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 ...

What does it take to be a U.S. Olympic artistic swimmer? At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, dance lessons, mastery of the eggbeater, flamingo, scull and rocket ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — 9-year-old Cammie Engel grew up around the pool. “She was born in Florida and we obviously had to get her in swimming lessons really quickly,” her mom, Mollie Engel, said. But ...

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — Kids in the Town of Tonawanda got a chance to make a splash and try something new over the weekend. The Aquettes held a free synchronized swimming class Sunday morning. They are a ...

It turns out that synchronized swimming -- often lumped with cheerleading, ballroom dancing and other activities as hobbies rather than sports -- is a lot harder than it looks. It takes flexibility, ...

Introduction to Synchronized Swimming is one of many new programs offered this fall at the Blacksburg Aquatic Center, a part of the Town’s Parks and Recreation Department. Often thought of as “water ...

After the Ohio State synchronized swim team’s win at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals in San Antonio, Texas, head coach Holly Vargo-Brown woke up with next year’s season on her mind. Ohio State added ...

LOS ANGELES Founded in 2008, the Aqualillies are a mix of old and new /*Hollywood*/. They are synchronized swimmers and dancers, using Southern California pools as their stage. "What inspires me is a ...

Aqualillies, Southern California's acclaimed synchronized swimming troupe, holds exactly one public performance each year. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. That performance ...

When it comes to making waves in a single sport, it's hard to top Beulah Gundling. The Cedar Rapids native helped develop and popularize synchronized swimming, winning the Canadian solo title in 1949 ...