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Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming), also known as 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 ]
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 on cumulative ...
Artistic swimming was long referred to as synchronized swimming until after the 2016 Rio Olympics, when the international governing body, World Aquatics, ...
Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were staged from 15 to 20 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center. [1] A total of 104 athletes competed in two medal events, namely the women's duet and the women's team.
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 ...
The artistic swimming competition begins today at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with one major change compared with previous games: Men are allowed to compete for the first time.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, two events in synchronized swimming were contested, both for women only. Two gold medals were awarded in solo synchronized swimming after a judge inadvertently entered the score of "8.7" instead of the intended "9.7" in the computerized scoring system for one of Sylvie Fréchette's figures.
The Swimming Union of the Americas organizes Pan American Championships for the sport of artistic swimming (formerly, synchronized swimming).These are considered the official continental championships for the Americas (comprising North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean).