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22. ABC Online News - Sports: Synchronized Swimming swimming synchronized swimming. Of all the olympic sports, synchronizedswimming has been the butt of the most jokes. Its critics http://www.abc.net.au/news/olympics/sports/synchro.htm

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navbuilder("window","gender","sportbuttons","sportnav",140,12,"","006847","006847",2); //navbuilder("window","infonav","mainleftnav","leftnav",124,10,"","0000cc","ffffff",10); Staff Directory B Club - UAB Letter Club Sponsorship Opportunities Camps ... Bogdana Zareva Qualifies For 2004 Olympic Games Former UAB synchronized swimmer Bogdana Zareva has qualified to compete in the 2004 Olympic games to be held Aug. 13-29 in Athens, Greece. Zareva and her partner Assia Anastassova will compete in the duet event for the Bulgarian National Team in the synchronized swimming competition. (more) Blazers Place Fifth At U.S. Nationals The UAB synchronized swimming team notched a fifth place finish in the team event at the U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Championships, held at Avery Aquatic Center. The UAB team of Amanda Haeuser, Stacey Jackson, Stephanie Jackson, Megan Kelly, Stacy Leiker, Kara Morgan, Sara Petrov and Hallie Todd posted an overall score of 93.400. (more) Blazers Place Third At Collegiate Championships For the third consecutive season, the UAB synchronized swimming team notched a third-place finish at the U.S. Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Championships, held at the Canham Natatorium on the University of Michigan campus. The Blazers posted an overall score of 67. (more) Blazers Top Nebraska 92-39 Blazers To Host Nebraska Wedneday At Bell Aquatics Center Blazers To Host Spring Exhibition Saturday ... Weekly Release UAB Athletics 1530 Third Avenue South Bartow East Tower Birmingham, AL 35294-1160

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28. Summer Olympics 2000 Synchronized Swimming Fan Guide Check out each sport s fan guide for more In the Crosshairs looksat the olympic sports. synchronized swimming in the Crosshairs. http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/synchro/s/viewers.html

ESPN Keyword Search ESPN.com Search The Web ESPN Network: ESPN.com NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR ... U.S. Roster Tuesday, September 19 Synchronized Swimming Fan Guide IN THE CROSSHAIRS ESPN.com puts Olympic synchronized swimming In the Crosshairs with our interactive fan guide feature. Check out each sport's fan guide for more In the Crosshairs looks at the Olympic sports. Synchronized swimming in the Crosshairs Olympic competition dates: Sept. 24-29 Venue: Sydney International Aquatic Centre The outlook Women-only event was an exhibition sport from 1948 to 1968. Debuted as a full medal sport at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Judging of technical routine and free routine is similar to figure skating. The United States and Canada won every gold and silver medal in the first four Olympic competitions, but their leading swimmers retired after Atlanta. Russia and Japan emerged as the new leaders at the world championships two years ago. The finer points Format: Swimmers have to hold their breaths for long periods, with up to 60 percent of their routine performed underwater. Synchronized swimming consists of technical and free routine competitions, accounting for 35 percent and 65 percent of the final score, respectively. For the technical portion, swimmers perform specified moves, which include twirls, thrusts, boosts and rockets, without touching the bottom of the pool. Judges look for height, synchronization and degree of difficulty. Equipment: Nose guards to keep out water, gel to keep hair in place and underwater speakers to hear the music.

29. Athens Olympic Sports Complex - Olympic Aquatic Centre is located at the main Athens olympic sports Complex (OAKA) in the Maroussi district,will host the swimming, water polo, synchronized swimming and diving http://www.ana.gr/olympics/English/pages/OlympicVenues/StadiaOAKA-YgrosStibos.ht

Olympic Bulletin History Olympic Venues Olympic Sports Greece Today ... Information Athens Olympic Sports Complex - Olympic Aquatic Centre Venues in Athens Agios Kosmas Ano Liossia A.O.S.C. Athens City Centre ... Vouliagmeni Venues in other cities Ancient Olympia Heraklio Patras Thessaloniki ... Volos The Olympic Aquatic Centre, which is located at the main Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA) in the Maroussi district, will host the swimming, water polo, synchronized swimming and diving events for both the Olympics and the Paralympic Games of 2004. Specifically, the swimming and water polo events will be held at the main pool for the Olympic Games, whereas synchronised swimming will be hosted at the synchronised swimming pool. Finally, water polo and diving will be held at the indoor pool. The swimming events for the Paralympic Games will take place at the indoor pool. The venue's distance from the Olympic village is 15 kilometers. The seating capacity of the Olympic pools is: Main pool: 11,000 spectators

30. Synchronized Swimming - Encyclopedia Article About Synchronized Swimming. Free A synchronized swimming is an olympic The Summer olympic Games featuring a larger rangeof sports than others. olympic victory is generally considered to be the http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Synchronized swimming

Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Synchronized swimming Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition A hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and ballet, synchronized swimming involves competitors (either individuals or teams) performing aesthetically pleasing and difficult movements while holding their breath and keeping afloat in water. Synchronized swimming is an Olympic The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. The Olympics are the most prestigious of such events in the world, featuring a larger range of sports than others. Olympic victory is generally considered to be the most prestigious achievement in any field of sport. Competitors represent their countries of origin, with gold medals being awarded for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1904. Click the link for more information. sport, which combines the qualities of gymnastics Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring strength, flexibility, and kinaesthetic awareness. It developed from fitness exercises used by ancient Greek soldiers, as well incorporating cavalry skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and circus performance skills.

31. EdGate Summer Games Get in synch at the International olympic Committee synchronized swimming For moreinformation on competitive synchronized swimming around the world More sports. http://www2.edgate.com/summergames/spotlight_sport/synchro_swim.php

Brought to you by EdGate and Griffin Publishing Home About Athens Healthy Bodies ... Spotlight Sport Synchronized Swimming Synchronized swimming is a sport requiring power, strength, and technical skill. These artistically choreographed routines display overall body strength and agility, grace and beauty, split-second timing, musical interpretation, and a flair for the dramatic. Maintaining an effortless appearance while performing a strenuous routine is very difficult, yet this is an important quality expected by the judges. The physical demands and endurance needed to perform the approximately four-minute routine are not much different from running for that same length of time. They also spend hours every day practicing ballet and various forms of dance to develop the artistic expression and fluid, graceful movements that are essential to synchronized swimming.

32. Canadian Olympic Committee of swimmers performing balletlike manoeuvres in the water in ancient times, theorigin of synchronized swimming as an organized, competitive sport dates to http://www.olympic.ca/EN/sports/synchro.shtml

HOME "What you saw on the ice was me. What you saw is what you got." Catriona Le May Doan Sports Aquatics > Synchronized Swimming Origins While there is evidence of swimmers performing ballet-like manoeuvres in the water in ancient times, the origin of synchronized swimming as an organized, competitive sport dates to earlier this century. In the 1920s, a group of Canadian women, led by national calibre water polo player and diver Margaret Sellers, developed what they called "ornamental swimming" from life saving and swimming techniques. Over the next 20 years the sport grew, music was added to the routines and the name changed to "synchronized swimming". Canadians have continued to be leaders in developing the sport. Since 1973, when the first world championships were held, Canadian swimmers have won medals at every major international competition. The Sport Synchronized swimmers perform a series of rhythmic interpretations of specific movements on or under the water, marked by a panel of judges. Each team of eight swimmers performs a technical routine between 2:50 and 3:00 long, and a free routine between 4:45 and 5:15 long. The technical routine must include seven prescribed elements. Free routines are choreographed and swimmers' movements are expected to be synchronized with the music and with other swimmers. Technical merit and artistic impression marks are given for each routine. The highest and lowest marks are discarded, and the remaining marks are averaged. The technical merit mark is then multiplied by six and the artistic impression mark multiplied by four to arrive at a total mark for that routine. The mark for the technical routine counts for 35% of the final score and the free routine counts for 65%.

33. Sports: Synchronized Swimming It is also one of the few sports developed by in encouraging the development of synchronizedswimming, writing the to have it recognized as an olympic event. http://library.usask.ca/herstory/synch.html

Sports: Synchronized Swimming Peg Seller 46 KB They called their invention "ornamental and scientific swimming;" we know it as synchronized swimming. It was a Canadian idea, developed by three Montreal women who recognized that not everyone interested in competitive aquatics cared for speed swimming. It is also one of the few sports developed by women, for women. Peg Seller Herstory 1977) was instrumental in encouraging the development of synchronized swimming, writing the rules for international competition and lobbying to have it recognized as an Olympic event. Canadian women have excelled at the sport: most recently, Herstory 1995) won a gold medal despite personal tragedy and errors by the Olympic judges.

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The 2004 Olympics Synchronized Swimming summer games schedule, game times, tickets, and game dates listing. The 2004 Olympics Synchronized Swimming events will be held at Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece, Greece. Available tickets are going fast. Check out the seats listings. Enjoy watching the summer games at the Olympics. The Synchronized Swimming event at the 2004 Olympics summer games will be held on/at: Olympic Summer Games - Synchronized Swimming August 23, 2004, 7:30 PM at Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece Olympic Summer Games - Synchronized Swimming August 23, 2004, 8:00 PM at Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece Olympic Summer Games - Synchronized Swimming August 24, 2004, 7:30 PM at Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece Olympic Summer Games - Synchronized Swimming August 25, 2004, 7:30 PM at Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece Olympic Summer Games - Synchronized Swimming August 26, 2004, 7:30 PM at Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece Olympic Summer Games - Synchronized Swimming August 27, 2004, 7:30 PM at Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece

35. Sports: Synchronized Swimming: The Unknown Sport according to the team s level of synchronized performance athleticism and the interactionof the swimmers with the that it is now an olympic sport, people from http://www.teenink.com/Past/9900/November/Sports/Synchronized.html

S ynchronized swimming has been virtually unknown for many years, though you've probably seen it mocked on "Saturday Night Live" and in commercials. But the question is, do you really know what synchronized swimming is, and that it's a difficult and demanding sport? Our routines are judged and scored by a panel of experts. The scoring is very similar to figure-skating events. One one-hundredth of a point can mean the difference between a first and second-place medal. In this sport there are many rules to follow or risk a penalty. You are not allowed to walk, stand or push off the bottom of the pool or you receive a 1-2 point penalty. You are supposed to keep your shoulders out of the water using your legs in a movement called the eggbeater. The scull that we use to keep our legs out of the water and keep the water measure at our knees is called support hand sculling. It is hard to learn but once you master it, it helps with all of synchronized swimming. Some might call synchronized swimming water gymnastics. I prefer it to actual gymnastics; if you fall, the water will catch you. Our team routines usually consist of eight swimmers and last 4-5 minutes. Duets and trios are 3-4 minutes and solos last 2-3 minutes. All of these routines are judged according to the team's level of synchronized performance. They include: movement using the entire pool, creativity, athleticism and the interaction of the swimmers with the audience and judges.

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Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts History Synchronized Swimming Olympic Medallists HOME DIARY HISTORY LINKS ... Olympics Solo Duet Team 1996 UNITED STATES 99.720 Suzannah Bianco, Tammy Cleland, Becky Dyroen Lancer, Heather Pease, Jill Savery, Nathalie Schneyder, Heather Simmons Carrasco, Jill Sudduth Canada 98.367 Lisa Alexander, Janice Bremner, Karen Clark, Karen Fonteyne, Sylvie Frechette, Christine Larsen, Cari Read, Erin Woodley Japan 97.753 Raika Fuiji, Rei Jimbo, Miho Kawabe, Akiko Kawase, Riho Nakajima, Miya Tachibana, Miho Takeda, Junko Tanaka 2000 RUSSIA 99.146 Yelena Asarova, Olga Brusnikina, Maria Kisseleva, Olga Novokshenova, Irina Perchina, Yelena Soia, Julia Vassilieva, Olga Vassioukova Japan 98.860 Ayano Egami, Raika Fujii, Yoko Isoda, Rei Jimbo, Miya Tachibana, Miho Takeda, Yoko Yoneda, Yuko Yoneda Canada 97.357 Lyne Beaumont, Claire Carver-Dias, Erin Chan, Catherine Garceau, Fanny Létourneau, Kirstin Normand, Jacinthe Taillon, Reidun Tatham Top Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts Web Page by Stephen Harris 4u@sportsfacts.net

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38. Olympic Sports History - History Of Sports In The Olympic Games a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics and became a medal sport in 1992 plantedthe first seed of what was to become synchronized swimming http://www.athenshousing.com/olympicshistory/olympicsports.html

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40. ISHOF - Michelle Calkins (CAN) - 2001 Honor Synchronized Swimmer young female athletes of the year by sports Federation of Canada. Andall this before synchronized swimming became an olympic sport! http://www.ishof.org/01mcalkins.html

MICHELLE CALKINS (CAN) Honor Synchronized Swimmer FOR THE RECORD: 1973 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: silver (team); 1978 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (duet); 1976 PAN AMERICAN GAMES: silver (team); 1976 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: silver (team); 1977 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (duet); NATIONAL TEAM COACH AND OLYMPIC COACH: 1988 - present. Coach Debbie Muir of the Calgary Aquabelles had a knack for pairing the two most synchronized swimmers on her team when she paired Michelle Calkins with Helen Vanderberg to win the 1978 World Championships duet in Berlin, Germany. It marked the first time that Canadian synchronized swimmers had won a World Duet Championship, an important milestone in the evolution of synchronized swimming in Canada. In 1977, Michelle and her Hall of Fame partner Helen were named to the Elaine Tanner Award as Canada's best young female athletes of the year by Sports Federation of Canada. And all this before synchronized swimming became an Olympic sport! In 1969, Michelle won the '12 and under' Alberta Provincial Figures Trophy and was on her way to synchronized swimming stardom. By 1971, she was a member of The Aquabelles Junior National Team Champions and in 1973 a Canadian Junior National Solo Champion. From 1973 to 1978, she won seven Canadian Senior National Championships in duet, team and figures events. Her first international competition was winning the silver medal in the 1973 First World Championships team event in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. She won the silver in the Mexico City 1975 Pan American Games team event. The Pan Pacific Championships of 1976 and 1977 were the warm up to the gold medal performance of the 1978 World Championships. All this was before synchronized swimming was an Olympic event. Also during 1978, she performed in a demonstration of synchronized swimming at the Edmonton Commonwealth Games before synchronized swimming became an official Commonwealth Games event eight years later in 1986.

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