Swim Meet Officials 38. How is a meet officiated and who are the officials?
A swim meet will have a referee who runs the meet, a starter who announces the event and starts the swimmers, multiple stroke and turn judges, a head timer and multiple timers for each lane. You’ll get the hang of the flow of events at an “A” meet very quickly. The pace is rapid since there are 66 events (Swim Meet Order of Events). The “B” meets are less formal and tend to be more chaotic, but just like the “A” meets they’re fun!
