Steve has been involved in officiating for most of his adult life, officiating Basketball, Softball, Rugby and Swimming events.

He started in swimming as a timer when his children joined the Beverly YMCA Barracudas. After one year, he joined the officiating ranks as a Level One YMCA official and an USS Stroke and Turn official, quickly progressing to a Level Two YMCA official and a USS Referee. In 2001, he joined EMSOA and in 2002 became a CSOA certified official.

Current certifications are:

• Level Three YMCA Official, responsible for overseeing training of swim officials in New England, New York and New Jersey.
• USS Referee
• CSOA Regional Director for the Northeast Section, which includes New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

Steve and his wife, June, have three children. Matthew is currently the assistant swim coach for the Women’s team at Harvard. Jessica, who swam at Harvard and was a co-captain of the team, is working in Austin, Texas for Facebook. Jaclyn swam at the University of Maryland, College Park, and is working in Boston for an advertising firm.

Steve is retired from Verizon and Salem State University and currently seeking something else to keep him occupied. He has officiated at numerous New England and National meets, including the last twelve YMCA Short Course National Championships, the last fourteen YMCA Long Course Championships, USS National Junior Championships, Atlantic Coast Conference Championships and last years Division 1 NCAA Women’s Championships.

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