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Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA). [ 1] It has traditionally been a women's sport, although FINA introduced a new ...
Website. esther-williams .com. Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's ...
Release date. July 29, 2016. ( 2016-07-29) Running time. 77 minutes. Country. Canada. Perfect ( French: Parfaites) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jérémie Battaglia and released in 2016. [1] The film profiles Canada's synchronized swimming team as the prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The new book 'Swimming Pretty' traces an art form and a sport to its inception, back when women were discouraged from swimming for modesty's sake. Synchronized swimming is even more impressive ...
The world of show business reinforced the view of synchronized swimming as an activity for women—from filmmaker Busby Berkeley’s water ballets featuring female swimmers in shifting ...
2028. Medalists. Artistic swimming (known as synchronised swimming until 2017) has been an event at the Summer Olympics since the 1984 Games. The current Olympic program consists of a Women's Duet event and a Mixed Team event. In the Women's Duet, pairs complete two routines, the Duet Technical routine and Duet Free routine, with medals awarded ...
Synchronized swimming is one of those incredibly niche sports you almost forget is real. Almost as if its entire existence is being parodied in movies and television. In reality, the sport is very ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in Artistic Swimming (synchronized swimming). Current Olympic program