Just make sure you are an official Timing Judge per the rulebook because the Timing Judge official (or Admin Ref) is who authorizes official times.
The requirements for the "Timing Judge" are extremely loose. The rulebook basically only says "Under the direction of the referee....". So the Timing Judge is whoever the Referee says is the Timing Judge. (And by my read, the Referee is the only person on deck who needs to be certified by any certification authority. The starters and stroke & turn judges don't need any official certification, officially.)
You are obviously upset about this, but I think the point you are missing is the Top Ten Recorders are typically not in a position to certify a swim as an official time and the original Rule proposal tried to give the TTR the ability to do this.
It's clear that the proposed legislation was flawed. The re-wording of 103.13.1B (definition of Official Time) was flawed in the proposal. I had no interest in making TT recorders responsible for determining official time. They have, and should not have, absolutely no authority to do so. I just want the ability for a Meet Referee/Timing Judge/Meet Director (in appropriate coordination) to be able to make a split time into an official time after the meet is over. Frankly, for non-backstroke events, it's far easier for me to do so after the meet than during the meet. During the meet, I've got 1000 swimmers running around. After the meet, it's just me, and the paperwork. The paperwork doesn't yell and scream.
-Rick
Just make sure you are an official Timing Judge per the rulebook because the Timing Judge official (or Admin Ref) is who authorizes official times.
The requirements for the "Timing Judge" are extremely loose. The rulebook basically only says "Under the direction of the referee....". So the Timing Judge is whoever the Referee says is the Timing Judge. (And by my read, the Referee is the only person on deck who needs to be certified by any certification authority. The starters and stroke & turn judges don't need any official certification, officially.)
You are obviously upset about this, but I think the point you are missing is the Top Ten Recorders are typically not in a position to certify a swim as an official time and the original Rule proposal tried to give the TTR the ability to do this.
It's clear that the proposed legislation was flawed. The re-wording of 103.13.1B (definition of Official Time) was flawed in the proposal. I had no interest in making TT recorders responsible for determining official time. They have, and should not have, absolutely no authority to do so. I just want the ability for a Meet Referee/Timing Judge/Meet Director (in appropriate coordination) to be able to make a split time into an official time after the meet is over. Frankly, for non-backstroke events, it's far easier for me to do so after the meet than during the meet. During the meet, I've got 1000 swimmers running around. After the meet, it's just me, and the paperwork. The paperwork doesn't yell and scream.
-Rick
