When did artistic swimming become an Olympic sport?
Artistic swimming made its Olympic debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but only women were previously permitted to compete. Men will, however, be allowed to compete for the first time in the Paris Games in 2024. However, NBC Sports reports that no men were named to team rosters.
How does Olympic artistic swimming work?
Artistic swimming, often known as synchronized swimming and supervised by World Aquatics, is essentially water acrobatics performed to music. The athletes perform planned routines, including leaping themselves out of the water. The Olympics are divided into two events: duet and team competition, with each event featuring a free performance and a technical one. Athletes are judged and scored based on execution, synchronization, degree of difficulty, music, and choreography, so consider it a cross between gymnastics and swimming. For the 2024 Olympics, up to two men can compete in the team competition.
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Who are the top Team USA athletes in artistic swimming?
- Anita Alvarez, 27, of Santa Monica, California, finished ninth and thirteenth in duet competitions at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, respectively; she could become the first American Olympian to compete three times in artistic swimming.
- Megumi Field, 18, Wilmington, Delaware: 2023 world championship technical team bronze; 2024 world championship free team bronze medal; has committed to swimming at Stanford following the Paris Games.
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