What does it take to be a U.S. Olympic artistic swimmer? At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, dance lessons, mastery of the eggbeater, flamingo, scull and rocket ...
In “Swimming Pretty,” Vicki Valosik connects the evolution of an unlikely sport with the century-long struggle of women to be taken seriously in the water. By Jennifer Schuessler Jennifer Schuessler ...
From NPR News, this is WEEKEND EDITION. I'm Ari Shapiro. As part of NPR's series on American athletes preparing for the Summer Olympics, we're going to take a look at synchronized swimming. This sport ...
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — There is just something special about the ladies in the pool for Cumberland Valley's synchronized swimming team. Every time the girls hit the water, it's all about putting on a ...
The Paris Olympics stoked fervor for sports that aren’t always familiar. If you watched the games and thought you might want to try pommel horse, breaking, or synchronized swimming, here’s how you can ...
It's the first time the United States has competed in Artistic swimming since the Beijing Games in 2008. It's also the first time at the Olympics that men are now allowed to compete in artistic ...
Najla Brannin knew her dream was to become an Olympic swimmer when she was six years old. “I needed something to do after school. I was at the pool and my mom saw they were having diving tryouts and ...
The sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks. At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, ...
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