Aqua Angels of Meredith College
Synchronized Swimming Team
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Betty-Shannon Poates (President) - Senior
Jennifer Laws - Senior
Mary Kathryn Tyndall (Vice-President) - Junior
Sandra Dexter - Junior
Michelle Priddy - Junior
Jennifer Phillips - Sophomore
Jennifer White - Sophomore
Rebecca Howard - Sophomore
Rye Anderson - Sophomore
Kaley Redmond - Sophomore
Lisa Miller - Sophomore
Susie Mathes - Sophomore
Tracy Hall - Freshman
Susan Heuser - Freshman
Tiffany Yokely - Freshman
Carol Brown - Coach
November
11, 1998 - Presentation for Beginning Class
November
11, 1998 - Tryouts - 4:00 p.m.
November
16, 1998 - Dress Rehearsal
November
19 and 20, 1998 - Christmas Performance - 7:30 p.m.
December
2, 1998 - Christmas Party
March
18, 1999 - Spring Performance - 8:00 p.m.
March
19, 1999 - Spring Performance - 8:00 p.m.
March
20, 1999 - Spring Performance - 2:00 p.m.
Other
Events TBA
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Synchronized swimming is a sport combining strength and flexibility, aerobic conditioning, musical interpretation, dramatic showmanship and close teamwork. Powerful swimming is combined with close choreography to create synchronized routines. Four types of routines are swum in synchronized swimming: solo, duet, trio and team (up to eight swimmers). Routines are designed to appear effortless, but consist of strenuous swimming. They last from 3 to 5 minutes, often with swimmers holding their breath for lengths of time up to 30 seconds. The combination of skills--artistry, music, and stunning athleticism--has made "synchro" popular for spectators. Swimmers demonstrate their grace and appeal to the audience as they move through complex patterns. They combine the power of a boxer, the flexibility of a gymnast, the artistic expression of a ballerina, and the aerobic conditioning of a distance runner with synchronization unseen in any other sport. The stunning, gold medal performance of the US team in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games has intensified interest in this unique team sport.
(from the Dolphin's Home Page)
Synchronized Swimming involves strength, breath control, aerobic conditioning, flexibility, and grace. 60 percent of a routine is spent underwater. The U.S. Synchronized Swimming Team has held the World's #1 ranking since 1991. U.S. team members practice 6-8 hours a day, six days a week. During a competition, swimmers aren't allowed to touch the bottom of the pool. The U.S. Synchronized Swimming team won the Gold in 1996 Olympics. Duet routines will be a part of the Olympics in 2000. Synchronized Swimmers can boost themselves out of the water by doing an eggbeater kick. Synchronized Swimmers wear nose clips to prevent getting water up their nose when in a vertical position. Synchronized Swimmers listen to the music through underwater speakers, and counts are sometimes shouted out loud. Those smiles that the swimmers wear aren't there because synchronized swimming is easy-synchronized swimming is also an art, and you wouldn't like to see ballerinas grimacing!
(from The Dollfin's Home Page)
(the Dollfin's site appears to be no longer up)
Interesting Facts
Synchronized swimmers can hear the
music underwater via underwater speakers.
Synchronized swimmers do not touch
the bottom of the pool during routines. They create the illusion
that they are with sculling and the eggbeater kick.
Synchronized swimmers keep their eyes
open underwater.
The most important piece of equipment
for the synchronized swimmer is the nose clip. It keeps water
from getting into the nasal cavity when upside-down.
Most synchronized swimmers keep an
extra nose clip tucked into their suits in case they lose one.
Elite level synchronized swimmers can
swim up to 75 meters underwater without coming up for air.
If you are interested in attending Meredith College and join the Aqua Angels,
please feel free to e-mail us. We would love to talk to you.
Coach Brown's e-mail: BrownCar@meredith.edu
President, Betty-Shannon's e-mail: PoatesB@meredith.edu
Vice President, Mary Kathryn's e-mail: TyndallM@meredith.edu
Uploaded on January 17th, 1999
Last Updated: January 25, 1999