What does it take to be a U.S. Olympic artistic swimmer? At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, dance lessons, mastery of the eggbeater, flamingo, scull and rocket ...

Artistic swimming returns to Paris with a revamped scoring system and defending gold medalists. Artistic swimming, known for its fusion of water acrobatics and music, first made waves decades ago.

Vicki Valosik is a writer and synchronized swimmer based in Washington, D.C. She is currently working on a book on the history of synchronized swimming and aquatic performance. Her writing has ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Imagine yourself dancing the tango, for four minutes, in a three-metre deep pool, in full make-up and in perfect time with seven others. Upside down, without ever touching the ...

The Australian team practices before competing in the Open Team Free Final at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup Super Final Budapest 2024 this July. Credit - David Balogh—Getty Images In ...

Of all the mysteries of synchronised swimming (otherwise known as “artistic swimming”), there’s one that plagues us. Sure, years of training help them move through the water weightlessly, and miracles ...

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The sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks. At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, ...