Rules

General conditions

Competition Conditions and Rules

1. The Hampshire Synchronised Swimming Age Group Championships competition shall be competed ‘under Swim England Laws and regulations and FINA Technical Rules of Synchronised Swimming.’

2. The competition shall be held in accordance with the Swim England Synchronised Swimming Leadership Team Competition Licensing Guidelines (2018).

3. All competitors shall have been registered members of the club under whose name they

compete for at least 60 days prior to the first day of the competition.

4. This competition is a Level 2 competition

Events and Entry requirements

Female and male swimmers may enter all sections.  Each swimmer who enters must have obtained their grade level by the closing date of the competition.

Figure Competition   

  • 12 & under Figures – minimum grade 2 bronze
  • 13-15 Figures – minimum grade 3 bronze
  • 15-18 Figures – minimum grade 4 bronze

Each age group shall perform the compulsory figures/skills as set by the host plus one further set randomly drawn at a later date. See Appendix 1.  Swimmers who are 15 years old may enter in either but not both the 13-15 age group OR 15-18 age group.  The order of appearance for figures/skills will be randomly drawn.

All competitors must wear a one-piece plain black suit and plain white cap. Goggles and nose clips may be worn. Jewellery is not allowed. Nail varnish must be removed.

            Combination Competition

  • 12U Combination
  • 13-15 Combination
  • 15 and under Combination
  • 13-18 Combination

There will be two divisions

      Division 1 – 12U – Grade 0-2; All other age groups grade 3 and below

      Division 2 – 12U – Grades 1-3; All other age groups grade 3 and above

A combination team may consist of a minimum of 6 (six) and a maximum of 10 (ten) competitors, who make a combination of routines (solo, duet, trio and team) where at least two parts must have fewer than 3 (three) competitors, and at least two parts must have 6 (six) to 10 (ten) competitors.

            Combination Timings

12U                 3 minutes + / – 15 seconds

13-15               Division 1 – 3 minutes + / – 15 seconds

                        Division 2 – 3 minutes 30 + / – 15 seconds

15 Under         3 minutes + / – 15 seconds

13-18               3 minutes + / – 15 seconds

Timing of the deck movements shall end when the last competitor enters the water.  Maximum deck work is 10 seconds

A swimmer may only enter one combination team

The swimwear (swimsuit, cap and goggles) of all competitors shall be in good moral

taste and suitable for the individual sports disciplines and not to carry any symbol which may be considered offensive.

All costumes shall be non-transparent

The Referee of a competition has the authority to exclude any competitor(s) whose

costume and/or body symbols do not comply with this rule.

In the event that the referee thinks a competitor(s) swimwear does not conform to

GR5 and SS13.5, the competitor(s) will not be permitted to compete until changing into

appropriate swimwear.

General rules

  1. The Hampshire Synchronised Swimming Age Group Championships competition shall be held annually in accordance with the FINA technical rules of Synchronised Swimming, Where FINA Rules do not provide the requirements Swim England Synchronised Swimming Guidelines will be applied.
  2. The head judge on each panel must be a qualified judge of any level under Swim England.
  3. All Clubs should attempt to appoint judge(s) as set out by the host and are responsible for the expenses of the judge(s).
  4. Competitors will enter as a Swim England affiliated club. The promoters may in the case of entry numbers/time constraints refuse entries on a first come first served basis.
  5. Entries will only be accepted from competitors registered as members of Swim England
  6. All routine music is to be emailed, in MP3 format, to Emma Adams, at hantssynchromusic@gmail.com, by 20th April 2020.  The music file must be named in the following order:  Age group, Division Club (team name if more than one team entered)

e.g.  13-18 Div 1 Rushmoor Team 1

  • All competitors must be Swim England Category 1 or 2 registered
  • Entries shall be submitted to Jan Mattinson, using the following email address             hantscompetition@gmail.com

Photography

Anyone who wishes to take photographs or film a video must declare and sign the register before going on poolside and must be members of a competing club and have the club’s permission to film.

Timings of the competition

Medals

Medals will be presented to the first three competitors or combination teams,  subject to there being three or more competitors rosettes will be given to 4th, 5th, & 6th places.

Appendix 1

Figures/Skills for all age groups

12 U Figures

Compulsory

1106 Straight Ballet LegD.D 1.6
2301 BarracudaD.D 1.9

Optional

Group 1

3420 Walkover BackD.D 1.9
4327 BallerinaD.D 1.8

Group 2

3311 KipD.D 1.6
4401 SwordfishD.D 2.0

Group 3

3226 SwanD.D 2.1
4363 WaterdropD.D 1.5

13/15 Figures

Compulsory

1423 ArianaD.D 2.2
2143 RioD.D 3.1

Optional

Group 1

3351 JupiterD.D 2.8
4437 OceaneaD.D 2.1

Group 2

3240a Albatross Half TwistD.D 2.2
4437 SwordtailD.D 2.3

Group 3

3355f Porpoise Continuous Spin 720D.D 2.1
4315 SeagullD.D 2.1

15/18 Figures

Compulsory

1Junior Team Element 5D.D 2.5
2355g Porpoise Twist SpinD.D 2.5

Optional

Group 1

3Junior Team Element 4D.D 3.1
4Junior Solo Element 4D.D 1.9

Group 2

3Junior Solo Element 2D.D 2.5
4Junior Duet Element 5D.D 2.5

Group 3

3Junior Team Element 1D.D 2.3
4Junior Duet Element 4D.D 3.0

Solo Competition Conditions and Rules

1. The Hampshire Artistic Swimming Age Group Solos competition shall be competed ‘under Swim England Laws and regulations and FINA Technical Rules of Artistic Swimming.’

2. The competition shall be held in accordance with the Swim England Artistic Swimming Leadership Team Competition Licensing Guidelines (2018).

Swim England Hampshire Artistic Swimming Age Group Solo Competition

3. All competitors shall have been registered members of the club under whose name they compete for at least 60 days prior to the first day of the competition.

4. This competition is a Level 3 competition

Events and Entry requirements

  • 12U Free Solo – minimum grade 2 bronze
  • 13-15 Free Solo – minimum grade 3 bronze
  • 15-18 Free Solo – minimum grade 4 bronze
  • 15-18 Tech Solo – minimum of grade 4 bronze

Female and male swimmers may enter.  Each swimmer who enters must have obtained their grade level by the closing date of the competition.

             Solo Competition

        12U Free Solo – 2 minutes + / – 15 seconds

        Solo Timings

        13-15 Free Solo – 2 minutes 15 + / – 15 seconds

        15-18 Free Solo – 2 minutes 30 + / – 15 seconds

        15-18 Tech Solo – 2 minutes + / – 15 seconds

Tech elements to be swum as per FINA rules.                                     

Maximum deck work is 10 seconds

The swimwear of all routine competitors shall be in good moral taste and compliant with Swim England rules. The Referee of a competition has the authority to exclude any competitor(s) whose

costume and/or body symbols do not comply with this rule.  In the event that the referee thinks a competitor(s) swimwear does not conform, the competitor(s) will not be permitted to compete until changing into appropriate swimwear.

General rules

  1. The Hampshire Artistic Swimming Age Group Solo competition shall be held annually in accordance with the FINA technical rules of Artistic Swimming, Where FINA Rules do not provide the requirements Swim England Artistic Swimming Guidelines will be applied.
  2. The head judge on each panel must be a qualified judge of any level under Swim England.
  3. All Clubs should attempt to appoint judge(s) as set out by the host and are responsible for the expenses of the judge(s).
  4. Competitors will enter as a Swim England affiliated club. The promoters may in the case of entry numbers/time constraints refuse entries on a first come first served basis.
  5. Entries will only be accepted from competitors registered as members of Swim England
  6. All routine music is to be emailed, in MP3 format, hantssynchromusic@gmail.com, The music file must be named in the following order:  Age group, Club, Surname 
  7. All competitors must be Swim England Category 1 or 2 registered
  8. Entries shall be submitted to synchro secretary using the following email address             hantscompetition@gmail.com

Photography

Anyone who wishes to take photographs or film a video must declare and sign the register before going on poolside and must be members of a competing club and have the club’s permission to film.

Communication

Please note that ALL communication concerning the competition will by email to hantscompetition@gmail.com

Medals

Medals will be presented for 1st , 2nd and  3rd place in each age group (15-18 tech and free will be awarded separately.)

Aggregate Trophy

The Leo Gamble Aggregate Trophy will be presented from results of all County competitions and will be calculated

1st – 8 points

2nd – 7 points

3rd – 6 points

4th – 5 points

5th – 4 points

6th – 3 points

7th – 2 points

8th – 1 point.   

In dead heats the points shall be divided.

The Firmin Trophy (Presented by Mrs B.J. Firmin, President 1997)

Will be presented annually to the swimmer in the 13/14 age group achieving the highest amount of points in county competitions.