Why do ppl think synchronized swimming is not a sport because we wear make up and have costume suits?
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Who told you that it's not a sport? It's both athletic and aesthetic. Don't listen to anybody who criticizes your sport, or anything else that you do. After all, who cares what some small-minded pinhead thinks?
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once they grow up, they can appreciate how wonderful swimming is.  it is like the most beneficial sport and works out the whole body.  if u care about health and good looks, swimming is perfect.  it combines strength, endurance, and ryhthm and not just any dumb jock weighing in at 200lbs can be good at.  its takes a lot of practice to be good at it.  and we are the ones that can actually show off our body and they are just jealous cuz they cant look this good in speedos.
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Not sure what loserific is, but I've been doing synchro for over 50 years (Yes, the sport has been going for that long) and still enjoy it. It has to be one of the most demanding of sports, and one of the most fun to watch. Singles are good, but the team events are really spectacular with the geometric designs they make in the water and the power lifting stunts they do. \nStay with it!
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It is a sport, by any definition. People can say they don't think blue is a color either, but that doesn't mean they have any real facts to back up their assertions.
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A speedo doesn't produce as much drag in the water as a normal bathing suit would, so they can move faster.  The speedo also lowers the possibility of getting caught on someone or something, also a concern with speed.
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why not? as long as you are not dirty or your clothes fall apart.. I would argue that youre clothes are your swimsuit.. but maybe say that its the newset trend haha.. over in France is very popular
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i guess ppl don't consider bowling as a sport becuz it doesn't consume as much energy as other "real" sports do... but to me, bowling IS a sport.  sometimes it makes me panth!  haha.. if they consider shooting pool, or poker is a sport, i don't see why they hav to exclude bowling.  it just takes as much skill, focus, endurance, as other sports!
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The boys couldn't wear swimming trunks because the fibers supposedly did something to the filter.  What the difference was with the girls' suits, I don't know. \n\nBut at that time, believe it or not, it seemed like the most natural thing, and it wasn't a cause to think "pedophiles" or something like that.  Today, you can take pictures of your children in the bathtub, and be threatened with arrest.  Isn't that a little overreacting?  \n\nProbably some of those who did it were uncomfortable, but in general it was natural and nobody thought anything of it. \n\nHow times have changed....
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I don't even think figure skating should be a sport.  No offense intended to anyone, especially because I still consider figure skaters athletes, but it isn't a sport!  It's more a competition, like ballroom dancing or something.  You don't see ballroom dancing in the Olympics.
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apo2_99 is wrong, you do sweat, but your in a pool so who cares.  but there are many advantages.  good for cardiocascular stuff, both aerobic and anaerobic activity.  stretches out your muscles, relieves stress, helps you sleep, keeps you in shape/ gets you in shape.  very fun.  good way to avoid drowning.  and just by learning to swim, you'll be a better swimmer than 95% of the world, so that is cool.
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It isn't healthy or unhealthy.  A lot of athletes do it; swimmers claim it reduces drag in the water, bicyclists do it because it makes it easier for road rash to heal more quickly.  And yes, some just like the way it looks.
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Hello,\n\nSwimming is a wonderful sport that helps buil up our body. It is also touted as the best form of exercise for weight loss too.\n\nThere are a lot of strokes in swimming:\n\nFreestyle\nThe freestyle stroke, as it's name implies, is not limited by any particular technique. The stroke we now call freestyle, which is also known as the front crawl or Australian crawl, has been used since early last century. Only 15 meters can be swum underwater (from the start and from each turn), otherwise some body part must always be above the water. Some believe that the freestyle stroke was developed by Richard Cavill, an Australian who combined the overarm stroke with the up and down kick motion.\n\n\nBreaststroke\nSwimmers of the breast stroke must follow strict rules when performing the stroke. Their shoulders must be kept in line with the water, arm and leg movements must be pushed forward together, and brought back under the surface of the water. At the turn and finish, both hands must touch the wall together. At the start and first stroke and kick after a turn, the swimmers are allowed one arm stroke and one leg kick. At all other times the swimmer's head must be kept above the surface of the water. No dolphin, scissors or flutter kicks are allowed, nor tumble turns.\n\n\nButterfly\nThe butterfly stroke evolved from experiments with the breaststroke. When swimming the butterfly stroke, the swimmers must keep their shoulders in line with the surface of the water, and make arm and leg movements together. They also must not swim underwater, except for the first stroke after the start and each turn. Only 15 meters are allowed underwater at the start and after each turn, and the wall must be touched with both hands.\n\n\nBackstroke\nWhen swimming the backstroke, the swimmers remain on their back. This technique was first swum with a frog kick (like the breaststroke) then the up and down form that is used now. Similar to the freestyle, only 15 meters can be spent underwater from the start or from each turn. In 1991, the rules were changed so that when turning, the swimmers did not have to touch the wall with their hand, enabling them to do a much faster turn.\n\n\nMedley relays\nIn the individual medley races, the order of strokes is butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. \n\nIn the medley relay, the order is backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle, with the first swimmer starting in the water.\n\nHope this helps...\n\nCheck out the sources for more Help...
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Yes, cheerleading is definately a sport. I'm a cheerleader at my local high school and I have to say it's harder than it looks. In any other sport you drop the ball and thats all you lose, in cheerleading you drop a girl that could be a life lost or a bone broken. We do alot of things that require us to be in perfect condition and on our toes at all times. I really get defensive about this because I know how hard it is, I know how hard we work and I don't appreciate people saying "we're just girls in skirts rah-rahing around showing our underwear". Cheerleading takes alot of hard work, determination, long practices, and teamwork. So, before you judge us or judge our "SPORT" get to know us and try cheerleading and see how well you do it.\n\nBy the way "Bring it On" was the worst movie ever made! Cheerleaders don't act like that.
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Sorry everyone's hating on you, man :)   Lol, I didn't know it was a sport either, to be honest.  What's next for sports, ballroom dancing?   Oops, my bad.  That's already been passed as one.\n\nCheers!\n\n\nPsssssst  Don't listen to them, its a conspiracy and not really a sport after all.  Neither is Bingo, just for the record. :)  Peace
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If you looked like them, you woulden't be yourself. It's sad that people wanna look like celebs. It's attention-seeking. Where's your self-esteem? Humans looking different than each other, makes us individuals.
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You mean speedo's? What, haven't you noticed that competitive swimmers and divers in the U.S. wear them too? And Speedo's aren't just popular for non-competitive swimmers in France; they're popular all over Europe, South America, and Australia. Americans are pretty much the only ones who wear those big, baggy swim trunks that are impossible to swim in, perhaps because Americans are fatter than everyone else and have more to hide.\n\nGeez, try to sound like less of a judgmental ignoramus, will you? I don't particularly find a pair of tight Speedo's on a fat guy with pubes sticking out very attractive, either. But the French are not the only ones who favor them.
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Absolutely! I know what synchro is, I'm on a team. People assume that old fat ladies do synchro, and that it is really easy, but truly it is extremely difficult. Seriously, is holding your breath for a minute while counting and doing hybrids upside-down (while staying balanced and switching patterns) lifting 100lb girls out of the water really very easy, not when you can't touch the bottom of the pool, can't wear goggles, you have make-up getting in you eyes, people kicking you in the face and smiling all at the same time! Okay after hearing that, try to tell me that synchro is not a hard thing to do!