Meet Marshals at Competitions - Meet Host Team Requirement

Under USA Swimming Operational Risk and Safe Sport MAAPP requirements, meet host teams must have trained Meet Marshals at competitions, assigned to specific positions in the warm-up area and the restrooms and locker rooms. The number of Marshals needed is dependent on the aquatic facility and the number of restrooms and locker rooms. There must be a minimum of two marshals - one female assigned to the women's facilities and one male assigned to the men's facilities. 

Meet Marshals do not need to be USA Swimming registered members at this time. Although it is recommended.

The Meet Sanction will revoked, if the Meet Director has not provided the names of the trained Meet Marshals to the 48 hours prior to the start of the meet to the online google form available on January 9th. Link will be sent each Meet Director.

The Meet Director is responsible for supervising the Marshals at the competition, and also for verfiying the Meet Marshals have completed the training and exam. The Meet Director must advise the Meet Referee and Meet Admin of any incidences, and also complete a Report of Occurrence with USA Swimming.   It is not recommended for a coach to be the Meet Director. If a coach is named on the Sanction Application as the Meet Director, they can not be coaching or be a Marshal at the meet. The Meet Director is a full time position at the competition.

Attached are the following:

*Meet Marshal Standards

*Meet Marshal Training Guide 2022

*Meet Marshal Check Off Cards

*Meet Marshal Exam Instructions: the free online Exam is available only on the USA Swimming website. Individuals must create an account in USA Swimming website, in order to access the Exam. Marshals are not required to join USTHA Swimming.

Once logged in, go find EDUCATION on the tool bar, then to ALL COURSES (left margin), scroll down through the courses click on 

MEET MARSHAL EXAM, click on GO TO COURSE

The system may not provide a completion certificate. Please take a photo of the notice of completion to submit to your Meet Director.