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From novelty tricks in swim classes, through the Aquacades and movies, to the highly complex Olympic competitions—this history of synchronized swimming tells how the sport grew, examines the role the United States has played in its worldwide development, and describes the status of synchronized swimming in world sporting events today.

Among the topics covered are competition development, development around the United States, rules and technical changes, and leadership (from volunteers to a National Office). Four appendices list major award winners, U.S. National Champions, the results of major international competitions, and U.S. participation in international events. The work boasts photographs from the first trial national competition in 1942 to the World Championships of 2003, as well as a full bibliography. ... Read more

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Stephen Corey's carefully observed poems range in subjectmatter from the trivial ("The Uselessness of AmericanCounties") to the mysterious ("Agnostic") to theresigned ("Divorce"). A thread runs through them all,though, a controlling intelligence and a subtle compassion that makesthem of a piece in the way of WilliamStafford's best writing. "Hearing with My Son," about achild's struggle with autism, is stunning, and "The Invention ofthe Villanelle" will leave you muttering to yourself for days. ... Read more

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Great book for coaches, but a little boring.
There are lots of creative formations and figure alterations, but there are no photographs.It is also a little outdated.

Techniques,choreography and strategies for practice
This book is a good introduction for a begining coach or student on thesport of synchronized swimming.It also provides tips, strategies, andformations for those searching for new ideas for their teams. ... Read more

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Outlines the basic skills and techniques of synchronized swimming and discusses how to prepare and perform a routine. ... Read more

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A handbook explaining the skills, techniques, exercises, and musical interpretation involved in synchronized swimming. ... Read more

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Informative but basic
This book is older and outdated but does give some information that is useful to very big teams of over 10 swimmers with pattern ideas. ... Read more

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Sara joins a synchronized swimming class to learn the basics of a sport which combines swimming skills with dancelike moves and fancy stunts performed to music. ... Read more

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This book tells about a girls first synchro experience
I thought that the book did a good job of explaining different aspects to synchronized swimming.Even though this book is a little out of date, it does give a child a good explaination and description of the sport. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Vibrant Life, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 904 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: In the swim at any age: swimming isn't just health-building exercise for a group of women--ages 22 to 82--in Pasadena, California. Their synchronized swimming team, "Unsyncables," represents a close bonding of religious faith, family values, friendship, and increased self-esteem characteristics they hope will be duplicated everywhere in the United States.(Nature's Way)
Author: Irene Clepper
Publication: Vibrant Life (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 21Issue: 5Page: 28(2)

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