Synchronized swimming Index What is synchronixed swimming History

Synchronized swimming

Index Ø What is synchronixed swimming? Ø History Ø Positions Ø Teams Ø Curiosities

What is synchronized swimming? • Synchronized swimming is a discipline that combines swimming, dance and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers in the water conducting a routine of elaborate moves to the beat of the music. Synchronized swimming demand aquatic skills, and requires physical strength and flexibility, art and precision in time. Synchronized swimming is controlled by the International Swimming Federation, FINA

History(1) • At the beginning of the XX century, synchronized swimming was known as water ballet. The competition was first recorded in 1891 in Berlin, Germany. Many clubs were created at that time, and the sport was developed simultaneously in several countries: Australia, Canada, USA and Europe. While in the beginning was an exclusive sport for men, it quickly grew into a female form. In 1907, Australian Annette Kellerman popularized the sport in 1924, the first competition in North America was in Montreal, Canada, with Peg Seller as the first champion. Other pioneers of the sport were: Beulah Gundling, Käthe Jacobi, Dawn Bean, Billie Mac. Kellar, Teresa Anderson and Gail Johnson.

History(2) • En 1933 -1934 Katherine Curtis organizó un espectáculo, "The Modern Mermaids, para Feria Mundial en Chicago, el cual el presentador lo anunció como "Natación Sincronizada". Está fue la primera mención a este término, . , 1936). • Esther Williams, famosa actriz de Hollywood y nadadora. A ella se le atribuye ser la gran impulsora de este deporte, por haberlo hecho famoso en sus películas de los años 40 y 50 del siglo XX, haciéndolo llegar a todo el mundo. • La natación sincronizada femenina es deporte olímpico desde los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles en 1984

Positions • Back layout position • Front layout position

Positions • Ballet leg position • Vertical position

Teams • Spanish team: in the Olympics this year have obtained 2 medals.

Curiosities • • The synchronized swimming swimmers can hear the music underwater via speakers, or speakers, placed in the water, underwater calls. The synchronized swimming swimmers do not touch the bottom of the pool during routines (if they did they would be penalized in the final score). Hops are freehand The synchronized swimming swimmers keep their eyes open under water. The most important piece of "equipment" of the swimmers synchronized swimming is the clip (clips) that attach to the outside of the nose (nose clip). This serves to prevent water from entering the nasal cavity when their heads are tacking up in water. Generally swimmers maintain a synchronized swimming Extra Nose clip attached to her bathing suit, just in case you lose you have placed in the nose. The swimmers used fishtail, a type of gelatin, so the bow will not come apart during exercise. This is very important because if the bow is some slowdown swimmer penalizes the exercise