synchronized swimming

American  

noun

1. a sport growing out of water ballet in which swimmers, in solo, duet, and team efforts, complete various required figures by performing motions in relatively stationary positions, along with a freestyle competition, with the contestants synchronizing movements to music and being judged for body position, control, and the degree of difficulty of the moves.

2. a swimming exercise or exhibition derived from the competitive sport.

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synchronized swimming British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: synchro.   synchro swimming.  the art or sport of one or more swimmers moving in patterns in the water in time to music

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Etymology

Origin of synchronized swimming

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

“Good,” said the chief seamstress, and the other five had nodded, a synchronized swimming team of flinty approval.

From Literature

Designed by Charles T. Meier and engineered by project manager Kyle Amerine, the massive seahorse nodded as it coached over a dozen fin-flapping baby sea creatures as they performed a synchronized swimming routine.

From Los Angeles Times

“Synchronized Swimming”: Sure, it was pre-taped, and Lorne Michaels likes to pretend the early ’80s seasons never happened.

From Los Angeles Times

He was crucial to a new rule allowing male athletes in artistic swimming — formerly known as synchronized swimming — at the 2024 Summer Games.

From Los Angeles Times

Olympics: Bill May could become the first man ever to compete in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, at the Games.

From New York Times