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Synchronised Swimming

Roobarb, 23 August, 2008 at 11:54 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 3

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Isn't this an absolute pile of cr@p? All very skilful I'm sure, but not entertaining to watch, and it's hardly sport, is it?

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Latest activity by Hopscotch, 23 August, 2008 at 12:37

Beginner May 2007
AllyDrew · 23 August, 2008 at 11:59
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I rather enjoyed it. It's enormously skilful, and those Russian girls were phenomenal.

I guess it ranks along with Rhythmic Gymnastics and Synchronised Diving on the scale of "is it a sport?"
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Beginner June 2002
cjb · 23 August, 2008 at 12:05
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Agree that synchronised swimming is skilful but blah.

BMX riding - sport or hobby? ?
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Beginner December 2007
Flowery the Grouch · 23 August, 2008 at 12:35
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I used to do synchro when i was at school. i enver got to the competative stage because a) it was too much like hard work, b) I couldn't take it seriously enough ? and c) I hated nose clips.

But the hard work - good grief - before we got onto to working on figures and stuff the warm up was at least 30 laps (of a 33 m pool) of various different sculling strokes - that hurt!
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Beginner October 2002
Hopscotch · 23 August, 2008 at 12:37
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Anyone who had ever tried synchronised swimming would know that it is very technical and very tiring. There are lots of sports that are questionable but live and let live I say!
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