Artistic or synchronized swimming is an aesthetic sport that is charcterized as acyclic multi-structural movements. In the competitive part, swimmers compete in routines and figures. The figures are a combination of basic body positions and transitions. In fact, those are isolated elements and are performed in a controlled motion, with no music backgroun. Judges should only evaluate the quality of performed elements. The aim of this paper was to determine whether the physical appearance of a synchronized swimmer's influences the judges’ scores in figures. The research was conducted on 74 young junior swimmers from all Croatian clubs. Their physical appearance was assessed using a segmental scale, which was evaluated by independent judges: the appearance of the feet and knees, the appearance of the whole legs and the overall visual impression. Using partial correlations, it was concluded that their physical appearance and rating of swimmers correlated with each other. We have proven over time that physical appearance has nevertheless made it influence on judges' ratings. Considering that this sport belongs to the group of those who prefer thinness, and also develops a risk of eating disorder, it is really necessary to pay attention to physical appearance and health of young swimmers in order to prevent the consequences of the trend of appearance in aesthetic sports.