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3 unusual facts about Synchronized swimming


Bert Hubbard

Bert Hubbard (born Albert Hubbard, 29 June 1927) is an American synchronized swimmer, choreographer and coach.

Dolphin Show

The 1944 Dolphin Show was a musical revue called "Wela Kahau" including women's water ballet and the men's Dolphin Club.

International Academy of Aquatic Art

The IAAA was founded in 1955 by former synchronized swimmers from the USA in order to develop swimming as artistic, creative and non-competitive activity.


Aflac

Celebrities have starred in the Aflac ads, including Chevy Chase (2003); Yogi Berra; Yao Ming; Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards (2008–); the United States Olympic synchronized swimming team (2004); and Wayne Newton playing at Stardust Hotel and Casino for the 2003 commercial.

City of Sports Complex

The site now counts on modern constructions such as the Rio Olympic Arena, where the Games' Basketball and Artistic Gymnastics competitions was held; the Maria Lenk National Aquatic Center, venue for the Swimming, Synchronized Swimming and Diving competitions; and the Barra Velodrome, where the Cycling (track) and Speed Skating events took place.

Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center

The Aquatic Center cost $16,800,000, and featured competitions in swimming, synchronized swimming, diving, water polo, and the swimming segment of the modern pentathlon competition.

Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!

A joke game based on the Olympic sport of synchronized swimming, the participants of this game must simultaneously (as a team) guess the type of food that they are given while their eyes are closed and noses are plugged.

Piscines Bernat Picornell

It hosted the swimming events, synchronized swimming events, the water polo final, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon event for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Stunt swimming

Synchronized swimming was one of the stunt swimming techniques that went on to become its own recognized style throught the efforts of Katherine Whitney Curtis, the originator of Synchronized Swimming.


see also

2010 European Junior Swimming Championships

The 2010 Championships were held in the same country, and the week after, the 2010 European Junior Championships for diving (9-13 July in Helsinki, Finland) and synchronized swimming (7-11 July in Tampere, Finland).

2021 World Aquatics Championships

Two of the competition venues will be located in Margaret Island: a brand-new indoor swimming pool complex for swimming, diving and synchronized swimming, and the existing Alfred Hajós sports pool for water polo.

Bert Hubbard

Contains informations about Bert Hubbard and the IAAA (Chapter I/2: History of synchronized swimming, pages 40-55).

With the introduction of the International Academy of Aquatic Art (IAAA) in 1955 men were welcomed in synchronized swimming events, and Hubbard created and performed as aquatic artist until 2009 in various compositions, especially solos, at many IAAA festivals throughout North America.

Katherine Whitney Curtis

While historical figures such as Esther Williams and Annette Kellerman are recognized for similar contributions, important historical details regarding the origin of the word "Synchronized Swimming", its reference to the Olympic sport and the technical structure of that sport are all credited to Curtis.

Mermaiding

Films like Bride of Frankenstein briefly employed tails, and the development of synchronized swimming became a major influence on many modern mermaids.

Miya Tachibana

During the summer of 2008, she was a synchronized swimming coach for the Santa Clara Aquamaids in Santa Clara, California.

Out To Swim

Inspired by the swimming teams at the Gay Games in Vancouver in 1990, the club has competed at national and international competitions; it has expanded to include a synchronized swimming team, and regularly competes in open water events.

Susan Buckner

She also appeared as one of The Krofftettes who performed synchronized swimming routines on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.

Sylvie Fréchette

She has also contributed as a swimmer, designer, and coach to the synchronized-swimming portions of Cirque du Soleil's water-based stage production O, which opened at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas in 1998.