Artistic swimming—formerly known as synchronized swimming—is a wild and wonderful Olympic sport. It’s absolutely grueling for the athletes; they are expected to twist, flip, and kick in perfect unison ...

Prior to my synchronized-­swimming lesson, I’d imagined something serene: delicate flapping of arms, elegant surface glides, a single leg raised in the air. Then I hopped into the pool at the Silver ...

If you, a die hard Olympics nerd [enthusiastically thrusts hand into air], have been feverishly sifting through your TV guide in search of synchronized swimming these past few weeks with no success, ...