FINA Schools for Officials are intended to provide training and certification to judges and referees in all aquatic disciplines.

The purpose of FINA Schools is to:
- Increase the number of officials and enhance the quality of officiating
- Create uniform interpretation and application of rules across all aquatic disciplines, thus raising the quality of refereeing
- Develop and promote aquatics worldwide

FINA Schools for Officials are available within each continental region for each of the FINA disciplines.

FINA Swimming Officials Schools

Date from	Date to	Continent	Country	Fed.	City	Lecturer (s)	Information
2-Feb-13	3-Feb-13	EUROPE	Faroe Islands	FAR	Törshavn	C. Zaleski (USA) & S. Korbo (DEN)	information
2-Feb-13	3-Feb-13	AFRICA	Morroco	MAR	Marrakech	O. Lawal (NGR) & B. Hogan (CAN)	information
16- Feb-13	17-Feb-13	AMERICAS	Dominican Republic	DOM	Santo Domingo	E. Clarke (BAR) & S. Korbo (DEN)	information
6-Apr-13	7-Apr-12	OCEANIA	Papua New Guinea	PNG	Port Moresby	D. Blew (AUS) & S. Korbo (DEN)	information
7-Jun-13	8- Jun-13	ASIA	Jordan	JOR	Amman	O. Lawal (NGR) & B. Hogan (CAN)	information
28-Jun-13	29-June-13	AFRICA	Tanzania	TAN	Dar-es-Salaam	D. Blew (AUS) & O. Lawal (NGR)	information

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FINA Diving Judges Certification Courses*

Date from	Date to	Continent	Country	Fed.	City	Lecturer (s)	Information
11-Apr-13	13-Apr-13	ASIA	Malaysia	MAS	Negeri Sembilan	M. Lindberg (SWE) F. van de Konijnenburg(NED)	information
19-Apr13	21-Apr-13	EUROPE	Great Britain	GBR	Edinburgh	M. Geissbühler (SUI) F. van de Konijnenburg(NED)	information
7-Jul-13	9-Jul-13	EUROPE	Russia	RUS	Kazan	M. Lindberg (SWE) M. Beck (GBR)
25.sept.13	27.sept.13	AMERICAS	USA	USA	Tuscon	Julian Linas (ESP) M. Geissbühler (SUI)
11- Dec-13	13-Dec-13	OCEANIA	Australia	AUS	Sydney	K. Seaman (CAN) M. Lindberg (SWE)

* for experienced Judges either taking the course for the first time or seeking to renew their FINA Diving Judges Certification

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FINA Diving Development Schools*

Date from	Date to	Continent	Country	Fed.	City	Lecturer (s)	Information
12-Jan-13	13-Jan-13	ASIA	Singapore	SIN	Singapore	A. Sissons (NZL)	information
1-Mar-13	2-Mar-13	EUROPE	Latvia	LAT	Riga	M. Geissbühler (SUI)	information
9-May-13	10-May-13	EUROPE	Poland	POL	Poznan	F. van de Konijnenburg (NED)	information

* basic development course for persons without prior diving judging experience

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FINA Water Polo Schools for Referees

Date from	Date to	Continent	Country	Fed.	City	Lecturer (s)	Information
18-Jan-13	20-Jan-13	AMERICAS	USA	USA	Los Angeles	G. Lonzi (ITA)	information
18-Feb-13	20-Feb-13	EUROPE	Turkey	TUR	Istanbul	N. Firoiu (GER)	information
5-Apr-13	7-Apr-13	AFRICA	South Africa	RSA	Johannesburg	G. Lonzi (ITA)	information
8-May-13	11-May-13	ASIA	Kuwait	KUW	Kuwait City	tbc
24-May-13	26-May-13	EUROPE	Spain	ESP	Barcelona	tbc	information
20-Sep-13	22-Sep-13	EUROPE	Greece	GRE	Athens	tbc
Sep - Oct-13	Sep - Oct-13	EUROPE	Germany	GER	Hamburg	tbc
4-Oct-13	6-Oct-13	EUROPE	Portugal	POR	Lisbon	tbc
16-Nov-13	17-Nov-13	AUSTRALIA	New Zealand	NZL	Auckland	J. Whitehouse (AUS)
tbc	tbc	AFRICA	Morocco	MAR	Casablanca	N. Firoiu (GER)
tbc	tbc	EUROPE	France	FRA	tbc	tbc
tbc	tbc	AMERICAS	Argentina	ARG	Buenos Aires	E. Martinez (CUB)
CANCELLED	CANCELLED	EUROPE	Denmark	DEN	Copenhagen	N. Firoiu (GER)	CANCELLED

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FINA Synchronised Swimming Judges Schools

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FINA Open Water Swimming School for Referees

Date from	Date to	Continent	Country	Fed.	City	Lecturer (s)	Information
TBC	TBC	AFRICA	Morocco	MAR	Casablanca	Z. El Moufty (MAR)
TBC	TBC	AFRICA	Djibouti	DJI	tbc	Z. El Moufty (MAR)
15-Mar-13	17-Mar-13	AMERICAS	Dominican Republic	DOM	Santo Domingo	J. Delgado Panchana (ECU)	information
17-May-13	19-May-13	EUROPE	Portugal	POR	Lisbon	Z. El Moufty (MAR)	information
28-Jun-13	30-Jun-13	ASIA	Thailand	THA	Bangkok	J. West (NZL)	information
7-Aug-13	9-Aug-13	OCEANIA	Tonga	TGA	Tongatapu	tbc

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