synchronized swimming
Poolside ballet teamwork
Synchronized swimming is an aquatic sport combining swimming, dance, and gymnastics, performed in water to music.
Competitors execute choreographed routines of precise movements—legs rising in unison, formations shifting in mirrored patterns.
The sport demands breath control, flexibility, and spatial awareness.
Now officially called artistic swimming, though the older name persists in common usage.
Collective fund or basin
- underwaterBelow the surface
- noseclipsDevice sealing nostrils
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
- capsHeadwear or upper limits
buoyancy · float · dive · kick · splash · chlorine · eggbeater · sculling
Refined, graceful quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
balletic · finesse · ethereal · aesthetic · symmetry · extension · lines · musicality
Art of choosing moments
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
calibration · counts · mirror · spacing · execution · control · consistency · split-second
Regular sequence of actions
- formationCreation or arrangement
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
transition · staging · theme · narrative · interpretation · hybrid · highlight · acrobatic routine
Global athletic contest
- medalsAwards for achievement
- judgingForming an opinion
- scoresAchieves points; many
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
championship · artistic impression · difficulty · penalty · deductions · qualification · preliminary · final
Wholeness through cohesion
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- cohesionTendency to bind together
trust · partnership · camaraderie · interplay · group dynamics · eight · connection · chemistry
pool
Collective fund or basin
- underwaterBelow the surface
- noseclipsDevice sealing nostrils
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
caps · buoyancy · float · dive · kick · splash · chlorine · eggbeater · sculling · treading
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
expression · balletic · finesse · ethereal · aesthetic · symmetry · extension · lines · musicality · showmanship
timing
Art of choosing moments
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
unison · calibration · counts · mirror · spacing · execution · control · consistency · split-second · uniformity
routine
Regular sequence of actions
- formationCreation or arrangement
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
tableau · transition · staging · theme · narrative · interpretation · hybrid · highlight · acrobatic routine · duet
Olympics
Global athletic contest
podium · championship · artistic impression · difficulty · penalty · deductions · qualification · preliminary · final · world championships
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
cohesion · trust · partnership · camaraderie · interplay · group dynamics · eight · connection · chemistry · support
- water showsdolphin show, orca show, sea lion show, seal show, whale show
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- swimmingswim team, swim teams, swim coach, swim coaches, swim meet
- water sportssurfing, surfer, diving, diver, rowing
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- Olympic Sportsathletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing
synchronized swimmingsprint racing
Short-distance speed competition
competitive racing · time trials · competitive swimming · lap swimming · diving
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