Synchronized swimming

Synchronized swimming

Synchronized swimming is a sport combining elements of swimming, dance and gymnastics in which teams perform routines that are scored by a panel of judges on a scale of 1 to 10 based on several categories.

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FINA

Sports; Synchronized swimming

Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) is the International Federation (IF) recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competition in the aquatic ...

Ballet leg double

Sports; Synchronized swimming

The swimmer is lying on their back they then bend both legs and bring the knees toward their chest, then they raise both legs and extended perpendicular to the surface of the water and the body is in ...

Ballet leg single

Sports; Synchronized swimming

The swimmer is lying on their back they then bend one leg bring the knee toward their chest, then this one leg is extended perpendicular to the surface of the water and the body is in a back layout ...

Bent-knee position

Sports; Synchronized swimming

When the swimmer is lying on their back and they have one leg bent at the knee so their foot is still on the surface of the water but the knee is brought toward their chest.

Body position

Sports; Synchronized swimming

The swimmers has their hips tucked up, they are underneath the water, the torso is straight and the head is above the water and steady with the eyes looking forward and the swimmer has a happy ...

Breaststroke

Sports; Synchronized swimming

In the breaststroke the legs and arms must be synchronized. The arms are allowed to make three different moves. The first move is out away from the swimmers body, then the arms go down toward the ...