When I was a small child, my mother often brought me along when she taught physical education at a small women’s college, run by nuns who were happy to have a young married woman to handle fencing ...

At its core, synchronized swimming is an aquatic sport that blends the art of dance with the power and endurance of swimming. This fascinating mix offers a range of benefits for both your mental ...

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, ...

Instructor Sue Acampora (clockwise from right), Linda McCoy, Nora Garver and Mary Grace Taylor work on a technique during a synchronized swimming class at the Central YMCA in 2008. The class looked ...