Artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, is an aquatic sport combining swimming, gymnastics and dance in which individuals, duets or teams perform choreographed routines to music, judged on synchronization, technical skill and artistic impression. It has been part of the Summer Olympics since 1984 and is governed internationally by World Aquatics. The sport developed in North America in the early 20th century from water ballet exhibitions before becoming a formally judged competitive discipline.
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Originating Region International Governing BodyWorld Aquatics (formerly FINA) 1 Contact Level Playing Surface Classification
Olympic Programme Status Artistic Swimming
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1. Wikipedia, Synchronised Swimming
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The first recorded synchronised swimming competition took place in 1891 in Berlin, Germany.
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The sport is governed internationally by World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA).
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Competitors wear a noseclip to keep water from entering their nose when submerged.
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View the Source 2. Artistic swimming at the Summer Olympics (Wikipedia)
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aquatics is a summer Olympic sport that includes six disciplines: swimming, artistic swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming
Wikipedia, Diving (sport)
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The global governing body of diving is World Aquatics (name adopted in 2023), which also governs swimming, artistic swimming, water polo and open water swimming.
Artistic swimming (Wikipedia)
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also known as artistic swimming, is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronised choreographed routine, accompanied by music.
Anastasia Davydova (Wikipedia)
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is a Russian former synchronised swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist
Svetlana Romashina (Wikipedia)
Played By: Svetlana Romashina, Lead sentenceQuote, Played By: Svetlana Romashina, Lead sentence
is a former Russian synchronized swimmer
Sylvie Fréchette (Wikipedia)
Played By: Sylvie Fréchette, Lead sentenceQuote, Played By: Sylvie Fréchette, Lead sentence
is a Canadian former synchronised swimmer
Tracie Ruiz (Wikipedia)
Played By: Tracie Ruiz, Lead sentenceQuote, Played By: Tracie Ruiz, Lead sentence
is a former American competitive synchronized swimmer
Ona Carbonell (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ona Carbonell, Lead sentenceQuote, Played By: Ona Carbonell, Lead sentence
is a Spanish synchronized swimmer
Gemma Mengual (Wikipedia)
Played By: Gemma Mengual, Lead sentenceQuote, Played By: Gemma Mengual, Lead sentence
is a Spanish synchronised swimmer
Virginie Dedieu (Wikipedia)
Played By: Virginie Dedieu, Lead sentenceQuote, Played By: Virginie Dedieu, Lead sentence
is a French former synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist
Miya Tachibana (Wikipedia)
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is a Japanese competitor in synchronised swimming
Carolyn Waldo (Wikipedia)
Played By: Carolyn Waldo, Lead sentenceQuote, Played By: Carolyn Waldo, Lead sentence
is a Canadian former synchronized swimmer and broadcaster
Fumiko Okuno (Wikipedia)
Played By: Fumiko Okuno, LeadQuote, Played By: Fumiko Okuno, Lead
is a former competitor in synchronised swimming from Japan
Aleksandr Maltsev (synchronised swimmer) (Wikipedia)
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is a 4-time world champion and 6-time European champion in artistic swimming (mixed duet)
Elena Azarova (Wikipedia)
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is a Russian synchronized swimmer
Yelena Antonova (synchronised swimmer) (Wikipedia)
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is a Russian Synchro-swimmer
Thaïs Henríquez (Wikipedia)
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is a Spanish synchronized swimmer.
Bianca Hammett (Wikipedia)
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Bianca Hammett (born 12 September 1990) is an Australian synchronized swimmer.
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