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 ...

In late 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that at this summer’s Paris Olympic Games, men would be allowed to compete in artistic swimming (previously known as synchronized ...

With longtime powerhouse Russia not competing in Paris, the United States and China are the leaders going into the team final at the 2024 Olympics Wednesday for the sport once known as synchronized ...

The nation’s longest-running synchronized swim club is preparing to make a historic splash as it celebrates an incredible milestone: 100 years in the water. At Roosevelt High ...

In a story in this week’s magazine, available to TIME subscribers, we explore the financial challenges facing athletes in low-revenue Olympic sports like synchronized swimming. The U.S. is one of the ...

For 40 years, artistic swimming has been part of the Summer Olympics. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, it had the opportunity to look different than it ever had before at the world’s most prestigious ...

The Australian team practices before competing in the Open Team Free Final at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup Super Final Budapest 2024 this July. Credit - David Balogh—Getty Images In ...

The sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks. At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, ...