The sport of artistic swimming (synchronized swimming) is governed by World Aquatics (AQUA), formerly known as the Federation Internationale de Natation.
Learn more some of the major changes being implemented in the 2022-2025 cycle:
- What Is Changing With the New Artistic Swimming Rules?
- Set Numbers of Required Elements for Routines
- Technical Required Elements (TREs) for all technical routines
- Understanding the Degree of Difficulty in Free Hybrids
- Changes to the Hybrid Difficulty and to the Factors (June 2023)
- Updates to the Free Hybrid Difficulty and Apnea Time Limits (March 2024)
- Understanding the Degree of Difficulty of Team Acrobatics
The rules and regulations are revised every four years, after the World Championships following the Olympic Games.