Kristina Makushenko, a retired four-time world champion in synchronized swimming, performed Rachael Gunn’s viral breakdance routine from the 2024 Paris Olympics — while under water and wearing high ...
Eloise Amberger and Sarah Bombell of Australia compete in the Women's Duets Synchronised Swimming Free Routine Preliminary on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 6 ...
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 the early 20th century, most Western women still bound their cores in corsets. Not so with Annette Kellerman, the record-setting Australian swimmer who told a crowd of New York City socialites in ...
As a synchronized swimmer, your soundtrack is like this: noise, then silence, noise, then silence, noise, then silence. Half the time, you’re above water, and half, you’re underwater, in another realm ...
The Paris Olympics were remembered for many things, but not many people left quite the impression as Raygun. Rachael Gunn performed poorly during her debut breakdancing performance, but she ended up ...
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WASHINGTON — When you think of Olympic sports, what comes to mind? The thrilling sprint of a 100-meter dash? The grueling endurance of the marathon? Or perhaps the tough competition of the decathlon?
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, ...