Olympic Preview: Synchronized Swimming synchronized swimming. First olympic Appearance 1904 (platform),1908 (springboard). by John Gettings, POPULARIZED in Canada during http://www.infoplease.com/spot/ol-syncswimming.html
Extractions: by John Gettings POPULARIZED in Canada during the 1920s, this combination of ballet and gymnastics in water first caught America's attention at an exhibition at the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago. Steadily gaining popularity throughout the 1940s and 50s, it was a made a demonstration sport in 1948 and kept that status through five straight Olympic games.
ABC Online News - Sports: Synchronized Swimming them. history. synchronized swimming is probably the only Olympicsport which owes much of its popularity to Hollywood. Although http://www.abc.net.au/news/olympics/sports/synchro.htm
Extractions: Synchronized Swimming Of all the Olympic sports, synchronized swimming has been the butt of the most jokes. Its critics cannot understand how it qualifies for a place at the highest alter in sport, when it appears to be little more than a group of women smiling a lot, duck diving and wiggling their legs in the air. But this interpretation misses the athleticism, artistry and strength required to compete in synchronized swimming at the highest level. The sport requires grace, agility, flexibility, near-perfect timing, musical interpretation and a sense of the dramatic.
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS synchronized swimming, The judging for synchronised swimming resembles the judgingfor figure skating the discipline and its development during the olympic Games http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=SY
Canadian Women Olympic Swimmers olympic history. swimming Canada wins bronze in team synchro The Canadian synchronizedswimming team captured a bronze medal on Friday with a free program that http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2000/swimming/
Extractions: Following Canadian Women to Sydney By Sport. Archery Badminton Basketball Canoe/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pent. Paralympics Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Trampoline Volleyball Water polo Weight Lifting Wheelchair Bball Windsurfing Wrestling Who has Qualified The Way to Sydney Olympic History New Sports ... Back to CAAWS Swimming Canada wins bronze in team synchro Their program was ahead of its time. Too far ahead maybe. Fanny Letourneau of Deux-Montagnes, Que., and Claire Carver-Dias of Toronto performed a quirky, funky, at times visionary and at other times simply bizarre routine in the final of the pairs synchronized swimming which left them out of the medals at the Olympic Games on Tuesday.-September 26, 2000 Women's 4 x 200 free team may pull switch With a little personnel shuffling the Canadian women's 4x200m freestyle team hopes to deal themselves a medal-winning hand. Winnipeg swimmer Shannon Shakespeare expects a couple of swimmers, probably Marianne Limpert and Laura Nicholls, to join the team even though they're entered in the women's 100m freestyle semifinal this evening.-September 20, 2000
Synchronized Swimming 2000 olympic Games synchronized swimming Want to UK synchronized swimming The synchronizedswimming Site for Ideal for swimming, water aerobics, aqua therapy http://swimming.about.com/cs/synchro/
Stanford University Cardinal Synchronized Swimming The Lead olympic Trials First Olympians named for 2004 olympic Games on Saturdaynight. 9/23/02 Stanford To Host The 2004 synchronized swimming US National http://gostanford.ocsn.com/sports/w-syncs/stan-w-syncs-body.html
Kozlova, Bartosik Lead Olympic Trials First Olympians Named after teaming with partner Alison Bartosik for the top preliminary score of 96.001on Friday at the 2003 US olympic Team Trials synchronized swimming Duet. http://gostanford.ocsn.com/sports/w-syncs/recaps/011803aaa.html
Extractions: Choose Sport Baseball Basketball - M Basketball - W Crew Cross Country Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf - M Golf - W Gymnastics - M Gymnastics - W Lacrosse - W Soccer - M Soccer - W Softball Swim/Diving - M Swim/Diving - W Sailing Sync Swimming Tennis - M Tennis - W Volleyball - M Volleyball - W Water Polo - M Water Polo - W Wrestling News Releases Heather Olson Named Synchronized Swimming Head Coach Olympic gold medalist and Cardinal alum returns to The Farm. July 31, 2001 STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford Athletic Department announced Tuesday that Heather Olson has accepted the head coaching position for the Stanford women's synchronized swimming team. Olson (formerly Pease), a Cardinal student-athlete from 1997-99, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Stanford.
Women's History Month 2002 Quiz Answers | Status Of Women Canada the first woman in Commonwealth Games history to win she has produced 26 CanadianOlympic and World Head coach of the National synchronized swimming team from http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/whm/answers1_e.html
Extractions: Contact Us Help Search Canada Site ... WHM ANSWERS to WHAT'S OUR SPORT? (Scramble Game) 1. diving 2. swimming 3. hockey 4. downhill skiing 5. basketball 6. figure skating 7. wheelchair racing 8. speed skating 9. synchronized swimming 10. track-and-field Return to What's Our Sport (Scramble Game) ANSWERS to WHAT DO WE HAVE IN COMMON? (Secret Code Game) They are all Aboriginal athletes In 1972, along with team-mate Roseann Allen , cross-country skiers Sharon and Shirley Firth became the first Canadian aboriginal women to ever compete at the Olympics. In 1984, they also became the first Canadian women to compete in four straight Winter Olympics (1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984). In 1990, runner Angela Chalmers was the first woman in Commonwealth Games history to win the 1500m and 3000m races. She won two consecutive Commonwealth gold medals in 1990 and 1994 at 3000m. In 1994, she became the Canadian record holder in 3000m. One of Canada's top water polo players, Waneek Horn-Miller was part of the All-Star Canadian water polo teams for both Junior and Senior Women from 1991 to 1999. She was the first Mohawk woman from Canada to take part in the Olympics when she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
KIAT.NET - Sydney 2000 - Swimming swimming (Diving, synchronized swimming, Water Polo) Sydney International Centre (17,500)Sydney olympic Park, Homebush SEPT 16 Four swimming finals daily for http://www.kiat.net/olympics/sydney2000/swimming.html
Extractions: Four swimming finals daily for 8 days in a row, and FIVE world records on Day 1. Michael Klim swims fastest 100m in history leading Australia to the gold medal for the 4x100m relay beating the USA to silver. USA loses the relay for the first time in history. Ian "Thorpe-do" wins 2 gold medals and Jenny Thompson wins her 6th gold medal in the 4 x 100m relay. SEPT 17 THREE more world records. Dutch Inge de Bruijn bettered her own WR in the 100m Butterfly and Tom Dolan sets WR in the 400m IM as he praises the "world record" Games pool in a 1-2 USA finish. Brooke (USA) adds the 400m FS crown to her 800m FS gold in Atlanta '96 in a 1-2 USA finish. Italy wins men's 100m BrS. USA has 3 of 8 golds so far and 9 medals against the Aussie's 2. SEPT 18
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Synchro History A Bitof-history. Today's sport. synchronized swimming made its Olympicdebut in 1984 at Los Angeles with solo and duet events. The http://www.iwebcity.net/pwss/pwsshist.htm
Extractions: Today's synchronized swimmers mesmerize their audiences with their grace and beauty, exhibiting total control of their bodies in an unstable medium. The sport combines the pleasing attributes of ballet with the strength and control of gymnastics. Originally referred to as "water ballet," the synchronized swimmer combines athletic ability and creative style. Competitions began in England at the turn of the century, where streams, holes, and ponds were the venues, and natatoruims were years away. The modern version of the sport was instituted in the U.S. in 1916, by Katherine Curtis, a swimmer for the University of Wisconsin. The phrase "synchronized swimming" was coined by a radio announcer while broadcasting the 1934 World's Fair. The sport was later popularized by Esther Williams , a U.S. 100 meter freestyle champion at the 1939 World's Fair, and her subsequent Hollywood movies. Williams presence gave synchronized swimming two qualities it had been missing; recognition and a national audience. The first competition in America was held at Wright Junior College in 1939, between Wright Junior College and the Chicago Teachers Union. The eight nations that have qualified for the Olympics are: U.S., Canada, Japan, Russia, France, China, Italy, and Mexico. This is also the order they finished in the 1995 World Cup Competition at the Georgia Tech. facility. The American team has been ranked number one since 1991.
BBC SPORT | OLYMPICS 2000 AQUATIC CENTRE The President of the International olympic Committee, Juan centre willplay host to the swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, the water http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/olympics/2000/venues/park
Extractions: The Olympic Stadium is the largest outdoor venue in Olympic history. The stadium, which will hold the opening and closing ceremonies (15 September and 1 October respectively), the athletic events and the football final, holds 110,000 people. It has already witnessed world-record crowds for rugby union internationals. In all, its cost is estimated at around Aus$690m. After the conclusion of the Olympics, the two temporary open grandstands will be removed, leaving two permanent grandstands, and the capacity will be reduced to 80,000. While the stadium will host the final of the football, the preliminary rounds will be held at the Sydney Football Stadium (cap: 42,000), Melbourne Cricket Ground (cap 98,000), Brisbane Cricket Ground (cap: 37,000) and the Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide (cap: 20,000). >> Athletics Events Guide The Olympic Stadium is the largest outdoor venue in Olympic history. The stadium, which will hold the opening and closing ceremonies (15 September and 1 October respectively), the athletic events and the football final, holds 110,000 people. It has already witnessed world-record crowds for rugby union internationals. In all, its cost is estimated at around Aus$690m. After the conclusion of the Olympics, the two temporary open grandstands will be removed, leaving two permanent grandstands, and the capacity will be reduced to 80,000.
Extractions: What's New? October 21, 2002 CAC recognizes synchronized swimming coach Debbie Muir in honour of Women's History Month OTTAWA - In honour of Women's History Month , the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is honouring four of Canada's greatest women coaches based on this year's theme, Women and Sports - Champions Forever! Each week during the month of October, CAC will profile a legendary woman coach who has made a significant contribution to coaching and to sport in Canada. This week's feature is Debbie Muir , one of the most successful coaches in synchronized swimming. A long-time synchronized swimming coach, Debbie Muir continues to coach today. But she's made a smooth transition from the swimming pool to the boardroom and is now spreading her expertise to the business world. She's founded her own company called Performax Training and Development and lives in Calgary. Muir describes her work as "executive and corporate coaching". She provides senior managers with the necessary skills to help their employees be more effective on the job. Muir, 49, says her new duties reinforce her belief that coaches possess unique talents.
Pan-American Games Rio 2007 - Sports - Aquatics Until then, swimming competitions in olympic Games had such as subaquatic swimming,swimming with hurdles synchronized swimming Before it became an olympic http://www.cob.org.br/rio2007/Ingles/esp_aquaticos.asp
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Lincoln Northeast Swimming And Diving olympic Homepage The official International olympic site with that oversees allaquatics (swimming, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming). http://lne.lps.org/athletics/swim/links.htm
City Of Fort Lauderdale - Hall Of Fame Aquatic Complex - History witnessed a great deal of American swimming history. and national and internationalsynchronized swimming competitions. in the same pool that olympic and World http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/hofac/history.htm
Extractions: Home Parks and Recreation Hall of Fame Aquatic Complex Fort Lauderdale's swimming heritage dates back to the Civitan raft off Las Olas Boulevard and the monumental Casino Pool, which followed in 1928. As the first pool of Olympic size (50m x 20m) in Florida, it remained at the forefront of the swimming scene for nearly half a century and consequently witnessed a great deal of American swimming history. Located directly on the beach at what is now known as D.C. Alexander Park, just south of Las Olas Boulevard, this beautiful Spanish-style facility was engineered by Clifford Root and filled twice a week with salt water directly from the Atlantic Ocean.. The Casino Pool (1928-1966) was home to the nation's top swimmers for decades, namely, Katherine Rawls , Fort Lauderdale's first celebrity of sport and international athletic ambassador. The pool cost $150,000, and measured 50.38 meters by 18.3 meters, or 20 yards by 55 yards.
Heartland Aquatics Other Links International olympics The official International olympic site with that overseesall aquatics (swimming, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming). http://www.heartlandaquatics.org/other_links.htm
SLAM! Sports: 2000 Summer Games: Synchronized Swimming Canadian synchronized swimming team moved to Toronto from far and wide two yearsago in a bid to put together a medalwinning performance at the 2000 olympic http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSynchro/home.html
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Modern Olympics the original Games, has a clear, concise history. swimming and diving and synchronizedswimming, track and governed by the International olympic Committee (IOC http://www.johncarlos.com/modern.html
Extractions: Development The revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, unlike the original Games, has a clear, concise history. team dominated the track and field events, taking first place in 9 of the 12 events. The Games were a success, and a second Olympiad, to be held in France, was scheduled. Olympic Games were held in 1900 and 1904, and by 1908 the number of competitors more than quadrupled the number at Athensfrom 311 to 2,082. Although the Olympic Games have been increasingly politicized, the ideal of the world's best athletes competing against each other in the arena of so-called pure sport has been at least partially realized, especially from the athletes' point of view. And even though skill and courage are manifested by most Olympic participants, the great gold medalists are the ones who are most often remembered. More History
