

        • Your name;
        • The login email of your REMS Officials account;
        • The officiating position in which you were evaluated;
        • Swim meet session details (meet name, session date, and time), and;
        • A photo of your certification card with the Referee's signature.

    For Assistance

    Please contact Cascade's Officials Administrator if you have questions about:

      • Officials accounts, new or existing;
      • Officiating clinics;
      • Certification and the Swim Canada Officials Certification Pathway;
      • Officiating deposit refund.

      Please contact Cascade's Officials Coordinator if you have questions about:

      • Meet scheduling & sign-up;
      • Points;
      • Shadowing.