Routine Grade 3

The Swim England Artistic Swimming Routine Grade 3 focuses on deck work and entry, travel and hybrids in artistic swimming.

Swimmers will be required to perform 10 elements to judges. Each grade has three levels (gold, silver and bronze) so all athletes have the ability to perfect their figures before moving to the next grade.

To view full descriptions of artistic swimming basic positions (BP), basic movements (BM) and figures (Fig), download the World Aquatics Figures and Required Elements document, or to view the Competiton Regulations, please click here.

10 Elements to Artistic Swimming Routine Grade 3

1. WALK ON AND ENTRY – Walk on with counts and good posture and assume a start pose. From pose step to edge dive entry and head first boost.
2. EGGBEATER – Single arm eggbeater for 6 metres, 3 metres with one side leading, turn and continue for 3 metres opposite side leading.
3. HEADFIRST BOOST – Headfirst boost and ‘catch’ in eggbeater.
4. TRANSITIONS – SCULLING AND PROPULSION – Side flutter into front pike to front walkout and torpedo for 5 metres.
5. TRANSITION – PROPULSION AND BALLET LEGS – Travelling alternate ballet leg
6. THRUST – See page 9 for hybrid combination.
7. SPIN – See page 10 for hybrid combination
8. ROTATIONS – See page 11 for hybrid combination.
9. AIRBORNE WEIGHT – See page 12 for hybrid combination.
10. FLEXIBILITY – See page 13 for hybrid combination.

Click here to download a judging guide for the England Artistic Swimming Routine Grade 3 where you can read more details about each element.

Artistic Swimming Routine Grade 3 Video Demonstrations

Watch the clips below for video demonstrations of each of the 10 elements for Routine Grade 3.