Hi Team,

As we get closer to the start of our season, we have started to think about volunteer positions and how we will run our meets. One key position is our certified officials-- Stroke & Turn judge, Starter and Referee. If you have swim experience or are interested in becoming a certified official, we would encourage you to jump in and do so! Certification information is below as well as on the GKAISA website. Once certified, we will do in-person training/shadowing before we cut you loose at a meet. 

The Officials Certification page on the GKAISA website (GKAISA Officials) has been updated to include a list of the current certified Officials for the 2026 season. There are three levels of certification. All Officials must first be certified at the Stroke and Turn (ST) position. Once completed and with a full year of experience, an ST Official may become a Starter (SR). Following two years of certification at the ST position or one year of certification at ST and one year of certification at the SR position an Official may become a Deck Referee (DR).

Stroke & Turn

GKAISA has moved to an online clinic and testing procedure for Stroke & Turn Officials. The new service is hosted on a website appropriately named strokeandturn.com which contains an online class and online test. Certification is good for 3 years once you pass the test. In order to obtain a license for the class please send an email requesting access to [email protected]. You will receive a numerical key granting you access to the clinic along with instructions to login and use the key.

Starter and Deck Referee

GKAISA does not have an online service and will be holding 2 clinics (virtual) to train our Starters and Deck Referees Upon successful completion of the clinic (suitable full clinic attendance) the Official will need to take the appropriate tests linked on the GKAISA website. 

Starter and Deck Referee Clinics

• Please be prompt. Admittance will not be granted after 10 minutes following meeting start time.

Thursday, April 30th 2026 at 7:00PM- Login to Teams Meeting with this link Join the meeting now

Wednesday, May 13th 2026 at 7:00PM- Login to Teams Meeting with this link Join the meeting now

Thanks!