Synchronized Swimming is a women's only sport at the Olympic level. Swimming is a technique used to move through water using only movements of the body. Swimming is a method for survival in water. Synchronized swimmers are incredible athletes. They have strength, endurance, grace and rhythm. They hold their breath for long periods of time while performing intricate, coordinated dance movements in the swimming pool.
Olympic Synchronized Swimming is a woman’s only sport at the Olympic level, was an exhibition sport at the Olympic Games from 1948 to 1968, then became a full-fledged Summer Olympic sport in 1984. At the 1984, 1988, and 1992 games there were solo and duet events. In 1996, only a team event was held. Since 2000, a team event and a duet event have been held. The new swimming marathon 10 kilometer events has been held in 2008 Olympic.
Olympic Synchronized Swimming events are as below:
- Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m.
- Backstroke: 100m & 200m.
- Breaststroke: 100m & 200m.
- Butterfly: 100m & 200m.
- Individual medley or "IM": 200m and 400m. In the individual medley events, the competitor swims one leg each of four types of stroke, in order to butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke and freestyle.
- Relay: 4x100m free, 4x200m free & 4x100m medley. In the medley relay a different swimmer swims each leg using a particular stoke, but in a different order than the one used in the individual medley; backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle.
- 10-kilometer open water race (for the Beijing Olympics, this event will be held in the Olympic rowing basin.
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| Olympics Swimming Medal |
The Olympic medals are awarded based on total points earned by the swimmers. The highest score wins gold, second wins silver, and third win bronze. There could be ties in scoring, in which case both earn that medal.
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