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If an athlete, duet, or team stops swimming or makes clear use of the wall before the routine is completed, they are disqualified. The Referee assesses whether the cessation was caused by circumstances beyond the athlete's control, and may permit the routine to be re-swum during the session. The same wording applies in parallel across all nine routine event types.
AS 6.7.5An eight-point penalty is deducted from the routine score if an athlete makes deliberate use of the bottom of the pool to propel themselves during a routine. This applies across solo, duet, mixed duet, team, and acrobatic routines.
AS 6.7.6In duet, mixed duet, team, and acrobatic routines, an eight-point penalty is deducted if an athlete makes deliberate use of the pool bottom to assist another athlete. No penalty applies when contact with the bottom results from the athlete's self-protection against impact injuries.
AS 6.8.7Walk-on must reach a stationary position within twenty seconds for solo events and women's duet events, and within thirty seconds for mixed duet, open team, open free combination, and open acrobatic events. Exceeding the limit incurs an eight-point routine score penalty.
AS 6.3.3Deck movements — the choreographed action on the pool deck before entering the water — must not exceed ten seconds. Exceeding this limit triggers an eight-point penalty deducted from the routine score, applied in parallel across all event types.
AS 6.7.2An allowance of five seconds under or over the allotted routine time limit is permitted. Any deviation beyond that five-second allowance triggers an eight-point routine score penalty.
AS 6.3.2A two-point penalty is deducted from the routine score if a routine is interrupted by an athlete during the deck movements and a new start is allowed. This is a single deduction, regardless of the number of athletes involved.
AS 6.7.3If an athlete omits all or part of a Technical Required Element, or performs an incorrect action, the Difficulty Technical Controllers flag the issue. After video review confirms the declared movement was not correct, a zero is assigned as the Degree of Difficulty for that Technical Required Element.
AS 6.7.9The Difficulty Technical Controller submits a zero for each Technical Required Element swum out of the order declared on the Coach Card — a violation of General Requirement #4 in Appendix 2. The applicable element range varies by event: TRE #1 to #5 in solo, duet, team, and acrobatic events; TRE #1 to #3 in mixed duet.
AS 6.7.10A Hybrid is limited to a maximum of five declarations per family or three per technique. If either limit is exceeded, the Difficulty Technical Controller applies a Base Mark to that Hybrid. For duet and mixed duet only, the connections family also has a maximum of five declarations per Hybrid, with a limit of two per technique.
AS 6.7.12Each answer is grounded in a specific World Aquatics article. Tap any to expand.
Three plans, every one of them grounded in the same regulations the officials use on deck.
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