Synchronized Swimming It is a sport that combines swimming and dancing. You can practice in a group or individual. I chose this sport because I find it interesting and not much is known of him. I have never used but I would like to experience one day

HISTORY At the turn of the 20th century, synchronized swimming was known as water ballet. The first recorded competition was in 1891 in Berlin, Germany. While it was only a sport practiced by men in their early days, it quickly became a women's sport because of the nature of the physical movements are more suitable for female physical.

Equipment It is very important to keep a close fitting swimsuit to no resistance to water. The swimmers of the same group wear the same swimsuit to bring more beauty to the performance The most important piece of the "team" swimmers synchronized swimming is the clip that is placed outside of the nose. The last thing that they need is the bathing cap, because normally the competitors have long hair and they can`t see what happened near they .

Rules This sport hasn’t got any rules. It is the jury who makes the grade. If a swimmer touches the ground or do not follow the rhythm of the music or executes a bad move, is penalized with reductions of note.

Some movements Crane position Flamingo position Body upright under water, with one leg extended forward, forming an angle of 90 ° to the leg of the surface Right leg extending perpendicularly to the surface.

Seen from above: The Spanish team is specialized in making flowers in water

Gemma Mengual Gemma is the best Spanish Olympic swimmer. She began synchronized swimming at age eight. She has won more than 50 medals since 2009. Gemma has competed in the 3 World Championships, she was finalist in the last world championships and she only lost last year in Barcelona, her home town. Just left to competitive swimming, but she will continue teaching at her school http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE0HOtpNN9k