fina synchronised swimming manual for judges, coaches & referees

2009 – 2013 FINA SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING MANUALFOR JUDGES, COACHES & REFEREESSECTION IIIBack Pike Position(BP11)1. Body bent at hips toform an acute angle of45° or less.2. Legs extended andtogether.3. Trunk extended, withthe back straight andhead in line.Vertical Position (BP6)1. Body extendedperpendicular to thesurface, legs together,head downward.1. Legs as close to the chest aspossible, without sacrificing thestraight line alignment of theextended spine and head.2. Full extension of the legs, anklesand feet.3. Back flat, with ear, shoulder joint,middle side of torso, and hip jointaligned.4. Once position is established, thedegree of angle remains constant.1. Full extension of the body.2. Judgement made by checkingvisual points of the vertical alignment:ear, shoulder joint, hip joint, andankle.2. Head (earsspecifically), hips andankles in line.Handbook Description Basic Position Basic Move Desired Actionsb) followed by two rapidalternating Airborne SplitPositions,Airborne Split Position(BP16b)1. Legs evenly splitforward and back.2. The legs are parallelto the surface.3. Lower back arched,with hips, shoulders andhead on a vertical line.4. 180° angle betweenthe extended legs (Flatsplit), with inside ofeach leg aligned onopposite sides of ahorizontal line,regardless of the heightof the hips.1. Split action should begin after theVertical Position (BP6) is achieved.2. Flat split, with inside of each legaligned on opposite sides of ahorizontal line.3. Hip joints on a horizontal line;shoulder joints on a horizontal line,with both of these alignments ‘square’and parallel to each other.4. Both splits should be equal splits.5. Speed of split action should berapid and same tempo for both splitactions.6. No loss of height during thealternating split action.5. Legs are above thesurface.2009 – 2013 FINA Synchronised Swimming Manual for Judges, Coaches & Referees 232