Routine Grade 5

The Swim England Artistic Swimming Routine Grade 5 focuses on deck work, entries, 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 5

1. WALK ON AND ENTRY – Walk on with presentation assume a start pose followed by solo deck work, dive entry followed immediately followed by a foot first boost.
2. EGGBEATER – Travelling double arm eggbeater for 8 meters with creative arms.
3. HEADFIRST BOOST – Two headfirst boosts both with double arms, one must contain a twirl.
4. TRANSITIONS – SCULLING AND PROPULSION – Side Flutter kick followed by a rapid transition into a Front Pike Position followed immediately by a rapid double leg walk over into Torpedo Scull followed by a smooth transition into double arm eggbeater.
5. TRANSITIONS – PROPULSION AND BALLET LEGS – straight leg ballet leg, flamingo, swap twice, doubles, flamingo, ballet leg, bent knee back layout.
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 5 where you can read more details about each element.

Artistic Swimming Routine Grade 5 Video Demonstrations

Watch the clips below for video demonstrations of each of the 10 elements for Routine Grade 5.