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Line to Circle Transition
A group moves from a straight line into a circle and back on agreed counts – a simple formation change for routines.
- Stages
- Artistic Swimming – Stage 10
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Skills
- Transitions, Synchronisation, Artistic Movement
- Equipment
- Floating Toys
- Age
- 9–99 years
- Group size
- 4–12 swimmers
- Time
- About 6 minutes
- In a lesson
- Skill Development 2, Game / Consolidation
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Plenty of space; deep-water version only for confident swimmers.
What it develops
- Swim and hold patterns with spacing
- Synchronise with a partner or group
How to run it
- Group lines up side by side in back layout or upright.
- Over eight counts, the ends curve forward to form a circle.
- Hold for eight counts, then return to the line over eight counts.
- Repeat until the change is smooth and finishes on the count.
Teaching cues
- Know your spot in the circle.
- Use all eight counts.
- Even spacing at the end.
Make it easier
- Walk the transition in standing-depth water first.
Make it harder
- Change formation while performing an arm movement.
Common faults
- Arriving early or late.
- Uneven circle.
Corrections
- 'Arrive on eight, not before.'
- 'Check your neighbours.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Mark the circle centre with a floating toy and count the eights.