Artistic Swimming Australia Official Education

The Referee in collaboration with the FINA Delegate or Commission and Evaluators shall have control of the event. The Referee shall enforce the decisions of the group. Referees will take attendance and provide the judges with logistic information for the session (for example if there is break or if there are any scratches). The Evaluators will lead all judge panel discussions and judge debriefs.

The Referee shall be responsible for: 

1. Draw for order of appearance in all sessions.  
2. Recording changes of competitors prior to each session.  
3. Checking the electronic scoring system.  
4. Checking the computer results.  
5. Ensure that an evaluators program is provided.  
6. Ensure Coaches cards have been uploaded for the Tech Controllers  
7. Ensure judges have routine map for each routine. 
8. Be in communication with the announcer, medical personal, music master, lifeguards and assistant referee. 
9. Receive coaches card changes and ensure distributed to scorer. tech controllers, announcer media and broadcast.  

AS 22.2 The Referee shall be responsible for the running of the deck and flow of the event. Rules will be enforced by the referee after collaboration with the FINA ARTISTIC SWIMMING 2022-2025 19 Delegate/Commission. The Evaluators may be consulted as necessary. The Referee in collaboration with the FINA Delegate/Commission are responsible for questions and decisions of the events relating to the conduct of the event.   

AS 22.3 The Referee shall ensure that all the necessary officials are in their respective positions to conduct the session. They ensure the officials have their assignments for each routine and are provided with a routine map for each competitor.  

AS22.4 They may appoint reserve judges for any persons who are absent, incapable of acting or found to be inefficient or biased after consultation with the FINA Commission/Delegate.  

AS.22.5 In emergencies the referee is authorized to assign a reserve judge.  

AS 22.6 Referees ensure that the competitors are ready and signal for the start of the accompaniment. They shall approve the penalties resulting from any infraction to the rules. The Referee and FINA Delegate/Commission shall approve the results before announcements.  

AS 22.7 The Referee may intervene in the event at any stage to ensure that the FINA regulations are observed and shall adjudicate all protests in collaboration with the FINA Delegate/Commission related to the session in progress.   

AS 22.8 The Referee shall recommend disqualification of any competitor for any violation of the rules that they personally observe by reporting the offender to FINA Delegate/Commission.  

AS 22.9 The Referee must attend the Team Leaders meeting and ensure logistics for the event are in place.  

AS 22.10 The Referee runs the draws at the team leaders’ meetings. Draws will commence after all media information sheets have been submitted to the LOC on each routine.  

AS22.11 The Referee ensures FINA has set up chat groups with Coaches group at the team leaders meeting and officials’ groups and the judges meeting.