Synchronized Swimming

This summer take place in Barcelona World Swimming Championships. Will be held from 19 July to 4 August 2013. Groups the modalities of swimming, open water, synchronized jumps and water polo.

Let's see a little more about the discipline of synchronized swimming. The Spanish team's technical director of sync, Ana Montero, is very optimistic about getting great results, this edition of the World Cup.

Synchronized swimming, after having given so many medals for Spanish sport, was left with considerable uncertainty, after removal of the swimmer Andrea Fuentes and Anna Tarrés progress.

Some curiosities about this sport that I would highlight are:

In the beginning was an exclusively male sport, where now only has the female category. At the beginning of the last century was known as water ballet and synchronized swimming women's Olympic sport since 1984.

In the competition, there are two parts: the free and the technical exercise with set elements in order and timeout period. In these exercises combines swimming, gymnastics and dance, either individually, in duet or team of 6 to 8 participants.

The swimmers keep their eyes open under water and there listening to music through speakers or speakers are underwater and in the nose clips, staple equipment. The "nose clip" serve to keep out water into the nasal cavity when his head down into the water. In fact, in her swimsuit donot have another clip attached, in case you lose doing some Fig.

The judges scored the artistic creativity, skill, grace and delicacy with performing techniques. Touch the bottom of the pool, would such a penalty, the jumps are done freehand.

Clearly, the synchro requires great physical strength, precision and flexibility, greater control of underwater apnea and adequate food for athletes ( food is life and health ) to be in good shape, no doubt!