Words about Synchronized Swimming: August 2007

Esther Williams

Esther Williams is one of the names we surely have heard more than once when Synchronized Swimming is the topic, her movies made history in Hollywood and the water shows were a mixture of lights, colours and synchronized swimming :) being a retire competitive swimmer, she stayed on the water to show the world the first steps of a sport that today we enjoy, she even swam with Tom and Jerry :) how couldn't we know her???

Esther Williams es uno de los nombres que seguramente habremos escuchado mas de una vez cuando se esta hablando de Nado Sincronizado, sus peliculas hicieron historia en Hollywood y los espectaculos acuaticos eran una mezcla hipnotizante de luces, color y Nado Sincronizado :) siendo una nadadora retirada, ella permanecio en el agua mostrandole al mundo los primeros pasos de un deporte que hoy disfrutamos, ella hasta nado con Tom and Jerry :) como no conocerla???

Sydney 2000 (Duets)

1. Russia (Olga Brusnikina, Maria Kisseleva)

2. Japan (Miya Tachibana, Miho Takeda)

3. France (Virginie Dedieu, Lignot Myriam)

4. USA (Anna Kozlova, Tuesday Middaugh)

5. Canada (Claire Carver-Dias, Fanny Letourneau)

6. Italy (Maurizia Cecconi, Alessia Lucchini)

7. Spain (Gemma Mengual, Paola Tirados)

8. China (Min Li, Yuanyuan Li)

9. Mexico (Erika Leal Ramirez, Lilian Leal Ramirez)

10. Switzerland (Madeleine Perk, Schmid Belinda)

11. South Korea (Yoon-Kyeong Jang, Yoo Na-Mi)

12. Brazil (Carolina Moraes, Isabela Moraes)

Sydney 2000 (Teams)

Russia

Japan

Canada

France

RESULTS / RESULTADOS:

1. Russia

2. Japan

3. Canada

4. France

5. United States

6. China

7. Italy

8. Australia

Kenyon Smith

Kenyon Smith, a member of the Santa Clara Aquamaids Synchronized Swimming Club, continues the history that other men began, being one of the few men in the world that takes part in Synchronized Swimming events. I remember that once Chris Carver (SCA Head Coach) said that having men in synchro adds a new dimension to this sport and I do totally agree with her and I believe that most of the world would. I have been fortunate enough to judge routines where men are on the water and it is true that it is something else: I saw James Bond 007 combo with Bill May being James Bond (USA at Swiss Open 2002) and what sense would have had the whole thing without him?) and Kenyon being the Faraon among 7 Queens and the Phantom of the Opera's combo (SCA at Synchro Rome 2006), what would be the whole sense without them on the water? the same routines can be swam by girls but what the presence of one men on it meant, gives to the whole things this "something else" that I hope will keep us waiting for me and will keep creators busy looking for new ideas :)

Kenyon Smith, miembro del Club de Nado Sincronizado Santa Clara Aquamaids, continua escribiendo la historia que otros hombres comenzaron, siendo uno de los pocos nadadores que toma parte en competencias de Nado Sincronizado. Yo recuerdo que una vez Chris Carver (Entrenadora Principal) dijo que permitiendole a los hombres participar en competencias de Nado Sincronizado le da agrega una nueva dimension a este deporte y yo estoy totalmente de acuerdo con ella y creo que la muchos tambien estaran de acuerdo. He tenido la suerte de calificar rutinas donde tambien nadan hombres y es que realmente es algo diferente: Yo vi el Combo de James Bond 007 con Bill May como James Bond (EEUU en el Abierto de Suiza 2002), Kenyon como el Faraon junto a sus 7 Reinas y el Combo del Fantasma de la Opera (Santa Clara Aquamaids en el Synchro Rome 2006), cual seria el sentido de esas rutinas sin ellos en el agua? la misma rutina la pueden nadar 8 nadadoras pero la presencia de ellos les dio a la rutina "algo mas" que yo espero seguir viendo y espero que mantenga ocupado a los creadores de rutinas buscando nuevas ideas :)

...humor :)

unsynchronized judging / jueceo desincronizado

FINA Synchronized Swimming Judges School

FINA Synchronized Swimming Judges School is to begin and the main objective is to establish an universal, standardized Judges Training and Testing system that will prepare and certify highly qualified FINA Judges in two levels (International Judge and Elite -A - Judge); it is highly recommended that every Judge that belong to the FINA list (and those that might be included beginning next year) attend this course

Paris (FRA) 30 Aug - 02 Sept
St. Petersburg (RUS) 06 - 09 September
Medellin (COL) 06 - 09 October
Fort Lauderdale (USA) 17 - 20 October
Auckland (NZL) 15 - 18 November
Tokyo (JPN) 22 - 25 November
Cairo (EGY) 06 - 09 December

La Escuela para Jueces de Nado Sincronizado FINA esta por comenzar y el objetivo principal es establecer un proceso de entrenamiento y un sistema de evaluacion standard y universal para todos los Jueces que preparara y certificara Jueces FINA altamente calificados en dos niveles (Jueces Internationales y Jueces Elite - A); es altamente recomendado que todos los Jueces que pertenecen a la lista FINA (y aquellos que puedan ser incluidos el proximo ano) asistan a este curso.