The 2025 updates to the Hybrid, Pair Acrobatics, and Team Acrobatics Catalogues have now been released. These revisions incorporate clarifications from 2024–25, feedback from athletes, coaches and officials, and improvements to ensure the rulebooks reflect actual judging practice. Key enhancements include clearer wording, updated definitions, refined rotation allowances, improved formatting, and the addition of new approved acrobatic movements.

Highlights include:

Improved clarity and consistency across all catalogues
Refined definitions for thrusts, twists, flexibility positions and joins
Updated height and rotation requirements to avoid Base Marks
Revised twist allowance rules for Pair Acrobatics
Better alignment between individual and team acrobatics
New movement definitions and updated tables/charts for easier reference
Group P repetition rules refined due to observed overuse
“JUMP” in Group C confirmed as fully airborne

Please refer to the full summary document for complete details.

Coach Briefing – Online Session

Calling all coaches!
To support consistent understanding of these updates, Swim England is hosting an online briefing presented by:

Allison Pratt – Head International Technical Control, World Aquatics
Sarah Clarke – International Judge & National Technical Controller

Date: Friday 21 November 2025
Time: 6:30–7:15pm
Platform: Microsoft Teams
(Joining link will be emailed to registered attendees)

The session will walk through the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming update summary, focusing on clarifications to the Difficulty Table. Coaches are encouraged to read the attached summary in advance and bring questions — there will be time for Q&A at the end.