Officials
Judging Courses

Observation is the key element to being a synchronized swimming judge.

Judging courses provide the ideals of performance for synchronized swimming skills, or what to look for while a swimmer is completing a skill. Once the course is finished, practical experience, or shadow judging is completed in order for candidates to become used to looking for these ideals in a swimmers performance.

In Level One, judges concentrate on learning the body positions, transitions (or design of the basic figures) and routine skills in Stars 1-8 of the Synchro Canada Star program, or Tiers 1 – 3 in a competitive program. The marking scale for figures and routines is introduced and discussed.  At the end of this course, candidates will practice judge, or shadow judge, with qualified judges until they are comfortable recognizing the marking scale in swimmers performance for both figures and routines in these levels. Candidates who complete this level will also become eligible to take on the role of technical monitor for routine events. There is no prerequisite for this course.

In Level Two, judges will build on the knowledge of Level One to include more advanced figures and routine skills. The skills from Tiers 4 – 7 are introduced and discussed in terms of the marking scale.
After this course is complete, more shadow judging is required until the candidate feels comfortable judging at these levels. Level One is a prerequisite to this course.

Certified judges must keep their skills current by attending professional development sessions held throughout the competitive season.

Dates for Judging courses