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artistic swimming

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ID 737437 Last modified 26.06.2019
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Domain aquatic sports
  • ujumist, tantsu ja võimlemist ühendav veespordiala, kus vees sooritatakse muusika saatel üheaegselt ühesuguseid liigutusi
  • a hybrid form of swimming, dance, and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronised routine (either solo, duet, trio, mixed duet, free team, free combination, and highlight) of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music
Good to know
  • A relatively recent discipline, synchronised swimming became an Olympic sport for the first time in Los Angeles in 1984, with solo and duet events.
  • Kujundujumist hakati võistlusspordina harrastama 1950. aastatel, Rahvusvaheline Ujumisföderatsioon (FINA) tunnustas uut ala 1952. aastal. Olümpiakavva jõudis kujundujumine sooloesinejate ja paaride esituses 1984. aastal Los Angeleses, 1996. aastal oli kavas vaid kaheksa ujuja rühmaharjutus, alates Sydneyst lisandus sellele uuesti paaride võistlus.
kujundujumine preferred
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  • Kujundujumine ühendab endas ujumist, tantsu ja võimlemist ning sellel on kolm võistlusklassi – soolo, duetid ja rühmad–, olümpial võistlevad paarid ja kaheksaliikmelised naiskonnad.
sünkroonujumine
artistic swimming preferred
Good to know
  • After a vote at the 2017 FINA congress in July 2017 in Budabest (HUN), FINA renamed "synchronized swimming" to "artistic swimming".
synchronized swimming
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  • The FINA recognized synchronized swimming in 1954. Swimmers in solo, duet, or team (four to eight persons) competition perform several required stunts together with several of their own choice.
synchronised swimming
Usage examples
  • Synchronised swimming involves swimmers performing figures to music. Despite its seemingly effortless performance, this sport is quite demanding. Competitors need strength and flexibility to perform twists and lifts as well as rhythm and flair to synchronise and interpret the music, which they listen to through underwater speakers.
water ballet
taitouinti

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