Artistic Swimming

Watch all the Olympic Gold Medal moments from ROC at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

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National Anthems | The Gold Medal Moments of ROC in Tokyo

At Rio 2016, Svetlana Romashina took her tally to five Olympic titles from three Games.
That would be enough for most athletes, particularly in a sport as demanding as artistic swimming, but Romashina wants more.
Having taking a break after Rio to give birth to her daughter Alexandra, Romashina made

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Svetlana Romashina: "We try to make artistic swimming look easy, but it's not."

Artistic swimmer and five-time Olympic champion from Russia, Svetlana Romashina, joined the Olympic Channel Podcast to talk mentality, winning, and her favourite figure skaters.

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This event took place on 16/08/2016 at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro. Ishchenko/Romashina (RUS) claimed the Gold. Huang/Sun (CHN) and Inui/Mitsuni (JPN) completed the podium

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Synchronised Swimming: Duet Free - Final | Rio 2016 Replays

This event took place on 07/08/2012 at the Aquatics Centre, London. Ishchenko/Romashina (RUS) claimed the Gold. Carbonell/Fuentes (ESP) and Huang/Liu (CHN) completed the podium.

London 2012 | Olympic Games

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Final - Duet | London 2012 Replays

From 12th to 20th July, the Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju will host the artistic swimming events at the 2019 FINA World Championships.
There are no fewer than 10 gold medals at stake in Korea compared to two at the Olympic Games.
The duet and the team will be contested at

Svetlana Romashina (L) and Svetlana Kolesnichenko compete in the duet technical at the 2019 World Series event in Tokyo

All you need to know about Artistic Swimming at the 2019 World Championships

At London 2012, Russia's Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina won gold with this explosive routine to a classic Michael Jackson track.

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Synchronised Swimming: Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us | Music Mondays

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Synchronised Swimming: Duet Free | Rio 2016 Replays

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Synchronised Swimming: Duet Tech | Rio 2016 Replays

Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina win gold for Russia in the women's synchronised swimming duets final.

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Russian pair win Synchronised Swimming gold

Russia's free routine ensures gold after a high-scoring technical routine in the women's synchronized swimming team event.

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Russia win Synchronised Swimming team gold

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Artistic swimming, known as synchronised swimming until 2017, has been on the Olympic programme since the Los Angeles 1984 Games. Along with rhythmic gymnastics, it is one of two women-only sports at the Olympic Games. And at Tokyo 2020, the stars of the sport wowed us once more.
Swimmers representing

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 02: Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of Team ROC compete in the Artistic Swimming Duet Free Routine Preliminary on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 02, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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What we learned: Artistic swimming wrap-up from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The most decorated athlete in artistic swimming history, Svetlana Romashina, admits that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are likely her final Games, but it won't be easy for her to call it quits: "I have a certain internal drive that probably doesn't let me stop," she said in an exclusive interview ahead of winning her sixth and seventh Olympic gold.

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Svetlana Romashina: "I love my sport, it'll be difficult to stop"

What’s happening today?
Day five of the artistic swimming competition sees the team final take place.
Who should I expect to see?
The ROC are always the ones to watch come artistic swimming highlighted by their swimmers winning nine out of 10 gold medals at the 2019 World Championships.
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Team Russia celebrates winning gold after competing in the Synchronised Swimming Teams Free Routine at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Team Russia win team gold in artistic swimming at Rio 2016

Tokyo 2020 artistic swimming day 5: The team final

Twenty-one-time world champion Svetlana Romashina is now a six-time Olympic champion as she won gold with new partner Svetlana Kolesnichenko in artistic swimming's duet discipline. The ROC pair scored a massive total of 195.9079, a combination of their technical score and their spider-inspired free routine.
That makes the mother-of-one the

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 04: Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of Team ROC compete in the Artistic Swimming Duet Free Routine Final on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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ROC’s Romashina wins history-making sixth Olympic gold medal in artistic swimming

What’s happening?
Day three of the artistic swimming competition sees the duet free routine final.
Who should I expect to see?
The ROC are always the ones to watch come artistic swimming, their swimmers winning nine out of 10 gold medals at the 2019 World Championships.
Five-time Olympic and 21-time

Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina of Russia compete in the Synchronised Swimming Duets Free Routine final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Svetlana Romashina competes in the duet at Rio 2016

Tokyo 2020 artistic swimming day 3: The duet free routine final

The 2021 LEN European Aquatics Championships signify the return of major international competition in swimming, marathon swimming, artistic swimming, and diving.
The event will take place 10-23 May in Budapest, Hungary - almost exactly a year after the event's original dates before the coronavirus-enforced postponement.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 13: Katinka Hosszu of Hungary competes in the Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats during day three of the FINA Swimming World Cup Berlin at Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark (SSE) on October 13, 2019 in Berlin. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann/Getty Images)

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Artistic swimming – known as synchronised swimming until 2017 – became an Olympic sport for the first time at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, with solo and duet events. Since the 2000 Games in Sydney, the Olympic programme has included the team event and the duet. But who are the most artistic swimmers in Olympic history?

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Who are the most successful artistic swimmers in Olympic history?

Artistic swimming is a blend of artistry and athleticism.
It will feature 104 athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021, and is one of two women's-only events alongside rhythmic gymnastics.
Swimmers wear flamboyant uniforms, perform their routines to music, and can't touch the sides of the bottom of

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Who is the most successful artistic swimmer in Olympic history?

Olympic figure skating champion Yuna Kim and Olympic team bronze medallist Adam Rippon have created some of the most memorable (and emotional) skating moments in recent memory. So Rippon performing Kim’s program to Danse Macabre, which the American posted on Twitter Wednesday, is a thing of beauty.

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This event took place on 04/08/2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo. Kolesnichenko/ Romashina (ROC) claimed the Gold, Huang/Sun (CHN) Silver and Fiedian/Savchuk (UKR) completed the podium

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Duets Free Routine Final - Artistic Swimming | Tokyo 2020 Replays

This event took place on 03/08/2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo. Kolesnichenko/ Romashina (ROC) lead the field into the Free Routine.

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Duets Technical Routine - Artistic Swimming | Tokyo 2020 Replays

This event took place on 02/08/2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo. Kolesnichenko/ Romashina (ROC) lead the field into the Technical Routine.

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