Artistic Swimming Australia (ASA) is delighted to announce another addition to its team Nawal Leon Kurson, as the Assistant Coach at the Hancock Prospecting National Training Centre.
On November 15, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) announced via social media that the Acrobatic Routine was added to the Olympic Games programme as part of the team event for 2024.
The team medal should now be determined by combining the scores of the technical routine, free routine, and acrobatic routine. Artistic swimming will still only have two medal events at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris: women’s duet and team.
Krisztina Szedlak has taken on the newly created National Pathway Coach for Artistic Swimming Australia position.
The National Pathway Coach has technical responsibilities for the pathway system spanning coach and judge Development, increasing the number of athletes and the quality of the daily training environment.
The Artistic Swimming Australia (ASA) Board has reconfirmed its commitment to, and appreciation of, the sponsorship received from Hancock Prospecting, and our Patron Mrs Gina Rinehart, for our National Senior Team.
This August, Junior Team Australia Competed at the 2022 FINA Junior World Championships in Quebec, Canada.
Over a three-month period, the team prepared with camps in Perth and on the Gold Coast before travelling to Quebec, Canada
Artistic Swimming Australia is delighted to announce that the trial process is open for new athletes to express an interest in attending any of the Team Australia Squads.
In short: a whole lot.
In artistic swimming, the rules are usually revised the year after the Olympic Games. This cycle is no exception, although this time the entire scoring system is being overhauled.
Let’s dive into some of the main changes ahead of the 2022-2025 competitive cycle. Bear in mind that all must still be voted on at the FINA Technical Congress held from October 3-5. They are however expected to be approved and to come into play in a few months.
The 2022 Hancock Prospecting Australian National Championships begin this Friday at Brisbane Aquatic Centre. Follow Artistic Swimming Australia and Artistic Swimming Queensland for more information.