Fairfield County Swimming League

FCSL Swimming Referee Schedule for 2025 season (Assigned)

Please read this Letter from Lisa Frangione, VP Diving
Weekly Referee Assignments are linked here

FCSL Diving Rules apply specifically to Diving as do the FCSL General Sports Rules and more! - See the full Rules Downloads page on fcsl.info website.
Latest Rec'd Min Referee Fees are in Appendix XXII -in Download Rules.
Review the FCSL Diving Resources site for important info.
Review Meet Preparation Checklist for Meet Hosts, Coaches and Referees as well as the added Score Table Toolkit

Eligibility Petitions Approved so far : for children of
Brendan Malloy (grandchild) SYC
Dennis Flores (ZEUS), Brandon Tegano (RYC)
Gabriel Maldonado (INAR)
Dan Devine (SCC), Ryan Pellow (NEWF),
Michael Wieneke & Neville Warburton (GWC),
Roxy (Saavedra)-Enica, Keith Armstrong, Andrew Gruss (GCC),
Dione Clickenbeard (Mcguinness) (WAV),
Christian Wolfgruber & Guy D'Ambrosio (STAN)
Brian Maher (CCNC), Lindsay Iordache (ROX)

Board voting will continue if/as further Petitions are received.

NOTE:Petitions for ineligible athletes participation (eg children of FCSL Club staff per FCSL ByLaws), should be submitted well before the 2025 season starts (before your first club dual meet).
Club Swim Chair (not the employee) can login to club login link to input the details, for Board vote.
Problems? email webmaster@fcsl.info for help.

Click for 2025 WP Referee Contact List
Initial (tentative?) Water Polo Referee Scheduling

BOTH clubs' SWIM (or WP) CHAIRS must email webmaster@fcsl.info directly to confirm when any change of games date/times are agreed, so that schedule online can be updated.
Notify Paul Ramaley ASAP of any time/date changes for Referee Assignment changes.

Kickoff League Dinner Meeting: was Wed. June 4th at Burning Tree CC.
Details: see Key Dates and Invite (pdf) Don't forget to RSVP!

IF head Swim Coach or Swim Chair cannot attend?
A proxy-holder was to attend to vote instead:
Swim Chair Proxy or Head Swim Coach Proxy form must be downloaded, completed, & handed in at check-in.
Alternatively, complete Google forms proxy form (2 page) for the Head Swim Coach or Swim Chair by following the linked pages to completion.

Diving Key Dates have been updated, incl Champs & coach/ref training
Other dates, times & locations still tentative for the 2025 season.
See "Key Dates", updated when known.

While more than a dozen FCSL clubs posted available jobs (total 20+ jobs) for the 2025 season, many have already been filled. See "Club Job Listings"

If your club wants to post a job, send full details to webmaster@fcsl.info

Lunch Meeting: Aug.8th: Location Shorehaven
2026 Swim/Dive Dual Meet Scheduling Meeting
2026 Water Polo Scheduling Meeting
2025 Annual League Meeting incl. FCSL Awards

Counties Seed ZOOM meeting Wed. Aug 6th for Swim Coaches.

If using Swimmingly, make sure the Mercy Rule is set correctly! - watch very short video! to find out how.

Mercy Rule means max 2 swimmers per club score in an event, next swimmer (if any) on other team gets 3rd place point. No team may score 3 places in an event.

This Rule is NOT preset in Swimmingly unless you set in a specific way.
If you have problem setting it up, make third place swimmer (for team also placing 1st & 2nd) UNofficial/Exhibition so points scored will be correct.

Also CHECK: 1st place score in Relays only is set for 7 points, not 5 points! 2nd & 3rd places do not score!
Other events score 5, 3, 1 points for places 1,2,3
No points for other places.

FCSL Code of Conduct is to be announced before any FCSL competitive activity.(Rules Appendix XVIII)
FCSL has zero tolerance for failures under this code (WP FAQ #4 & #19):
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
A. This includes any act the referee deems unsportsmanlike including, but not limited to, the following:
a) making insulting or derogatory remarks or gestures, or acts such as taunting or language or actions that are unsuitable to friendly competition involving young children;
b) trying to influence officials' decisions or flagrant and hostile exhibition of disgust with officials decisions
c) interfering with contestants or meet officials.