When I was a small child, my mother often brought me along when she taught physical education at a small women’s college, run by nuns who were happy to have a young married woman to handle fencing ...

PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica — Port Antonio is known for its water. It is home to the Blue Lagoon, a placid pool fed by the Caribbean Sea that’s surrounded by waterfalls, a lush green jungle and a string of ...

We challenged a group of water polo players to try to keep up with synchronized swimmers. These athletes take the ultimate test and see if their technique, strength, and coordination are enough to ...

Synchronized swimming is no doubt a beautiful sport. It was arguably popularized by the iconic Esther Williams in the mid 1900s, but it was shown more in an artistic and theatrical way. Since then, ...

The swimmers move in graceful unison, performing somersaults in the water. They are the ladies of The Brooklyn Peaches Synchronized Swimming Troupe, who have created a new sense of community at the ...

Let me take you back—back to a time when Elsa and Anna reigned supreme. The year is 2014, and the popular animated movie Frozen is still sweeping the world a year after its release, eliciting choruses ...

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers — now called artistic swimmers — have heard the putdowns before. But they’re getting ...

The Aquanauts of Clear Lake synchronized swimming team recently (May 4-5) competed in the Regional Synchronized Swimming Championships in Irving, Texas. This championship includes teams from all of ...

“Interrupted Routine” is an article documenting the reactions of Stanford synchronized swimmers, both past and present, to the July 8 announcement that Stanford Athletics would discontinue 11 varsity ...

I realize that I am funny to you. The fact that I spent more than 15 years donning sequined headpieces and swimsuits and forcing a smile while wearing noseclips and performing to the music of John ...