I did this on a team a few years ago. It is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. You are not only working as hard as a marathon runner, but you must hold your breath and be very flexible. P.S. I was on the Angelfish before it.... collapsed?
this is really amazing! i don't know anything about it, could anyone tell me how they can stay straight up in the water when they're upside down? and how do they sink down when they're in that position?
@ DanAlejandrino if you're so fucking smart and talented asshole then put up a bid of you doing this kind of HARD PASSION and stop being a lifeless troll. I'm not better for sensing this myself but you deserve it for being so insensitive
Someday I hope to be as good or better than these girls to go to the Olympics and beat Russia. And only after 3 years in synchro im already in age group and I'm one of the best on my team (don't take this as bragging or boasting, i just wanna share.)
I'm 12 years old, people say I'm excellent at synchro. But I'm so not as good as these people. When I grow up, I'm going to be in the Olympics and do synchro -3 synchronized swimming forever
This is the hardest sport ever. I am in a synchro team and it is no easy task. It's always blood sweat and tears but the thing that keeps me going is when my coach says this: Pain Fades Muscles Relax Sweat comes off Being a champion sticks with u always
@DanAlejandrino It's not JUST a sport. It's a passion. The hardest fucking passion in the world. It takes countless hours of dedication, plus the blood, sweat, and tears that it takes to win. (mostly blood) In synchro, you need to be strong in every part of your body. You need arm, leg, and core strength, flexibility, and breath control. It's like sprinting a mile, with your legs straight and toes pointed, staying on count, while your arms and legs are numb from the pain. Now smile. Dick.
@SheaColleen Lmfao. there a plenty of "sports" which are way harder than this. And I don't get how you get "blood" from this when there is pretty much no physical contact. I'm almost positive this isn't the "hardest fucking passion" in the world. I am smiling btw. Mainly because I don't do stupid shit like this.
@DanAlejandrino I did soccer for five years, softball for two, cross country for three, track, Junior Lifeguards, and speed swimming. I've done synchro for eight years, and I had to give up all the other sports, but honestly none of them even COMPARED to how hard synchro really is. There's PLENTY of blood, and PLENTY of physical contact. Being so close together with teammates on every side of you, with the strength of their legs coming down at full speed AT YOUR HEAD causes A LOT of blood.
@DanAlejandrino Things happen all the time. Plus the injuries that come from overusing your muscles. I go to a sport's therapist weekly so he can do chiropractic shots on my right shoulder, hips, and front and back of my knees to put them back in alignment. Overuse has strained them and causes me A LOT of pain. I can't even name all the people I know who have had concussions or wear knee braces or whatever because of this "stupid shit."
@DanAlejandrino Lifts fall. Things go wrong. PEOPLE FALL ON EACH OTHER. My sister has been on the US National Team for 3 years and TRUST ME, there are a lot of injuries. She was rushed to the hospital for a head injury. One girl had a concussion so bad that she was knocking on the wrong door in their dorms. Another girl can't swim anymore because of her double concussion, and I know a girl who, sadly, CAN'T READ OR WRITE ANYMORE because of the head trauma from THREE DIFFERENT SEVERE CONCUSSIONS.
@DanAlejandrino Why would you judge something you know NOTHING ABOUT? My sister trains twelve hours a day six days a week. Yeah, it's a different kind of sport with dumb stereotypes, but it's also an art form. When performing it's like telling a story. So, in conclusion, synchronized swimming IS the hardest fucking passion in the world, and hardworking athletes don't NEED to be ridiculed by dumb ass boys who are full of shit and think they're better than everyone else. kbye ;)
@SheaColleen hahahaha ok cool story bro. and thats an opinion. and i don't think im better than everyone else but think what you want to think. lmfao i cant believe youre heated over this. you're an idiot. kbye ;)
@DanAlejandrino It's not an opinion. I'm pretty sure I would know better than you. Of course I'm heated! I kill myself 48 hours a week and drive two and a half hours one way to get to practice 6 days a week. Synchronized swimmers are athletes who deserve to be recognized. You're the idiot for again JUDGING SOMETHING YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. You have no knowledge or common sense to back you up. And you know what the cool story's gonna be? When I'm on the 5 o'clock news murderin yo ass. kbye ;)
@SheaColleen lol SHUT UP you dumb bitch. youre an idiot. you fucking drive 2 and half hours one way for practice?! i hope you go broke lol. and that definitely is an opinion. you have no facts to back you up you dumb piece of shit. You fucking swim dance. youre a low life. you're not gonna go anywhere in life just give up. i can't believe you want to murder me over a conversation about synchronized swimming. you have problems. go get some help you psycho bitch. :)
@DanAlejandrino I won't go anywhere, huh? Actually I've been to a lot of places. China, Russia, Australia, all over the US, all for Synchro meets! What about my family's full ride scholarships to college for synchronized swimming? Or how about my sister at the olympics? I am done here. I clearly have won, and I'm not gonna waste my time sinking down to your low life level. Try anger management. Stop being a 12 year old bitch and just look up "Team Meghan; rough draft" on YouTube. Bye.
@DanAlejandrino Dude, you're stupid. I would like to see you do everything in this video. And these girls don't just get in the water and know what to do, they practice long hours going over their routine OVER and OVER again. Seriously, I want to see you do this. Then show me your pulse and how out of breath you are and not to mention how hard you had to work to accomplish this. THEN tell me it's not a sport.
@SheaColleen Fuck you, rythamic gymnastics is much harder! It involves gymnastics, dance, ballet, objects to hold and balence, complicated movement, time precision. hours upon hours of practice, flexibility, emotion, dedication - all the while constantly moving and keeping your object in motion, and your movements timed perfectly.
@missmuggledetector I know ryathamic gymnastics is extremely hard. I love watching that sport! My friend is on the national team. Our sports have something in common: they are both under appreciated and extremely hard. Synchro involves gymnastics, dance, ballet, complicated movements, time precision, hours upon hours of practice, flexibility, emotion, dedication all the while constantly moving and keeping your object in motion, and your movements timed perfectly too... WHILE HOLDING YOUR BREATH.
@sc1592 it's a combo routine. So not everyone is always swimming in a group. Also they had 10 people so it would have to be a combo because the max number for a team is usually eight. Hope that helped! :)
@Mujave Welll, my sister's babysitter did it. So she got into it when she was seven. Then my other sister got into it when she was seven, we switched to a better but two hours away team, and then I got into it. Now, eight years later, my oldest sister does synchronized swimming shows in Hollywood, my other sister was on the Olympic Team, and I'm going to Nationals in a month. :3
@cristineb205 They can have between 4 and 8 people competing on a team event... no more than that. in a combo event , which this is (a routine consisting of team parts, duets, trios and solos), you can have up to ten swimmers!
I've been looking at these videos for the last hour... I've never seen this kind of thing before and it's pretty nuts... but how come on most of these videos there's someone posting a comment asking about swimming and height?
it's kind of weird that some of the girls are just standing by on the side lines watching.
couldn't they work them in to the entire routine somehow? I'm surprised this isn't considered a deduction, but what do I know. I just watch for the babes.
@kesayo Its because this is a combination routine, not a typical team routine where all 8 girls would swim the entire thing. In a combo there are ten girls and its a combination of team, duet and solo. Its more of a creative event then the others. Although all routines take creativity, combos are a good routine to help inspire innovation.
@joemoma90 sure you can, imagine holding ur breath for 30 to 55 seconds at a time! Its not easy and it takes time and lots of practice. Try doin the egg beater tht they do u probably wouldnt be able to stay up for even a second
Great job ladies! As one who's always loved the water, I can certainly understand how difficult this sport must be, both in and out of the water. You are true artists and athletes.
This is the first time I've actually taken the time to check out any sort of synchonized swimming event. I'll admit my early opinion was influenced by "Men's Synchronized Swimming" with Harry Shaefer and Billy Crystal (I think were the two -- it was when Saturday Night Live was still funny).
They're in the deep end and are doing a LOT of treading water. This is a lot more difficult than initially presumed.
i used to do this kind of stuff... well at a less advanced level, I was pretty good, but i did it in less deep looking pools, woah that pool looks deep!
Believe me, it's not easy! I'm a synchronized swimmer, and hove done both normal swimming, and now synchronized swimming.. thise cant be compered! They are both, so so hard! But In different ways. You guys sjokke try doing that stuff, these girls are doing, its not easy! :-)
@MyFaceification thx, love very much appreciated =) my daughter does synchro and I just cant believe that people think its easy. Im sure Im going to get a negative reply frm the person who posted that this was easy and that they could do it with there hands tied up. Ummm so how do synch withouth sculling? anyway I fully support the SPORT =)
@TheLali79 Finally! I'm so frustrated at hearing people say its so easy! its really not! I've been doing it since I was eleven- and its just as challenging as any other sport if not more so. Have these people who say its easy ever gotten a concussion because a girl fell on your head during a lift? I don't think so! Lol. I'd like to see a football player try and do synchronized swimming. Lol.
@chettemuffs I'm not trying to make it a competition. I'm only stating my opinion. And yes u have completed the same level of synchro as I have swimming. Swimming is so much harder... ( in my opinion :))
ok. maybe synchronized swimming isnt easy, but it surely is not as hard as regular swimming... dont get me rong, im not saying its not hard, im just saying i dont think its as hard as regular swimming. cuz thats HARD. trust me.
@krazyboutkaito And you have proof? or like everyone else are you just making assumptions? Have you competed at the same level of synchro as you did/ do in speed swimming? until then you can assume all you want but that doesn't make you right. and trust ME when i say as a Synchro swimmer we know 'regular' swimming is hard since it is part of our cross training. It's not a competition so stop trying to make it one.
@krazyboutkaito Have you ever tried to do a table top baracouda back tuck summersault ballet leg combo? I didn't think so. And we do at least 20 laps before each practice. Not to mention at least 30 mintues of sit ups, push ups, canadian legs, russain arms, all kinds of stuff. Then...we get in the water.
@krazyboutkaito LOL I do speed swimming. I've competed in synchro for seven years and may I jut say that speed swimming was the easiest sport I had ever done. (And the team I was on was really good) Every practice felt like a warm up. Just sayin.
I used to think Synchronised swimming was a laugh and I wondered why it was part of the Olympics. Then my school made us do it... I never made fun of this again! It's SUPER DIFFICULT but very fun :)
Why to put down the sport you know little about? This sport is artsy, mesmerizing, showing lots of athletes amazing strengths! If you aren’t into art, dance and music it’s just not for you… People are different, but please don’t insult any form of sport or art, you just put yourself down. Curious? Try it yourself and see what people are talking about : ) You may find lots of respect for this girls!
But think about it - try to do water polo, ballet, gymnastic, and weight lifting, jumping, running in the water that is 9-12 feet deep, not allowed to touch the pool bottom (otherwise disqualified), exercise upside-down, while holding breath (most elite synchro athletes can hold their breath for ~2 min).
In Sport Magazine Synchronized Swimming was rated one of 5 toughest sports in the world! It was planned to rank 5 tops from the toughest down. But when Synchro was aiming to be on top...the decision was made not to list sports, just name them. Shocking isn't it?
to anyone who thinks this sport is easy... i swam this routine with the national team, and its not freakin easy! this sport requires more than the ability to just float around. we work just as hard as any other athlete, probably harder and we trained for 8 hours everyday so next time you would like to bad mouth this sport... try sprinting a mile while holding your breath... thats pretty much our sport, but we have to do it all with a smile on our faces...
@musiclover3369 Maybe because you want that to be so - the eye of the beholder - I just saw a bunch of remarkable, really inspiring athletes - they happened to be women. To all naysayers - try any thirty seconds of this routine...go on...
wat's the song^ please
courdif 1 week ago
amazing :o
sheneverlookedback 2 weeks ago
It's very clever, and must take an awful lot of practice.......but sport ?
tectorama 3 weeks ago
Who the fuck thinks that looks easy?
robohobokittykiller2 4 weeks ago
The things that they do and the positions there in I could of never imagined was possible... Gr8 job!
1234jaminonthephone 1 month ago
only one word for the swimmers: RESPECT!
MegaCrazyzzz 1 month ago
that must've been soooooo hard..
jlbs11 1 month ago
they are insane!!! i wish i could be that graceful in water... lol
MarlyMae4 1 month ago
tsada
sfrance783 1 month ago
I did this on a team a few years ago. It is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. You are not only working as hard as a marathon runner, but you must hold your breath and be very flexible. P.S. I was on the Angelfish before it.... collapsed?
Otterwhisker1 2 months ago
sit back and enjoy.period
tymyzy 2 months ago
This is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen~
jaylyn2414 4 months ago
doing this in PE right now.... super difficult. much respect
crystallclearr15 4 months ago 7
@crystallclearr15 same here fuck idk how im guna do it :p plus me one ear gets fucked up depending on how much water goes in it or how deep i dive..
tech9boarder 2 months ago
@crystallclearr15 LOL P.E. in highschool? no respect for u haha
mcgrever9123 2 months ago
Thumbs up if ur in synchro :D I'm with the St. Paul Stars in Minneasota :D
TheSapphireCat 4 months ago
Ok to stay up they use a tequnique called skulling
poplilwer 4 months ago
this is really amazing! i don't know anything about it, could anyone tell me how they can stay straight up in the water when they're upside down? and how do they sink down when they're in that position?
azn88hunni 5 months ago
OK tell me again why this is in the Olympics and not softball or baseball?
bigaz72 5 months ago
@bigaz72 I don't know if you're fulling understanding the brutality of this sport. :)
PurdyisPointeling 4 months ago
this looks hard, to be able to hold your breath, and be able to stick your legs out of the water and move all pretty xD and without goggles. amazing
Skelanimals1123 5 months ago
@Skelanimals1123 Im on a synchro team and actually its not that hard when you learn it plus we practice with our goggles on. :)
TheSapphireCat 4 months ago
that just looks so hard. WOO! Im tired just looking at it :o
maxbabybaby 5 months ago
If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest drown too? kidding
evadful 5 months ago 2
holy .. how do they hold their breath that long? this summer i learned how to do three underwater somersaults in a row and i almost die...
LittleMonsterHaus 5 months ago
Oh, no. But they've got nothing in common.
cliptwingz 6 months ago
@ DanAlejandrino if you're so fucking smart and talented asshole then put up a bid of you doing this kind of HARD PASSION and stop being a lifeless troll. I'm not better for sensing this myself but you deserve it for being so insensitive
phatdurg14 6 months ago
Synchronized swimming is funny
AntiSocialChannel85 6 months ago
wow..amazing. that is SO much harder than it looks DAMN!
PiNKLOVERx99 6 months ago
Funniest comment thread I've seen for a while @DanAlejandrino & SheaColleen!
ainegalway 6 months ago
wow. that just wasnt...human. like i didnt know you COULD do all that stuff
CatherineGracie8 6 months ago
you even have to do the splits im almost there and i am on a
syncro team i started last week
chancierules 6 months ago
Dang
Tacoronni 6 months ago
This routine grabbed my emotions. Tears of joy for you girls.
asevrinx 6 months ago
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lol sorry for spamming this video with so many comments. <3 :)
SheaColleen 6 months ago
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! they look like mermaids!!! very beautiful.. WISH I COULD DO THAT!
ThePooch20 6 months ago
i wish i could swim like that; however, i swim just like a rock....straight to the bottom
lookie007 6 months ago
Who did look for Sync swimming after watching Peter Griffing sync swimming with the bulls? :)
mztguitar 6 months ago
I would love to do this because it looks so cool, but I definitely couldn't hold my breath that long.
TheMathgeek21 6 months ago
@TheMathgeek21 it gets easier with practice
AquaspriteSynchro 6 months ago
How deep is the waterr??
TheMajorIdiot 7 months ago
i don't know how they manage to take those short little breaths each time they come up without passing out underwater. mad props.
atheist6in6a6foxhole 7 months ago
I'm a synchronized swimmer! I've been on my team for 4 years now and I am already a junior! I LOVE it!!!! it's my whole life!!!! <3
SynchroGurl14 7 months ago
Thats so pretty I wanna do that.
cheer56781 7 months ago
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how do they stay underwater for that long? It's probably not a long time but I would probably die. :o
musicraze66 7 months ago
how do they stay underwater for that long? It's probably not a long time but I would probably die
musicraze66 7 months ago
Upside down girls waving their legs and crotches around in the air - silly, but a redeeming feature is it's slightly pornographic. : )
Slick2614 7 months ago
synchronized swimming is gay as f***. ya dig?
simmyo333 7 months ago
Someday I hope to be as good or better than these girls to go to the Olympics and beat Russia. And only after 3 years in synchro im already in age group and I'm one of the best on my team (don't take this as bragging or boasting, i just wanna share.)
fabulousfas 7 months ago
I'm 12 years old, people say I'm excellent at synchro. But I'm so not as good as these people. When I grow up, I'm going to be in the Olympics and do synchro -3 synchronized swimming forever
The12232flower 7 months ago 2
i just wanna know-
what do you synchro people (me included) think of the santa clara aquamaids?
starfur180 7 months ago
@starfur180 ooo~ i saw i documentary of them in pe today :)
ckkimly20 7 months ago
@ckkimly20 wait... we have a documentary? or was was it the sync or swim thing?
starfur180 7 months ago
@starfur180 idkk i think it was and there was a team from minnesota in the documentary too
ckkimly20 7 months ago
GAAAH JANET IS MY COACH!!!
hahaha I already knew she went to the olympics... but it's cool to see her swim
starfur180 7 months ago
wow how deep is that pool???
BubbleGirlOMG 7 months ago
Thumbs up if you ever tried to synch swim in a pool and FAILED!!! lol
BrazilianQueen1 8 months ago 2
This is the hardest sport ever. I am in a synchro team and it is no easy task. It's always blood sweat and tears but the thing that keeps me going is when my coach says this: Pain Fades Muscles Relax Sweat comes off Being a champion sticks with u always
TropicalGurl101 8 months ago 2
wow that was amazing :]
KayyMo44 8 months ago
@piggywiggylover When I was 11 we practiced 20.
SheaColleen 8 months ago
the only sport that only performs by women.
fromideaworld 8 months ago
@fromideaworld No, actually there are some men who do it, but they're not allowed yet to compete at a national or collegiate level.
SheaColleen 8 months ago
@SheaColleen it wont seems exiting like this one. thanks for the info.
fromideaworld 8 months ago
Haha I love how think it's not a 'sport'
Aquastarregrizzly 8 months ago
lmao i love how this is a "sport"
DanAlejandrino 8 months ago
@DanAlejandrino It's not JUST a sport. It's a passion. The hardest fucking passion in the world. It takes countless hours of dedication, plus the blood, sweat, and tears that it takes to win. (mostly blood) In synchro, you need to be strong in every part of your body. You need arm, leg, and core strength, flexibility, and breath control. It's like sprinting a mile, with your legs straight and toes pointed, staying on count, while your arms and legs are numb from the pain. Now smile. Dick.
SheaColleen 8 months ago 41
@SheaColleen Lmfao. there a plenty of "sports" which are way harder than this. And I don't get how you get "blood" from this when there is pretty much no physical contact. I'm almost positive this isn't the "hardest fucking passion" in the world. I am smiling btw. Mainly because I don't do stupid shit like this.
DanAlejandrino 6 months ago
@DanAlejandrino I did soccer for five years, softball for two, cross country for three, track, Junior Lifeguards, and speed swimming. I've done synchro for eight years, and I had to give up all the other sports, but honestly none of them even COMPARED to how hard synchro really is. There's PLENTY of blood, and PLENTY of physical contact. Being so close together with teammates on every side of you, with the strength of their legs coming down at full speed AT YOUR HEAD causes A LOT of blood.
SheaColleen 6 months ago
@DanAlejandrino Things happen all the time. Plus the injuries that come from overusing your muscles. I go to a sport's therapist weekly so he can do chiropractic shots on my right shoulder, hips, and front and back of my knees to put them back in alignment. Overuse has strained them and causes me A LOT of pain. I can't even name all the people I know who have had concussions or wear knee braces or whatever because of this "stupid shit."
SheaColleen 6 months ago
@DanAlejandrino Lifts fall. Things go wrong. PEOPLE FALL ON EACH OTHER. My sister has been on the US National Team for 3 years and TRUST ME, there are a lot of injuries. She was rushed to the hospital for a head injury. One girl had a concussion so bad that she was knocking on the wrong door in their dorms. Another girl can't swim anymore because of her double concussion, and I know a girl who, sadly, CAN'T READ OR WRITE ANYMORE because of the head trauma from THREE DIFFERENT SEVERE CONCUSSIONS.
SheaColleen 6 months ago
@DanAlejandrino Why would you judge something you know NOTHING ABOUT? My sister trains twelve hours a day six days a week. Yeah, it's a different kind of sport with dumb stereotypes, but it's also an art form. When performing it's like telling a story. So, in conclusion, synchronized swimming IS the hardest fucking passion in the world, and hardworking athletes don't NEED to be ridiculed by dumb ass boys who are full of shit and think they're better than everyone else. kbye ;)
SheaColleen 6 months ago
@SheaColleen hahahaha ok cool story bro. and thats an opinion. and i don't think im better than everyone else but think what you want to think. lmfao i cant believe youre heated over this. you're an idiot. kbye ;)
DanAlejandrino 6 months ago
@DanAlejandrino It's not an opinion. I'm pretty sure I would know better than you. Of course I'm heated! I kill myself 48 hours a week and drive two and a half hours one way to get to practice 6 days a week. Synchronized swimmers are athletes who deserve to be recognized. You're the idiot for again JUDGING SOMETHING YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. You have no knowledge or common sense to back you up. And you know what the cool story's gonna be? When I'm on the 5 o'clock news murderin yo ass. kbye ;)
SheaColleen 6 months ago 15
@SheaColleen lol SHUT UP you dumb bitch. youre an idiot. you fucking drive 2 and half hours one way for practice?! i hope you go broke lol. and that definitely is an opinion. you have no facts to back you up you dumb piece of shit. You fucking swim dance. youre a low life. you're not gonna go anywhere in life just give up. i can't believe you want to murder me over a conversation about synchronized swimming. you have problems. go get some help you psycho bitch. :)
DanAlejandrino 6 months ago
@DanAlejandrino I won't go anywhere, huh? Actually I've been to a lot of places. China, Russia, Australia, all over the US, all for Synchro meets! What about my family's full ride scholarships to college for synchronized swimming? Or how about my sister at the olympics? I am done here. I clearly have won, and I'm not gonna waste my time sinking down to your low life level. Try anger management. Stop being a 12 year old bitch and just look up "Team Meghan; rough draft" on YouTube. Bye.
SheaColleen 6 months ago
@SheaColleen lol i feel so bad for you. living with the title "professional synchronized swimmer". can get much lower than that hahahaha
DanAlejandrino 6 months ago
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@DanAlejandrino It's something that I love and I'm proud of it. You, on the other hand, are just another worthless internet troll.
SheaColleen 6 months ago
@SheaColleen heyy.... i think hes acting MUCH younger than 12... im 12
ZippoDuckzzz 5 months ago
@ZippoDuckzzz true dat. Sorry I offended all 12 year olds everywhere. :O
SheaColleen 5 months ago
@SheaColleen lol ya... and he is acting much more like a drunk 2 year old
ZippoDuckzzz 5 months ago
@DanAlejandrino Dude, you're stupid. I would like to see you do everything in this video. And these girls don't just get in the water and know what to do, they practice long hours going over their routine OVER and OVER again. Seriously, I want to see you do this. Then show me your pulse and how out of breath you are and not to mention how hard you had to work to accomplish this. THEN tell me it's not a sport.
MissBeautifulZombie 5 months ago
@MissBeautifulZombie lol no. im not gonna degrade myself by trying out this "sport". lolol dumb bitch.
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SheaColleen 6 months ago
@SheaColleen Fuck you, rythamic gymnastics is much harder! It involves gymnastics, dance, ballet, objects to hold and balence, complicated movement, time precision. hours upon hours of practice, flexibility, emotion, dedication - all the while constantly moving and keeping your object in motion, and your movements timed perfectly.
missmuggledetector 6 months ago
@missmuggledetector I know ryathamic gymnastics is extremely hard. I love watching that sport! My friend is on the national team. Our sports have something in common: they are both under appreciated and extremely hard. Synchro involves gymnastics, dance, ballet, complicated movements, time precision, hours upon hours of practice, flexibility, emotion, dedication all the while constantly moving and keeping your object in motion, and your movements timed perfectly too... WHILE HOLDING YOUR BREATH.
SheaColleen 6 months ago
@SheaColleen passion for fucking?
GruesomeGertie 5 months ago
@SheaColleen Sounds like gymnastics....minus the breath control bit.
Oraicia 4 months ago
Wow this is amaizing x3!
zwinkyecstasy 8 months ago
synchronized was spelled wronq on the board ! lmboo . . . & this is sooo cool =)
MrsLilTwist01 8 months ago
@MrsLilTwist01 Despite not being a strong swimmer, I can't stop myself from joining in with other people's routines down at the local pool.
I just can't swim without synching.
SG55OVCam 8 months ago
@MrsLilTwist01 Haha no a lot of countries spell it that way. This pool isn't in America.
SheaColleen 8 months ago
@SheaColleen ohh ! haha , understandable . =)
MrsLilTwist01 8 months ago
@MrsLilTwist01 That's just how it's spelt outside of America. It's the english spelling :)
agentzara 8 months ago
@sc1592 it's a combo routine. So not everyone is always swimming in a group. Also they had 10 people so it would have to be a combo because the max number for a team is usually eight. Hope that helped! :)
synchrogirl978 9 months ago
It's amazing what they can do, but seriously ... how the hell do you get started on such a weird sport? :D
Mujave 9 months ago 2
@Mujave luck :)
cartoonfruit 8 months ago
@Mujave Welll, my sister's babysitter did it. So she got into it when she was seven. Then my other sister got into it when she was seven, we switched to a better but two hours away team, and then I got into it. Now, eight years later, my oldest sister does synchronized swimming shows in Hollywood, my other sister was on the Olympic Team, and I'm going to Nationals in a month. :3
SheaColleen 8 months ago
@Mujave with a lot of difficulty.
the first day i started (in a swim program for beginners) i thought it was a boot camp and never wanted to go back. :)
starfur180 7 months ago
why is there two people always not swimming, just siting off to the side?
sc1592 9 months ago
One of the more under-appreciated sports... so beautiful. :-)
ftheGOP 9 months ago 69
I love the description!!!
synchrogirl978 9 months ago
i wanna do a routinr in that pool!
SaveTheEarth246 9 months ago
gosh they must have to hold their breath for a LONG time!
kiwi1mango1 10 months ago
amazing but creepy
slinkiwaffel 10 months ago
I am a synchronized swimmer and the sport is amazing! But you work ur butt off! I've been doing it for 6 years! And they can be more than 8 people.
synchrobananaz 10 months ago
Can they only have eight people on a team? Is that a rule? Sounds like you have a cough.
cristineb205 10 months ago
@cristineb205 They can have between 4 and 8 people competing on a team event... no more than that. in a combo event , which this is (a routine consisting of team parts, duets, trios and solos), you can have up to ten swimmers!
chettemuffs 10 months ago
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cristineb205 10 months ago
That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO cool and beautiful!! <3
bikinimad 10 months ago
What was their music?
ladykikyo1792 10 months ago
WOW. They are so cool. Simply amazing. Three cheers for every one of 'em. ^_^
Scioneeris 11 months ago
sychro is DEFINATLY my fave sport...I compete!
SaveTheEarth246 11 months ago
can they hear the music underwater? if not, that must be pretty tough
xAlethiax 11 months ago
@xAlethiax yeah they can there are special speakers..
I do synchro so yeah..
SaveTheEarth246 11 months ago
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G I tried synchro today 4 da first time and Its sooooOOOOOO AMAZING!!!
madisonaberger 11 months ago 2
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iowaogirl01 11 months ago
@iowaogirl01 geez, rude
brunhofer 11 months ago
WOW i do synchro and i love it but my rutines r not 6 min thats crazy
JenineNessieChella 11 months ago
I've been looking at these videos for the last hour... I've never seen this kind of thing before and it's pretty nuts... but how come on most of these videos there's someone posting a comment asking about swimming and height?
gnargnargnar 1 year ago
it's kind of weird that some of the girls are just standing by on the side lines watching.
couldn't they work them in to the entire routine somehow? I'm surprised this isn't considered a deduction, but what do I know. I just watch for the babes.
kesayo 1 year ago
@kesayo Its because this is a combination routine, not a typical team routine where all 8 girls would swim the entire thing. In a combo there are ten girls and its a combination of team, duet and solo. Its more of a creative event then the others. Although all routines take creativity, combos are a good routine to help inspire innovation.
BeautifulNaida 11 months ago
I love synchronized swimming. Really.
edgareltoro 1 year ago
LOVE IT LOVE IT GO GIRLS.........
monique3514 1 year ago
so many legs...
melissaaalynnn 1 year ago
what's the ideal height for swimming?
TheLeilisa 1 year ago
sure ;)
Zippidyzipzi 1 year ago
man i could do that easy
joemoma90 1 year ago
@joemoma90 sure you can, imagine holding ur breath for 30 to 55 seconds at a time! Its not easy and it takes time and lots of practice. Try doin the egg beater tht they do u probably wouldnt be able to stay up for even a second
Zippidyzipzi 1 year ago
@Zippidyzipzi ok since u didnt notice the sarcasm in my previous comment then i wont bother using it in this one....i was being sarcastic :)
joemoma90 1 year ago
Amazingly graceful and precise. I have a friend that does it and she says it's SUPER challenging. But......this ain't a sport.
Craziness714 1 year ago
they make it look so easy! but i cant even imagine doing stuff like that in water and i did ballet for 10 years O.o so crazy! its beautiful tho
Punkette151617 1 year ago
Great job ladies! As one who's always loved the water, I can certainly understand how difficult this sport must be, both in and out of the water. You are true artists and athletes.
jfluter 1 year ago
i can suck my own dick
5tonyvvvv 1 year ago
@5tonyvvvv You can suck my own dick to if you want!?
SuperIowahawks 1 year ago
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Wingx0 1 year ago
This is the first time I've actually taken the time to check out any sort of synchonized swimming event. I'll admit my early opinion was influenced by "Men's Synchronized Swimming" with Harry Shaefer and Billy Crystal (I think were the two -- it was when Saturday Night Live was still funny).
They're in the deep end and are doing a LOT of treading water. This is a lot more difficult than initially presumed.
rogerdotlee 1 year ago
this is combo not team
Gems1500 1 year ago
I know themm!!! And 2if them are my coaches now!!! :)
TheLeahcookie 1 year ago
@TheLeahcookie Then obviously you are hott. Congratulations!
SuperIowahawks 1 year ago
i used to do this kind of stuff... well at a less advanced level, I was pretty good, but i did it in less deep looking pools, woah that pool looks deep!
locazoid 1 year ago
i'll be the first to admit, it seems like a joke.
but it really is graceful and difficult.
Sumerbabe 1 year ago
perhaps the most beautiful art, and most difficult sport ever. absolutely flawless. The Americans should be proud.
disneyExplorer1 1 year ago
Believe me, it's not easy! I'm a synchronized swimmer, and hove done both normal swimming, and now synchronized swimming.. thise cant be compered! They are both, so so hard! But In different ways. You guys sjokke try doing that stuff, these girls are doing, its not easy! :-)
TheBlondineLine 1 year ago
@MyFaceification thx, love very much appreciated =) my daughter does synchro and I just cant believe that people think its easy. Im sure Im going to get a negative reply frm the person who posted that this was easy and that they could do it with there hands tied up. Ummm so how do synch withouth sculling? anyway I fully support the SPORT =)
TheLali79 1 year ago
@TheLali79 Finally! I'm so frustrated at hearing people say its so easy! its really not! I've been doing it since I was eleven- and its just as challenging as any other sport if not more so. Have these people who say its easy ever gotten a concussion because a girl fell on your head during a lift? I don't think so! Lol. I'd like to see a football player try and do synchronized swimming. Lol.
DisturgingYouth347 1 year ago
what's the name of the soloist?
midnightcat3 1 year ago
i think it wuz intermediet (dont remember how 2 spell that) when i quit. i did it in like 5th grade so i dont rly remember
krazyboutkaito 1 year ago
@chettemuffs I'm not trying to make it a competition. I'm only stating my opinion. And yes u have completed the same level of synchro as I have swimming. Swimming is so much harder... ( in my opinion :))
krazyboutkaito 1 year ago
@krazyboutkaito Alright as long as you have a viable comparison. Just out of curiosity.... what 'level' is that?
BeautifulNaida 1 year ago
ok. maybe synchronized swimming isnt easy, but it surely is not as hard as regular swimming... dont get me rong, im not saying its not hard, im just saying i dont think its as hard as regular swimming. cuz thats HARD. trust me.
krazyboutkaito 1 year ago
@krazyboutkaito And you have proof? or like everyone else are you just making assumptions? Have you competed at the same level of synchro as you did/ do in speed swimming? until then you can assume all you want but that doesn't make you right. and trust ME when i say as a Synchro swimmer we know 'regular' swimming is hard since it is part of our cross training. It's not a competition so stop trying to make it one.
chettemuffs 1 year ago
@krazyboutkaito Have you ever tried to do a table top baracouda back tuck summersault ballet leg combo? I didn't think so. And we do at least 20 laps before each practice. Not to mention at least 30 mintues of sit ups, push ups, canadian legs, russain arms, all kinds of stuff. Then...we get in the water.
sweetiegirl97 1 year ago 9
@sweetiegirl97 I know! People always think it's soo 'soft' and 'easy', but it's not!
Crazycrew17 1 year ago
@krazyboutkaito LOL I do speed swimming. I've competed in synchro for seven years and may I jut say that speed swimming was the easiest sport I had ever done. (And the team I was on was really good) Every practice felt like a warm up. Just sayin.
SheaColleen 8 months ago
good god how do they do it!? =O
codyteamjinsoku 1 year ago
I used to think Synchronised swimming was a laugh and I wondered why it was part of the Olympics. Then my school made us do it... I never made fun of this again! It's SUPER DIFFICULT but very fun :)
smaginn 1 year ago
@smaginn A CONVERTEE! I LOVE YOU lol :D
BeautifulNaida 1 year ago
@smaginn ...Fun isn't exactly how I'd describe it after all the the blood sweat and tears. -_-
SheaColleen 8 months ago 2
Why to put down the sport you know little about? This sport is artsy, mesmerizing, showing lots of athletes amazing strengths! If you aren’t into art, dance and music it’s just not for you… People are different, but please don’t insult any form of sport or art, you just put yourself down. Curious? Try it yourself and see what people are talking about : ) You may find lots of respect for this girls!
gitiger1 1 year ago 2
But think about it - try to do water polo, ballet, gymnastic, and weight lifting, jumping, running in the water that is 9-12 feet deep, not allowed to touch the pool bottom (otherwise disqualified), exercise upside-down, while holding breath (most elite synchro athletes can hold their breath for ~2 min).
gitiger1 1 year ago
In Sport Magazine Synchronized Swimming was rated one of 5 toughest sports in the world! It was planned to rank 5 tops from the toughest down. But when Synchro was aiming to be on top...the decision was made not to list sports, just name them. Shocking isn't it?
gitiger1 1 year ago
to anyone who thinks this sport is easy... i swam this routine with the national team, and its not freakin easy! this sport requires more than the ability to just float around. we work just as hard as any other athlete, probably harder and we trained for 8 hours everyday so next time you would like to bad mouth this sport... try sprinting a mile while holding your breath... thats pretty much our sport, but we have to do it all with a smile on our faces...
p.s. i was the solo in the beggining
LiaMarie95 1 year ago 2
I wanna go to the olympics and do this! I love synchro I have practice tonight. We practice 12 hours a week. And go as late as until 9pm!
moonwhisper101 1 year ago
@moonwhisper101 I practice 30 hours a week! I had practice this morning from 7-12
leeshreno1 1 year ago
@leeshreno1 wow!!! :D im a beginner almost a intermediate
moonwhisper101 1 year ago
@moonwhisper101 Haha i live in canada so i don't really know what that is
here its like tiers, but then they changed it back to age groups so it's age groups, within tiers.
it's wierd.
if you look it up im tier 7 junior
leeshreno1 1 year ago
kim probst i think was on this team...her mom becky was my synchro coach when i did synchro awhile back!
makeupByLilli 1 year ago
How do they even do that? Geez, I couldn't do half of that while treading.
iliekgamez 1 year ago
1 question.... y do they all look asian?
musiclover3369 1 year ago
@musiclover3369 they arent...
LiaMarie95 1 year ago
@musiclover3369 Maybe because you want that to be so - the eye of the beholder - I just saw a bunch of remarkable, really inspiring athletes - they happened to be women. To all naysayers - try any thirty seconds of this routine...go on...
fivenotechord 1 year ago
@musiclover3369 they're wearing eyeliner....and the camera is far away..
sweetiegirl97 1 year ago
how deep is the water? are they treading the entire time?? omg!
touyoobTV 1 year ago
that looks REALLY hard!
abi7611 1 year ago
@lilbluehersheykiss
This is true, but this was a wonderful combo/routine for the United States.
Russia;s routine was not suited for them, and was not executed well this competition. That is all =)
TheFizzingCat 1 year ago
Synch swimming must be so hard. Dancing while holding your breath.
Velocilover 1 year ago 2
russian team is still the most strong!
AndreyRussian 1 year ago
Holy crap. I almost forgot that they are holding their breath the whole time they're doing all that. That's insane.
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