Artistic swimming—formerly known as synchronized swimming—is a wild and wonderful Olympic sport. It’s absolutely grueling for the athletes; they are expected to twist, flip, and kick in ...

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When swimmers from around the world dive off of blocks into the pool at Paris’ Aquatics Centre beginning on July 27 and into the Seine River on August 8 and 9, they’ll be competing in suits ...

It's not just swimming—it's a choreographed aquatic ballet that will have you dreaming of glittering costumes and underwater spins long after the splash settles.

18 Incredible Pictures of Olympic Artistic Swimming. ... Competitors don't wear just normal swimsuits — they're decorated one-piece costumes and paired with waterproof makeup.

If you’ve been watching the Olympics, you may have noticed that synchronized swimming has a new name. In July 2017, the International Swimming Federation, or FINA, announced that the sport would ...

From iconic figures like Olympic swimmers and lifeguards to whimsical and fantastical sea creatures, this list of 15 costume ideas for swimmers offers everyone a wide range of choices.

"Star Wars" star Daisy Ridley had to endure some heavy costumes for her role as the real-life Olympic swimmer who made history crossing the English Channel in the 1920s.

Men have competed in artistic swimming, also called synchronized swimming or synchro, at the lower levels for years. The sport made its Olympic debut in 1984 and, while it had been open only to ...

Here are some of the other artistic swimming costumes from the 2024 Paris Olympics that we’ve loved so far. Canada, Round 2 Oscar J Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images ...

Amin Mohammad Jamali/Getty Images. Artistic swimming—formerly known as synchronized swimming—is a wild and wonderful Olympic sport. It’s absolutely grueling for the athletes; they are expected to ...