Officiating Opportunities

Aust Age 2023 - Tech Officials

The world of technical officiating provides participants with an endless possibility of exciting opportunities to work with a great group of likeminded people in what seems like an endless number of locations around the world.

In the NT, you are able to work at events currently in Alice Springs, Katherine and Darwin, while you are also able to nominate yourself to volunteer throughout other state meets, including their Club, Regional and State level meets.

Australia also presents the opportunity to officiate at the following events, when you have shown to be of a standard worthy of representation at National events>

  • Australian Open Water Championships
  • Australian Short Course Championships
  • Australian MC Championships
  • Australian Age Championships
  • Australian Open Championships
  • World & Olympic Trials

If you wish to take your officiating journey to the national level, it will allow you the opportunity to travel the country, meet great people that you will become lifelong friends with, as well as seeing some incredible, world-class racing by the best swimmers on earth.

SNT provides development opportunities for our Technical Officials to enable them to reach their full potential. See more information about these below:

  • TO Development Workshops
  • Each year SNT aims to provide Technical Official Workshops to train new officials, as well as keeping existing officials up-to-date with protocols, procedures and rules. These workshops are held during the following events:

    • Desert Qualifier - Alice Springs - February 
    • NT Swimming Championships - Darwin - March 
    • Country Swimming Championships - Darwin - September

    When information about these workshops becomes available, you will be able to find the information below.

    SNT Technical Officiating Workshop

  • TO Mentee Program
  • Swimming Northern Territory has partnered with Swimming Queensland to allow SNT access to the world-class Technical Officiating Mentoring Program during the QLD Championships in December.

    SNT will seek nominations from SNT officials willing to take part in the program. SNT will provide financial assistance to a maximum of 2 nominations, as determined by the SNT Technical Sub-Committee.

    Expressions of Interest forms will be available below.

    SQ / SNT Mentee Program EOI

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