Artistic Swimming Judges are essential for running artistic swimming competitions as they provide scores based on the performance of each routine.
All Artistic Swimming judges must be expertly trained to reduce subjectivity in scoring. They require a complete understanding of FINA and ASA’s rules and regulations for artistic swimming competitions.
To maintain their qualification or progress, all judges must have a current judge accreditation and officiate at a certain number of grade assessments and competitions.
| FOUNDATION | CLUB JUDGE | STATE JUDGE | NATIONAL JUDGE | ||||
| (Level 0) | (FINA Beginner) | (FINA Intermediate) | (FINA Advance) | (FINA Certification) | |||
| Minimum Age | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | ||
| Pre-requisites | nil | Foundation Judge | Club judge - At least 40h/year of practical judging | State Judge - At least 40h/year of practical judging | National Judge - At least 60h/year of practical judging | ||
| Have judged at least 3 National competitions in the previous 3year period. | |||||||
| Role | Moving forward to Foundation Advance (Level 1) | Local skill programmers and regional competitions. | State competitions across all panels and age groups. | National competitions and shadowing at international competitions where possible. | Judge at international competitions and participate in National Squad selections. | ||
| Judging ability | An elementary introduction to judging and the opportunities it presents | Develop skills in using and understanding the FINA manual and rule book. Develop Basic skills in judging Skill programs and induction to routine panel judging. | Build on knowledge of the FINA manual and a greater in-depth understanding of Routine panels | Consolidating routine panels and expanding into the technical routines. | Advanced training through FINA judges schools across all panels, figures, and age groups. | ||
| Course Delivery | ASA Foundation online course | Fina Beginner Judge course | Fina Intermediate Judge Course | FINA Advance Judge Course | FINA Certification School | ||
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