In the dissertation work the role and significance of acrobatic movements in competitive routines of female swimmers are determined; acrobatic movements performed by swimmers are classified into four groups – dynamic (throwing and jumping), static (acrobatic movements performed on the support), combined (acrobatic movements that contain components of both groups) and platforms (the featured–swimmer balances on the formation created by other swimmers).
For each of these groups, the main components were identified that affect the complexity of the acrobatic movement and, accordingly, their technical value. As a result of further analysis, each of the components of the main group of acrobatic movements was distributed according to the types of components that directly affect the technical value of the component. Then, based on the analysis of difficulty and methods of determining the technical value of the elements (parts) of acrobatic movement a universal formula was created. That allows setting the degree of difficulty of acrobatic movement.
In the work, for the first time, the scientific data of the inseparability of acrobatic exercises as an important component of the competition program confirmed by experts in their works Maksimova M. (2007), Petrenko A. (2019), Iglesias X. (2014), Yumi Adachi (2015), Miwako Homma (2013), Li Li, L.He (2020).
The data of specialists Bodrenkova I. (2013), Isaeva L. (2018), Bateeva N. (2012), Morozevych–Shilyuk T. (2021), Smirnova Yu. (2014), Shkrebtia Yu. (2015) on the importance of the presence of coefficients of technical value of acrobatic exercises for objectivity of judging in aesthetic sports.
Secondly, the results of the existing developments of specialists Karpenko L. (2016), Rudkovska T. (2011), Ntomali S. (2021), Luo Q. (2021) on the construction of competitive programs using acrobatic exercises in aesthetic forms have been supplemented and expanded. sports in particular in artistic swimming.
Third, in the course of the study for the first time:
1. All acrobatic movements were classified and divided into four main groups: group A – dynamic (jumping, pushing/throwing), group B – static (balancing), group C – combined acrobatic movements and group P – platforms;
2. The main components of acrobatic movements that determine its difficulty and technical value are identified;
3. Developed a universal algorithm for calculating the degree of difficulty of acrobatic movements in artistic swimming;
4. In each of the subgroups the main components were identified. That affects technical value of acrobatic movements;
5. Based on the obtained classifications, judges’ tables have been developed for convenient verification of demonstrated acrobatic movements, which coaches fill in in advance and submit to the start of the competition where the elements that the swimmers plan to demonstrate are prescribed;
6. A system of codes has been developed that can be used by chief recorders in competitions. Each letter of the code is associated with acrobatic movement components and scores;
7. Based on the developed system for determining the difficulty and technical value of acrobatic movements, an automatic online calculator for coaches, judges and technical controllers was created (www.synchroswim.com.ua). The coach, choosing the combination of acrobatic movement’s components he needs, can calculate the technical value of the acrobatic movement or create a new combination of components.
