fina synchronised swimming manual for judges, coaches & referees

2009 – 2013 FINA SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING MANUALFOR JUDGES, COACHES & REFEREESSECTION IIBM 7 Catalina RotationRule Book Description NV Diagrams Major Desired Actions1. From a Ballet Leg Position, arotation of the body is initiated.2. The head, shoulders and trunkbegin the rotation at the surfacewhile descending without lateralmovement to a Crane Position.3. The angle between the legsremains 90° throughout the rotation.Unless otherwise specified,Catalina Rotation starts from aBallet Leg Position.24.01. See BP 3 Ballet LegPositions.2.1 Rotation begins not later thanwhen the nose goes beneath thesurface of the water.2.2 Simultaneous rotation anddescent of the trunk. At thehalfway point, the body is in atilted 'Y' position, with the trunk ata 45˚ angle to the surface, and thefront of the trunk and legs facingforward.2.3 Height and tempo constantthroughout.2.4 See BP 7 Crane Position.3. Each leg rotates around itsrespective horizontal or verticalaxis, simultaneous with each otherand the rotation of the descendingtrunk.BM 8 Catalina Reverse RotationRule Book Description NV Diagrams Major Desired Actions1. From a Crane Position, the hipsrotate as the trunk rises, withoutlateral movement, to assume aBallet Leg Position.2. The angle between the legsremains 90° throughout the rotation.24.01.1 See BP 7 Crane and BP 3Ballet Leg Positions.1.2 Same as 2.3 in BM 7 CatalinaRotation.1.3 The body rotates and risessimultaneously, with the transitionbeing completed as the facesurfaces and the body locks intoBP 3 Ballet Leg Position. At thehalfway point, the body is in atilted 'Y' position, with the trunk ata 45˚ angle to the surface and thefront of the trunk and legs facingforward.2. Each leg rotates around itsrespective horizontal or verticalaxis, simultaneous with each otherand the rotation of the ascendingtrunk.2009 – 2013 FINA Synchronised Swimming Manual for Judges, Coaches & Referees 64