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 ...

Kristina Makushenko, a retired four-time world champion in synchronized swimming, performed Rachael Gunn’s viral breakdance routine from the 2024 Paris Olympics — while under water and wearing high ...

After four years Eryn Schmisseur can do the routines with her eyes closed. And, a lot of times she does. The 12-year-old Ahwatukee Foothills resident is a member of the Arizona Aqua Stars synchronized ...

The longer you stay underwater, kicking your feet, sculling your arms against all that heaviness and bright blue, the worse it gets. Legs cramp, fingers tingle and lungs burn as the brain screams for ...

From NPR News, this is WEEKEND EDITION. I'm Ari Shapiro. As part of NPR's series on American athletes preparing for the Summer Olympics, we're going to take a look at synchronized swimming. This sport ...

One of the most wow-worthy moments of the Olympic Games in Paris came during one of Team USA Artistic Swimming's performance. During the team technical routine round, Team USA artistic swimming ...

"If you cheer when we're underwater, you're not helping — we won't hear you," Signe Harriday chided friends and family gathered on the St. Louis Park High School pool deck before the Subversive Sirens ...

A synchronized swimming champion has gone viral for giving a new look to Raygun's zero-scoring Olympic routine on social media. Kristina Makushenko's name was trending on X, Thursday, after she posted ...

Artistic swimming — also sometimes referred to as synchronized swimming — isn't among the most popular sports at the Olympics. But what these athletes do, particularly underwater, requires incredible ...