Officiating Overview

To officiate at swim meets, you must register as an official annually with Swim Canada. Registering creates (new official) or reactivates (returning official):

1. Your personal Officials account in REMS
2. Your personal LMS account

Logging into your Offcials account, you can:

• Log into your LMS account
  • To register for and complete officiating clinics
• Track certifications and clinic history
• Keep track of swim meets you've worked by maintaining your deck log.

After you complete officiating clinics, you can:

• Log into your Cascade account to sign up as an official for Cascade hosted swim meets

Register as a Swim Canada Official

If you are not registered as an official and/or do not have an officials account with Swim Canada, follow these instructions:  Register as an Official

Register for Officiating Clinics

1. Log into your Swim Canada accounts
   1. Officials Account (REMS)
      • User guides: REMS Knowledge Base
      • Login link: Officials account/REMS Login
   2. LMS Account (Clinics & Training)
      • User guide: Officials LMS User Guide
      • Log in instructions: LMS Login Guide


2. Register for an officiting clinic in LMS
   • User guide: Officials LMS User Guide
     • New Officials:
       • Must complete the first two mandatory clinics:
         1. Introduction to Swimming Officiating (Timer)
         2. Safety Marshal
     • Returning Officials:
       • Refer to Swim Canada's Officials Certification Pathway to find your next clinic or email Cascade's Officials Training & Certification Lead​​​​​​​


3. After completing an officiating clinic
   • Swim meet sign up
     • For Timer & Safety Marshal clinics:
       • You may immediately sign up to work as a Timer or Timer Relief at Cascade-hosted swim meets.
       • No shadow shift is required or offered.
     • For all other clinics:
       • You must request and complete one shadow shift first before signing up to work independently in that new role.
       • Visit the Shadow Shifts page on the Cascade website for more information.

Officiating Tasks Overview