fina synchronised swimming manual for judges, coaches & referees

2009 – 2013 FINA SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING MANUALFOR JUDGES, COACHES & REFEREESSECTION IIIARTISTIC IMPRESSION: Marking Scale for Combination Routine EXCHANGES9’sExcellent - Near Perfect8’sVery Good7’sGood6’sCompetentExchanges surprising, unexpected, “WOW” factor: no distractionduring exchange, competitors just ‘disappear’ when finished and‘appear’ to startExchanges very good and interesting, no wait time but moreobvious what is happening; some distraction by competitors at actualtime of exchangeExchanges good but somewhat predictable, minimal wait time,may stay on 1 side of pool for too long, some distraction by competitorsat the actual exchangeExchanges ordinary and predictable with wait time, competitorsfinishing a part and those starting a part are distracting5’sSatisfactory4’sDeficientExchanges satisfactory and simple with a lot of wait time (bodyboost under to finish part, waiting and surfacing to start nextpart); swimming in and out of the exchanges is awkwardExchanges don’t appear to link routine, looks like separate sectionswith lack of connection2009 – 2013 FINA Synchronised Swimming Manual for Judges, Coaches & Referees 194