fina synchronised swimming manual for judges, coaches & referees

2009 – 2013 FINA SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING MANUALFOR JUDGES, COACHES & REFEREESSECTION ID. SELECTION OF JUDGES1. Selection of judges for the Olympic Games, World Championships andother FINA competitions will include consideration of the following:a. FINA List ratingb. Recent activityc. Regional distribution2. For World Championships, Olympic Qualification Competition and theOlympic Games only FINA List A judges shall be selected.3. For the World Junior Championships and the FINA World Cup, eachFederation may send a maximum of 2 judges, of which at least one mustbe A or B. If a Federation does not have any A or B judges, they may sendone G judge. Any G judge must have judged at a minimum of 2international competitions in the previous 3 years.4. Qualified members of the TSSC may be used as judges at any FINAcompetition.5. The number of judges appointed to the Olympic Games is determined bythe IOC and/or the FINA Bureau.6. Judges for other certified competitions may include representatives from allFederations participating in the competition. Judges from Federations notparticipating may be permitted to judge at the discretion of the OrganisingCommittee.7. To be considered for judging at a FINA competition, a judge must havesuccessfully passed the Judges Exam administered at a FINA JudgesSchool.8. To be considered for judging at a FINA competition a judge must havejudged at a minimum of two evaluated international competitions during theprevious 3 years.2009 – 2013 FINA Synchronised Swimming Manual for Judges, Coaches & Referees 17