AUDITORS'
RULES
AND
GUIDELINES
There is to be NO
SMOKING, CELL PHONE USE, OR VISITING WITH SPECTATORS while on duty.
Auditors work closely with the
Head Timer and Judges.
Exact location varies from pool
to pool as space allows.
2 People per shift, 1 from each
team.
Runners bring the timing sheets
and DQ slips to the Head Auditor.
Watch carefully for exhibition
only, swimmers.
Exhibition swimmers have an X after their name on the timing sheet.
This should be noted on the sheet in the place of Official Time.
These swimmers are swimming for time only and do not receive points
or ribbons.
HEAD
AUDITOR Home Team & ASSITANT AUDITOR Visiting Team
1. Receive from the Head
Judge before the
start of the meet the initials of Starter, Stroke &Touch/Turn
Judges, Head Timer, and Referee to verify DQs.
2. The
Head Auditor alternates with the Assistant auditor auditing events.
Head Auditor works on even number events, the Asst. Auditor takes odd
number events, then switch so all timing sheets are audited by each
team.
3. Make
sure that you have
received timing sheets from each lane and the starters completed
heating assignment sheet.
4. Look for a .30 difference in
times. If greater than .30 and no explanation is given, go to the
Assistant Head Timer and lane timers with the timing sheets for the
entire event. The Head Timer or Assistant Head Timer makes the
decision regarding the correct time. If timers are well aware of why
their times are off they need only circle the good time, slash the
bad and give a 2-3 word reason why it is off, i.e. missed touch, bad
start, late start, watch failed. If they don't know, then they need
to call in back up timers and go to the assistant head timer for
resolution. They need
to work quickly to get the sheet back for the back up timers to
record the next race results. The meet should not be stopped to
solve problems at the poolside. Call in the back up timers.
5 Times shall be recorded by
the timers to the I00th of a second.
6 . Review DQ slips to verify
that the slips are complete and accurate. There must be two
judges' initials for
a stroke/touch/turn DQ. There must be the Starters’ initials for a
false start DQ.
7. If a swimmer has been DQ'd,
under "Official Time" write DQ and staple a completed DQ
form to the back
of the correct
timing sheet. Check for proper initials.
8. After reviewing and
approving the timing sheets, auditors’ initial
the lane\timing sheet in the upper right hand comer.
9. Paper clip timing sheets to
keep in lane order. Head auditor received the starter's copy of the
heating assignment. (delivered by runner)
10. The checked timing sheets
are delivered to the computer table by the runners.