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Mirror Image Sequence
Two swimmers perform a short sequence as mirror images – one turns left while the other turns right – creating a symmetrical picture.
- Stages
- Artistic Swimming – Stage 10
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Skills
- Rotation, Synchronisation, Artistic Movement
- Equipment
- None
- Age
- 9–99 years
- Group size
- 2–16 swimmers
- Time
- About 7 minutes
- In a lesson
- Skill Development 2, Game / Consolidation
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Enough space between partners for spins and rolls.
What it develops
- Synchronise with a partner or group
- Create simple choreography
How to run it
- Pairs face the same direction side by side.
- Plan a short sequence with a spin, an arm lift and a roll.
- Swimmer A does it to the left, swimmer B to the right, at the same moment.
- Perform for another pair, who check the picture looks symmetrical.
Teaching cues
- Opposite directions, same timing.
- Same size movements.
- Hold the finish.
Make it easier
- Arm movements only while sculling in back layout.
Make it harder
- Add a formation change: start apart, finish close.
Common faults
- Both turning the same way.
- Movements different sizes.
Corrections
- 'You're a reflection in a mirror.'
- 'Match how far you reach.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Stand as the audience in front of the pair and tell them whether the picture looked balanced.