Where do the Referee and Starter stand under the USA-S starting protocol?
The normal convention in USA-S meets is for the Referee and Starter to stand side by side on one side of the pool. However, for our meets, their positioning will be guided by the nature of the meet. For example, in a dual meet where the Referee and Starter are also serving as finish judges or relay take-off judges, they will have to be on either side of the pool, as many of us have also been in this situation in some USA Swimming meets where we were short of officials. Let the circumstances of the meet guide you, as you have done in the past.
