During the very first lockdown we had many family zoom calls – on one, we all decided to represent a sport. Guess the sport we are trying.
Here’s a YouTube Link to see what everyone else did.
Synchronised swimming or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronised choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the Fédération internationale de natation or International Swimming Federation). It is traditionally a women’s sport, although FINA introduced a new mixed duet competition at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships that included male swimmers.
Synchronised swimming has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1984 and now features women’s duet and team events. On instruction of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FINA renamed the sport from “synchronszed swimming” to “artistic swimming” in 2017—a decision that has faced controversy.
