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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Synchro has named two-time Olympian Reem Abdalazem as the U.S. National Team Assistant Coach. "I think Reem is the best person to complete the National Team staff. Reem and I had been working together since 2015," said U.S. National Team Head Coach Andrea Fuentes. "Our ...

In a little more than a year, the organization formerly known as USA Synchronized Swimming or USA Synchro for short has transformed itself. Under the leadership of their board of directors they have hired a new Chief Executive Officer, arguably the best coaching staff in the world, revitalized event...

The U.S. synchronized swimming duet of Anita Alvarez (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Ruby Remati (Andover, Mass.) won another bronze medal Sunday as the China Open concluded in Beijing. Alvarez, a 2016 Olympian, and Remati scored 82.9667 points in duet free to finish third behind two pairs of sisters for the se...

The 2020 United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) Convention, scheduled for September, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. USAS President Bill Smith made the announcement Friday in a letter to affiliated organizations. The USAS convention had been scheduled for Sept. 22-27 in Jacksonville...

The latest issue of Swimming World Biweekly is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault In this issue of SW Biweekly, read about the whole Sun Yang saga- the eight year ban, what's next for Yang and his friends in FINA vs. WADA, Yang's plans to appeal, and rumors about him spilling "t....

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Adam Andrasko, an experienced Olympic sports professional, has been named USA Synchro's new chief executive officer. Andrasko comes to USA Synchro with a diverse background in Olympic sport. He spent seven years with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), where he serv...

Each month the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announce the "Best of" Individual and Team athletes for the month. This month the U.S. Synchronized Swimming team has been crowned as one of the Teams of the Month for June. According to the press release, the U.S. synchro national team was elect...

USA Synchro, the national governing body for synchronized swimming, announces an exciting partnership with TeachAids, a nonprofit leader in global education innovation. Together, the two organizations hope to promote athlete safety through TeachAids’ CrashCourse concussion education. [caption id="at...

The United States Synchronized Swimming Foundation mission is to fund the future of synchronized swimming! With that in mind, we are pleased to be able to be able to award grants to support, sustain and grow the sport of synchronized swimming. Last year, 43 teams received an average grant of $750. T...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. - Fifty elite synchronized swimmers from across the U.S. advanced to the third and final phase of two USA Synchro national team trials this past weekend at the Town of Tonawanda Aquatic and Fitness Center. The athletes are vying for up to 12 spots each on the U.S. 13-15 and 12 & Unde...

USA Synchro Executive Director Myriam Glez has resigned after five years with the U.S. national governing body for synchronized swimming, USA Synchro announced. Glez, a two-time Olympian for France and Australia, was hired as USA Synchro's High Performance Director in 2013, and she also became the E...

Ukraine's Yelyzaveta Yakhno pocketed both gold up for grabs in the Solo Technical and Solo Free this weekend in Los Angeles, USA, at the 8th leg of of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series. Yakhno collected 89.4811 points for the Technical routine, while she earned an impressive 91.3667 for her Fr...

Several U.S. national team members picked up medals Thursday at the UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships. Megumi Field and Sarine Cho, members of the 12 & Under National Team, won gold in duet, and Junior National Team member Emmanuella Tchakmakjian earned solo bronze on the secon.....

More champions were crowned Tuesday at the U.S. Junior Olympic Synchronized Swimming Championships. Emileen Moore and Dalia Ovadia of the Walnut Creek Aquanuts added to their medal haul, finishing 1-2 in the 12 & Under solo free final. Moore won the event with 130.815 total points, while Ovadia was ...

USA Synchro is proud to announce the 2018 13-15 and 12 & Under National Synchronized Swimming Teams. The 10 athletes chosen to each team were selected after three phases of trials, the final one held earlier this month during the U.S. Junior and 13-15 National Championships in Lewisville, Texas. .....

USA Synchro is proud to announce Le Rêve - The Dream, a breathtaking aquatic show presented exclusively at Wynn Las Vegas, as the presenting sponsor of the Synchro America Open. The Synchro America Open presented by Le Rêve - The Dream will be held June 22-24 at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in E...

The 2017 Synchro America Open presented by Le Rêve - The Dream, part of the inaugural FINA Synchronized Swimming World Series, concluded Saturday with Olympic-caliber routines by numerous medalists. Team USA's Bill May (Cicero, N.Y./Las Vegas) and Kanako Spendlove (Las Vegas) scored 90.1000 points i...

This year's Synchro America Open presented by Le Rêve - The Dream, the only international synchronized swimming event held in the U.S., will have a decidedly Olympic flavor once competition begins June 22 at the Nassau County Aquatic Center. The event, part of the inaugural FINA Synchronized Swimmin...

Duets from the U.S. Senior National Team and the La Mirada Aquabelles won gold medals Wednesday at the UANA Pan American Artistic Swimming Championships. Team USA's Yara Elian (Walnut Creek, Calif.) and Ruby Remati (Andover, Mass.) won the senior duet free final, finishing with 80.2667 points. Ca...

The US Synchronized Swimming Foundation accepts grant applications each year to help fund programs and opportunities that promote the growth of synchronized swimming in the U.S. This grant cycle is for programs that run between September 1, 2018, and August 31, 2019.  The deadline for grant applicat...