Synchronized swimmers are amazing athletes. I’m so fascinated by their ability to hold their breath underwater upside down and still able to perform their routines.
Let me get this straight; they have to hold their breath, smile, count in their heads because they literally can’t hear the music, be aware of where everyone is AND control their breathing? THIS IS PHENOMENAL!
And ofcourse.... swim. Swimming alone is already hard, and dancing as well. What more if you danced and pranced around the water while trying to stay on beat😂
Next time you go to a pool, start treading and see how high out of the water you can get your torso. Then you start getting a picture of how hard it is.
I'm an actual swimmer, and I have mad respect for synchronized swimmers/dancers. We can easily hold our breath longer than most of the synchronized swimmers (that we see at our pools, probably not these ladies) and probably can swim faster/longer, but we would never be able to do anything like this. It's a lot harder than you think to lift someone up out of the water while swimming. Also, they are really flexible. We were comparing our swim group with a synchronized swimming group one time, and though we could barely touch our toes, they easily have the flexibility of gymnast. Plus, they have to do everything in sync. I can't even imagine how bad we would be at that. So much hard work and dedication goes to this sport, and I respect anyone that goes in it.
Synchronised swimming tournaments not only consist on the choreography, you need to have certain gymnastics, resistance and swimming skills. They test you on sooo many things, including how fast you can swimm
Even they didn't win the competition, they got all of my attention for the show. Music, costume, coreography and their expression are so united. Love the crab and the dolphin sections. So autentic!
Finally, a version without commentary! Even if Spain doesn't have as many high speed, high difficulty, high precision moves, their artistry more than makes up for it. Definitely one of my favourites of 2012.
HOLY cow! That is INSANE! 10-12 hours a day of training - swimming - like that? Even a work day is only 7 hours on average. Imagine if one of these swimmers broke her leg and couldn’t swim anymore. What would you do with your life after that? After literally living every day just swimming.
If these girls executed this routine so exquisitely I can't imagine just how extraordinary their choreographer is. Kudos to everyone behind the scenes. They are often overlooked but I'm pretty sure it took a village to put this magnificent production together js
@@Rainswife_ thank you for ur reply , I guess a career as a synchronized swimmer is out for me LOL, but it's still a beautiful thing to watch , I have so much admiration and respect for athletes
I do. Well, at the gym pool. And dang it's intimidating. Nothing is more threatening than a team of synchronized swimmers progressovely inching towards you with stiff, toothy smiles, shifting left and right and spinning around in perfect sync.
This was terrific! I don’t know why they didn’t get a medal. I watched Russia’s team and it was pretty boring. I think the Spanish Team has always been strong in this field
All I could think of while watching is "humans are so silly." Don't get me wrong, this obviously takes years of practice and skill. But the concept of competing for the best water dance is such a random thing for humans to decide to do.
So is lining up to see who can run the fastest. But that's is what makes us human though, the possibility to do more than just cover your basic survival needs, anything you can imagine, do, make, achieve.
Just think how much physical effort it takes for all of these women to have their torsos upside-down underwater, while having their legs the same level over the water. Then they have to be able to lift each other and toss them out of the water. They all must be strong as F. Like bruh, imagine being a 250 lb weight lifter... Any one of these women could give you a beat down, and you wouldn't even understand how it physically happened. And they'd get away with it, because the police wouldn't believe you. 😆
I can’t even understand how they do what they do. Like I can’t wrap my head around the physics of it. Obviously it’s possible. Imagine how much calories those women go through on a daily basis.
I always get so emotional when watching that kinda stuff because you can feel all the dedication and passion that went into this. If perfection exists, that must be it.
I was on a synchronized swimming team for only 2 years in middle school. It was the best thing I ever accomplished physically. My whole body was so strong and healthy.
Not only the holding your breath part, but the underwater shots of them staying perfectly straight while UPSIDE-DOWN???? *THAT* is really the part that blows my mind more than anything!!! 🤯😲👏
Being Bhumika omg I watched the handmade slipper making video too and I loved it! If it hasn’t recommended bondi rescue you’ll have to check it out. One of my recommendations that I’m now hooked on lol
Wow their lipstick still stayed on and they managed to have a smile on their face everytime they came up from the water. This was a beautiful performance ✨
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This is one of the most original and creative choreographies I've ever seen! Sooo true to the theme from the beginning to the end, and full of surprises and unique moves!!! I am in awe of the mind who created this fantastical routine as well as the amazing talent performing it! This is truly incredibly inspiring! Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I have never seen anything like this before. Synchronized swimming came a long way! Absolutely beautiful to watch! I couldn't believe they were in deep water and throwing eachother up in the air....very impressive!!❤