The Swimming Federation concluded a referee promotion course held over three days at its headquarters, with the participation of 10 referees and female referees of various degrees who met the approved promotion conditions.
The course was supervised by the International Central Swimming Referees Committee Chairman Marwan Al-Daqqari, and the International Committee Rapporteur Nour El-Din El-Sharqawi, and included theoretical lectures and practical applications supported by visual materials, aimed at enhancing the technical and refereeing aspects of the participants.
At the end of the course, the participants underwent theoretical and oral exams, which resulted in the promotion of five referees from the second to the first degree, namely: Bilal Al-Hourani, Suja Al-Tunisi, Hedaya Al-Tlafha, Amneh Asbir, and Asma' Abu Warda.
Also, four referees were promoted from the third to the second degree, namely: Qusai Al-Hijajneh, Muhammad Abu Jad Allah, Gharam Al-Naimi, and Rawan Al-Kurd, in addition to the promotion of the referee Aya Bakr from the novice degree to the third degree. The Federation confirmed that the organization of the course comes within its plans aimed at developing the national refereeing cadres and raising their readiness to participate in various local and international championships, which contributes to enhancing the level of arbitration and keeping pace with the continuous development in swimming sports.
