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FINAArtisticSwimmingWorldSeries–2018editionRules&Regulations
1. TheSeries
TheArtisticSwimmingWorldSeriesaimstobeanannuallystagedelite levelcompetitionwiththe
participationofinternationalswimmersfromallaroundtheworld.
TheFINAArtisticSwimmingWorldSeriesisaimedatthebestArtisticSwimmingSolos,Duets,Teams,
MixedDuets,HighlightsandCombinationsintheWorld.
TheWorldSerieswillbeconductedaccordingtotheFINARulesaspertheFINAHandbook2017-2021.
AllfacilitiesshallbeincompliancewiththerelevantFINARules.
2. Promotion
InordertomaximizethepromotionoftheFINAArtisticSwimmingWorldSeries,FINAandtheWS
event organisers will collaborate in social media. This is where we can reach the fans who are
passionateaboutArtisticSwimming.
FINAwillnaturallyassistinpromotingeachoftheWSeventsthroughitsownpromotionalchannels:
website, social media, press releases, reports in the FINA Aquatics World magazine and FINA’s
monthlyTVshow,etc.
Inaddition,insteadofjustpromotingitsownevent,eacheventorganiseralsohelpstopromotethe
otherWSevents,withtheresultthattogetherwereachalargeraudience.Unityisstrength!
EachWSeventshouldtherefore:
• IdentifyitswebsiteURLandsocialmediaplatforms(Facebook,Twitter,YouTubeetc.)toFINA
(who will share with all the WS events) - e.g. Argentina Synchro Open -
https://www.facebook.com/Argentina-Synchro-OPEN-829277610441662/
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• Beactiveonsocialmedia(thisiswheretheAScommunityandfanbasecanmosteasilybe
reached),meaningpre-eventpromotion,andduringtheevent,newsupdates+pics+video
clips
• Identifythattheevent ispartoftheWS-useoftheWSlogo,WShashtags,etc.wherever
possible.
• Follow/likethesocialmediapostsoftheotherWSevents,andtosharethesocialmediaposts
ofotherWSevents.
• UsethecommonWShashtagsandbasicArtisticSwimminghashtagsinallWSeventposts,in
additiontoanyeventspecifichashtagtheeventorganiseruses.
• Please kindly note that the logo of the event can be found on FINA's Brand Guidelines
platform:http://www.fina-brand.com/download/fina-events.Thelayoutforthetwoboards
willalsoshortlybeavailableontheplatform.Pleasecontactusshouldyouhaveanydifficulties
inaccessingthematerial.
3. Broadcasting&LiveStreamingBroadcasting:
• Allun-editedHDvideofootageofeachcompetitionmustbemadeavailabletoFINAassoon
aspossibleaftertheevent.FINAwillusethisinitsownandthirdpartyplatforms(including
butnotlimitedtoFINAMagazine,FINATV,andsocialmediaplatforms,OlympicChannel)to
helppromotethesportandraiseitsprofile.
• FINAwillprovide theexpenses forone (1) camera forFederations that cannotaffordHost
Broadcastingservices,inordertoprovideasignalfortheFINATVChannel.
Livestreamingrequirements:
• EveryFederationmustprovideFINAwithcontactdetailsofthepersoninchargeofstreaming
thecompetitionatleastonemonthinadvance.
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4. Entries&Scoring
Entries:
• EveryNationalFederationcompetingintheWorldSeriesisrequestedtoidentifyitsnational
solo,duet,mixedduetandteamsothattheymaybeeasilyrecognizableintherankingsofthe
competitions,independentlyoftheextraswimmersenteredbytheirFederation.TheNational
Federationsmayenterdifferentathletesinthesolo,duet,mixedduetandteameventsofthe
variouslegsoftheSeriestheywishtotakepartin.
• Followingtheentries’deadline,FINAmustreceivealistofalldefinitiveentriesbyevent.They
aretobesentto: [email protected]
Scoring:
AproposalwillshortlybemadebytheFINATASCtoestablishaFINAbrandedscoringsystem.More
informationwillbesenttotheOrganisersoncethisisimplemented.
PleasekindlynotethatFINARules(includingjudging)mustbeimplementedateverycompetitionpart
oftheSeries.
TobeconsideredforjudgingataFINAcompetition,ajudgemusthavesuccessfullypassedtheJudges
ExamadministeredataFINAArtisticSwimmingJudgesCertificationSchool.Thelistofjudgesforeach
competitionshouldbesentinadvancetoFINA.
PracticejudgesareacceptedatalleventsoftheSeries,maximumonejudgeperFederation.
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5. Results&AwardsResults:
ItisveryimportantforFINAtoreceivetheresultsassoonaspossibleaftereachsession.Thereisa
dedicatedemailaddresstoreceiveresultsfromallFINAcompetitions:
• [email protected](incopy)
Thepreferredformattoreceivetheresultsis:PDFandXML.TheXMLResultsDefinitionguideisbeing
updatedandwillbeavailableshortly.
Inadditiontothis,thenamesofthejudgesmustappearoneachresultsheet.
Theelectronicformatallowsustoinputallresultsrapidlyinourdatabase.ThePDFfilescanbeposted
toourwebsite,addingtothevalueandexposureofeachevent.
Awards:
Awardceremoniesshouldbeheldaftereachsession,orattheendofeachday.
Gala:
Agalamaybeheldattheendofeverycompetition.
6. DelegatesThefollowingdelegatescanbeexpectedateachevent:
• FINATASCMember
• JudgesEvaluator
• PressDelegateorCorrespondent
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FINA covers these persons’ expenses, the OC is kindly required to make arrangements for
accommodation,localtransportationandaccreditation.
The OC is required to work with our Press delegate/correspondent and allow him/her access to
information,resultsandphotos.
7. CompetitionProgramme
EverycompetitionpartoftheSeriesshouldincludethefollowingmedaleventsinitsprogramme:
• SoloTechnicalRoutine
• SoloFreeRoutine
• DuetTechnicalRoutine
• DuetFreeRoutine
• MixedDuetTechnicalRoutine
• MixedDuetFreeRoutine
• TeamTechnicalRoutine
• TeamFreeRoutine
• TeamHighlightsRoutine
• TeamFreeCombination
Theeventsaretoheldseparatelyandtheresultscannotbecombined.