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Synchronized swimming
Synchronized swimming is a sport combining elements of swimming, dance and gymnastics in which teams perform routines that are scored by a panel of judges on a scale of 1 to 10 based on several categories.
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Synchronized swimming
flamingo
Sports; Synchronized swimming
A position in which one leg is extended perpendicular to the surface with the other leg drawn to the chest and parallel to the surface and the swimmers face at the surface.
float
Sports; Synchronized swimming
This is where between two and eight swimmers are connected in a line, horizontally, and they are performing on the surface of the water.
flutter kick
Sports; Synchronized swimming
When the swimmer is at the same time kicking their legs side by side, this enables them to move either backward or forward in the water.
deck work
Sports; Synchronized swimming
Swimmers perform on the deck before they enter the water. When the music starts swimmers try and set the mood for the routine they will be doing in the water. However, only ten seconds of deck work ...
degree of difficulty
Sports; Synchronized swimming
This is a scoring methodology that gives weighting to particular positions and movements and these are used in judging technical merit of a routine.
descending spin
Sports; Synchronized swimming
This spin of either 180 or 360 degrees that starts in a vertical position and is finished when the swimmers heels reach the surface of the water.
dolphin bent knee
Sports; Synchronized swimming
The swimmer starts on their back moves into a bent knee position and then keeping this position swims in a circle under water.
