In 1984, when synchronized swimming debuted as an Olympic sport at the Summer Games in Los Angeles, Williams said: “Just imagine having the lung power of a long-distance runner, the leg strength ...

Meet Kristina Makushenko, the four-time World Champion in synchronized swimming, who performed Raygun’s breakdance routine from the 2024 Paris Olympics while underwater and wearing high heels… ...

The name “synchronized swimming” dates back to the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair, where an emerging style of swimming made its mass debut. In the 1920s and ’30s, swim clubs across the United ...

"The inclusion of men in Olympic Artistic Swimming was once considered the impossible dream," Bill May, the first male World Champion, said. "This proves that we should all dream big.

At its core, synchronized swimming is an aquatic sport that blends the art of dance with the power and endurance of swimming. This fascinating mix offers a range of benefits for both your mental ...

Officials hope rebranding synchronized swimming to artistic swimming will draw parallels to artistic gymnastics. Learn more about the sport’s history and name change.

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After the vote, former synchronized swimmer Kris Harley-Jesson kickstarted a Change.org petition in protest of the rebrand, explaining in the description that artistic swimming “does nothing to ...

[Nebbe] Synchronized swimming has been an official Olympic event since 1984. Girls at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, however, have participated in the sport for much longer.

The Russian Olympic Committee got the best of China to sweep the synchronized swimming gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. The Russian athletes used a free routine score of 98.8 to create ...

Book Review Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water By Vicki Valosik Liveright: 432 pages, $28.99 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org ...