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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 ]
When she finally returned home in 1962 after observing synchronized swimming all over Europe, her baby was a full-blown sport and has been a dominant American aquatic sport and art form ever since. Her pioneer book Rhythmic Swimming (1936) was a classic textbook on the sport she originated. [ 4 ]
Curtis soon founded co-ed synchronized swimming clubs at two different teaching colleges in Chicago, and when the two groups held a synchro swim-off in 1939, it marked the sport’s first competition.
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (/ ˈ ɛ d ər l i /; [1] October 23, 1905 [2] – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. [3] Among other nicknames, the press called her "Queen of the Waves". [4] [5]
Swimming in the United States Country United States Governing body USA Swimming National team(s) United States Olympics team, United States national team National competitions U.S. Masters Swimming International competitions FINA World Aquatics Championships Summer Olympics Swimming in the United States began competitively in the 1880s. The first nationally recognized swimming organization was ...
Swimming was held at the first Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens. [16] Six events were planned for the swimming competition, but only four events were actually contested: 100 m, 500 m, and 1200 m freestyle and 100 m for sailors.
Japan National Swimming Championships (Japan Swim) Italian National Championships (Spring - Absolute, Summer, Winter), open to international competition; Lithuanian Swimming Championships, for example 2020 Lithuanian Swimming Championships; Russian National Swimming Championships, for example 2023 Russian National Swimming Championships
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams that officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport within the country, in accordance with the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.