Synchronized Swimming is an Olympic and collegiate sport that combines the skills of swimming, gymnastics, diving and dance. Synchronized swimmers execute precision movements in the water which require both incredible athleticism and artistic flair.
Synchronized Swimming is:
A gymnast performing underwater…A 400-meter freestyle event in swimming with little opportunity to breathe…The figures, leaps and spins of a figure skater performed in an unstable medium…The water polo player’s ability to emerge above the surface of the water with power and strength with an added touch of elegance…A dancer’s artistic flair with choreography, musical expressions, audience contact…Add grace and fluidity and multiply by two, three or eight individuals synchronizing each part of every movement and…That is Synchronized Swimming!