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 ...

There’s no question they’re athletic, these muscled, agile women competing in Beijing. But the question remains: Should synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics remain Olympics sports? Both ...

TOKYO — The artistry, if that’s what we’re calling it now, starts before the swimmers jump into the water. Arms swing freely or move in rigid unison as part of the poolside walk, some swimmers ...

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, ...

It turns out that synchronized swimming -- often lumped with cheerleading, ballroom dancing and other activities as hobbies rather than sports -- is a lot harder than it looks. It takes flexibility, ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Laura Soles does the backstroke down memory lane while looking through old photos. "So many memories. That would be late 70s or early 80s,” Soles said. "This is who I swam with when I ...

A hippo at a game reserve in South Africa had been given the nickname Hipney Spears by a tourist because of its dance moves in a waterhole. Then, on a recent safari, it performed a number, as if on ...