Artistic Swimming

Introduction

Artistic Swimming is both an individual and team sport. It is a blend of meticulously coordinated acrobatics, swimming and dance. The sport requires grace, strength, flexibility, breath control, split second timing, and endurance.

Swimmers compete individually during Figures, and then as a team during the Routine. Figures are made up of a combination of skills and positions that often require control, strength, and flexibility. The Routine involves teamwork and synchronization. It is choreographed to music and often has a

Objectives

Competencies the CCA aims to develop:

• creates an opportunity for students to acquire artistic water skills

• nurtures students to develop grace, flexibility and artistry in the water

• incorporates dance movements, gymnastics exercises and swimming skills

Values:

• imparts values of integrity, endurance and resilience

• builds up harmony, teamwork and collaboration through training sessions and   competitions

• strives for excellence and develops innovation

Approaches the CCA adopts:

• Improve swimming stroke skills

• Learning basic sculling and AS positions

• Improve basic sculling and AS positions

• Learning figures of Artistic Swimming

• Improve AS Figures and learning routines (solo, duet, team)

• Improve routines and build team spirit

Selection Trials for new members for the following year are often conducted in November of the current year after the CCA registration.