This form is used to request authorization for observation of swims at High School, Collegiate, Masters or other association season-culminating Championship meets. Observation requests for meets that are not season-culminating Championship(s) must be made on Request for Observation - Form A.
Application Requirements:
1) Timing systems must comply with conditions outlined in 102.16 - USA Swimming Rules & Regulations.
2) The meet information document must be included with this request. That is the information sent to all the coaches explaining everything about the meet, date, place, sessions, how to submit entries, etc.
3) Officiating:
a) The number of Association officials must meet the minimum requirements as provided in Article 102.12 - USA Swimming Rules & Regulations. If the stroke and turn officials are also certified by USA-S and are stationed at each end of the pool, no additional observers are necessary. Officials may note compliance with USA Swimming Technical Rules only for those swimmers requesting observation, or the entire meet may be observed.
b) Or, a minimum of two USA Swimming certified officials shall be assigned, one at each end of the pool, to verify compliance with USA Swimming Rules for those swims requested to be observed.
c) The designated USA Swimming certified official must verify compliance with applicable rules and procedures, and shall forward any proof of times requests and final results to the LSC NTV official.
4) Proof of Times Requests:
a) If an athlete's USA-S ID # or full legal name and birth date is included in the electronic meet results, no individual request for data entry into the SWIMS system should be necessary. The LSC NTV official or SWIMS data officer shall enter times for any such athlete into SWIMS.
b) If the above data is not included in the electronic results, individual requests for times must be made to the LSC NTV official where the meet took place.