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Seattle Synchronized Swim Team is a nationally competitive club that has been the highest ranking team in the Northwest for many years. We have approximately 35-40 swimmers ranging in age from 7 to 18, with a staff of 10 coaches. We have programs to fit every phase of training from novice to national champion competition.

We are always looking for children with a love of music and water sports to join our team. All you need is a cap, goggles and nose clip, and the ability to swim the basic strokes across a 25 yard pool!!

Water ballet it's not....

With edgier moves, more physical demands and faster music, synchronized swimming has come a long way since the days Esther Williams wowed movie audiences with her graceful dives and perfectly timed strokes.  A combination of gymnastics, dance and swimming, synchronized swimming takes flexibility, strength, endurance, poise and a keen sense of timing. 

"You take a sport like gymnastics, but you take away the floor and hold your breath and you're still doing lifts and swimming and smiling, all at the same time"   In addition to learning routines, the swimmers must practice holding their breath and work on basic moves such as the "eggbeater," a method of treading water (also used by water polo players) that allows them to calmly maintain their bodies above the water and keep their arms free to perform movements.

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