Rules & Documents
ASNZ Competition Documents
Official rules and information for all New Zealand Competitions
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ASNZ Competition Rules 2025 – Events and competition rules specific to New Zealand.
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NZ Competition Appeals Guidelines – Explains the appeals process, timelines, and decision-making structure.
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NZ Competition Appeals Form – Official form for submitting a formal competition appeal.
2026 Oceania Open Documents
World Aquatics Documents
Essential reading for Coaches, Judges, Technical Controllers, and Referees from World Aquatics, which governs Artistic Swimming worldwide.
- World Aquatics Manual for Judges, Coaches, Technical Controllers, and Referees – Comprehensive manual for officiating and coaching under the 2025 rules.
- World Aquatics Competition Regulations 2025 – International rulebook governing Artistic Swimming and other aquatic sports.
- World Aquatics Factoring Advice 2025 – Guidelines on how Artistic Impression, Element Execution, Difficulty, and Synchronisation are factored in routine scores.
Figures Resources
Updated descriptions of all the current 2026 figures for each age group.
Routine Requirements & Catalogues
Everything needed to choreograph and declare routines accurately.
- Routine Time Limits – Time allowances by routine type and level.
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2025 Required Routine Elements – List of required elements by age group and competition level.
- World Aquatics Masters Regulations - competitive Masters follow different regulations to other age group routines. These can be found here.
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2026 Hybrid Catalogue – Official list of difficulty codes for hybrids.
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2026 Pair Acrobatic Catalogue – Code list and difficulty values for pair acrobatic elements.
- 2026 Team Acrobatic Catalogue - Difficulty values and guide for team acrobatic elements.
- 2026 Synchronisation Guide – How synchronisation is judged and scored in routines.
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Updated Height Charts 2025 – Diagram of heights and their corresponding scores for hybrid positions and acrobatics.
- 2026 Summary of Changes - a document summarising the latest changes to the difficulty guides.
Technical Required Elements
Detailed descriptions of all the Technical Required Elements (TREs) for Technical Routines
Coach and Judge/TC education recordings
Recordings made during online education sessions.
