Welcome to Artistic Swimming, where self-expression meets team building and trust.
The SwimRVA Rapids Artistic Swimming program combines endurance, breath control and body positioning. Find your symphony of skills mixing dance, sports, cheerleading and unique team-building experiences.
What Is Artistic Swimming?
Artistic swimming is more often known as synchronized swimming. This sport combines gymnastics, dance and swimming to create a complex routine that is set to music. While the sport of artistic swimming is very complex, it teaches the following skills at its core:
Strength: In practicing and performing a routine, artistic swimming requires upper and lower body strength as well as core engagement. You will train in and out of the water to enhance your muscular strength.
Coordination: Artistic swimming is about fully coordinating every move with a partner. This will work your brain — as well as your body — to memorize and perform complex routines.
Flexibility: Artistic swimming involves jumps, lifts, twists and more to create stunning visuals. This requires a level of flexibility and agility unique to this sport.
Mermaids: Our mermaid group is an introduction to artistic swimming and invites participants to learn the very basics of the sport without competing.
Novice: Novice-level artistic swimmers are usually aged 12 and under with one or two years of experience. These swimmers will compete in a team routine, with the option of performing in a trio, duet or solo.
Intermediate: The intermediate team’s routines are longer and more complex compared to the novice group. Intermediate swimmers will also complete a team routine with the choice to perform solo, in a duet or in a trio.
Age Group: Swimmers will graduate to the age group level once they have mastered basic and advanced artistic swimming skills. This group can use their skills in regional and national competitions.
Open House
Click below to RSVP for the SwimRVA Artistic Swimming open house on Tuesday, October, 28, 2025 from 6-6:45pm at SwimRVA-CSAC (5050 Ridgedale Parkway)
We don’t just teach skills — we help teach a positive, team-focused mindset to your child.
Artistic swimming is a unique and fun blend of gracefulness and strength.
We help your child focus on water proficiency, trusting their body, character development and general life skills.
We pro-rate the first month — there are no contracts and no cancellation fees…ever.
Join Our Artistic Swimming Team!
If your child loves gymnastics, dance or swimming, they may enjoy the unique sport of artistic swimming. This unique opportunity can help them find their next passion while teaching them various disciplinary skills in and out of the water. Sign them up today!
It's not only a great community, it's also a great way to express who I really am. I am surrounded by people who are not going to judge me and I am true to be myself.
