Technical Routines
Tech Routines are performed instead of figures for 16-19 age-group swimmers and count as 50% of the final routine score. A tech routine is like a free routine except the swimmers are required to perform 5 elements during the routine in the right order. Tech routines don't have as much creative freedom as free routines because swimmers must be synchronized most of the time and must be facing the same direction except during underwater transitions. The elements and the length of the routine varies between solos, duets, and teams.