Number of Officials Required to Run a Meet

How many Officials are Required to Run a Swim Meet? No, this isn't the start of something akin to a light bulb joke. Ulla Larson and Lawrie Johns prepared this list for the November 1996 B.C.S.O.A. Newsletter "Off the Blocks".

Referee: 2

Starter: 2

Stroke/Turn: 6

Finish Judges: 3

Chief Finish Judge: 1

Chief Timer: 1

Asst. Chief Timer: 1

Lane Timers: 24

Clerk of Course: 2

Marshall: 1

Electronics Operators: 2

Runners: 2

Announcer: 1

Meet Manager: 1

Asst. Meet Manager: 1

Meet Secretary: 1

Equipment Set Up: 3

Recorder/Scorer: 2

Recording Room: 3

Awards/Protocol: 3

Hostessing: 4

Program Sales & Concession: 5

Clean Up and Tear Down: 4

The grand total is 75 people! It's a wonder that they get off the ground at all when you think about it.