To ensure high standards of the European Aquatics events through the advancing performance of referees’ and judges’ in competitions the Diving Officials System (here and after - DVO System) has been worked thoroughly and updated. To transit from 2024 in 2025: all Diving Officials in the EA DVO List are compulsory to pass Educational Refreshment Clinic/Courses prior to be nominated to European Aquatics Diving competitions officiating requirements for practical expertise – assessment records will be applied together with Educational certification in 2025 DVO's entered as Judges to the Eindhoven Diving Cup 2025 will benefit participating on-site from theirs judging skills evaluations participants registered on-line will pass theoretical certification and their assessments gained 2022-2024 will cover practical part of certification corresponded to the Levels' criteria, mentioned in DVO System. LECTURERS:Anna Sorokina    TDC ChairpersonArne Tellefsen    TDC Vice-ChairmanKlaus Dibiasi    TDC Secretary GeneralGeorgia Fyrigou Consolo    TDC Officials sub-committee Head On-line test for the Officials will take place online after the Clinic*** Program and speakers are tentative and could be amended in case of necessity

Dear Friends, Hereby, we have the pleasure to inform you that the European Aquatics will organize European Aquatics Diving Officials Course 2025.  The Course will be organized by European Aquatics Academy, as part of the Diving Technical Officials certification program in 2025.   This edition of the course will be organized in two parts.   PART I (teoretical) will be online, with the presence of the highest-level representatives of European Aquatics, European Aquatics Education Academy and European Aquatics Diving experts as lecturers on 26th of April.   PART II (teoretical & practical) will be organized onsite, Bergen (Norway), from the 30th of April – 2nd of May 2025 in cooperation with Bergen Diving Club.   This course is open to new candidates, who want to become International Officials and Federations may present all those having at least 2 years of experience as Judge at the highest National level and who have the intention to be nominated to the European Aquatics Officials List and officiate at international competitions in the future.    The entire Course’s Program (Part I and Part II) completion provides further the theoretical and practical knowledge application evaluation and after Diving Rules Test successful accomplishment certification to Level 1 is assigned.

This course is obligatory to candidates approved for the officiation of Diving at the European Aquatics Championships 2026 senior and junior, and those who would like to raise their expertise for further grouth at the European and international competitions, enhancing their professional experience. Diving Officials graduated from DVO Course Level 2 – 2026 are not compulsory to attend the Refreshment Course. More details in the Bulletin attached.

The Diving Masters Officials Training aims to provide specialized online education for officials at Masters-level diving competitions and to ensure consistency and accuracy in judging. By completing this course, you will be allowed to officiate diving competition at the European Aquatics Masters Championships 2026.

Budapest DVO Course invites the candidates progressing from European Aquatics Diving Officials Level 1 to Level 2 to join it. The Level 2 graduates will become eligible to officiate at European Aquatics Junior Championships, afterwards enhancing their expertise and professional experience can be nominated further to the senior championships officiation.   Details can be found in the Bulletin attached!

This course is open to new candidates seeking to become an Eureopan Aquatics Diving Official. Officials successfully graduated from the Course will be assigned Level 1 and could be nominated by their respective Member Federations to the European Aquatics Diving Officials List within current year. Since then officials start to judge at European Aquatics Recognized Events and other competitions to be evaluated to accomplish competence requirements to advance to the next Level 2, thus becoming eligible to serve in European Aquatics junior and then senior championsips in the future.   Details can be found in the Bulletin attached!