Artistic swimming—formerly known as synchronized swimming—is a wild and wonderful Olympic sport. It’s absolutely grueling for the athletes; they are expected to twist, flip, and kick in ...

There have also been outfits that featured birds, butterflies, robots, chess pieces, and bedazzled boxing gloves. Here are some of the other artistic swimming costumes from the 2024 Paris Olympics ...

At its core, artistic swimming is a synchronized routine performed in the water. Imagine a choreographed dance number, but the dancers are underwater, often in intricate formations.

From eerie fairytale inspired routines to over the top outfits and makeup, TIME presents the best pictures of the glamorous yet misunderstood sport of synchronized swimming at the 2012 London ...

From FloJo's iconic hooded suit to Team Japan's 1964 arrival, these are the Olympic outfits that have really stood out over the years. 1924: ... 2004: Canada's Synchronized Swimming Team.

Olympic gymnasts aren't the only ones with a dazzling sense of style. On Aug. 2, day 10 of the Olympic Games, Mexican synchronized swimming duo Nuria Diosdado and Joana Jiménez García pulled out ...

The Olympic Aquatics Centre is hosting the artistic swimming competition of these Paris Games, which runs from Monday, August 5 to Saturday, August 10. The first medals will be awarded on ...

Esther Williams, Million Dollar Mermaid keriluna via tumblr Most people think of synchronized swimming, which gained Olympic status in 1984, as a newcomer sport that dates back only as far as ...

While synchronized swimming seems all sorts of sparkly and beautiful and effortless to casual viewers, it's actually very, very hard work. Fortunately, Team USA's synchronized swimmers Mariya ...