Though the event won’t be broadcast until tonight on Oxygen, the US team placed fifth in the Duet Event at the Beijing Games. The USA duet of Andera Nott (who is featured in Sync or Swim) and Christina Jones looked fantastic in the preliminary event and gave it their all in the finals. The Russian team (same swimmers as the 2004 gold medal team) took the gold, Spain won silver, and Japan the bronze. Full event results here.
Nice interview in Cincinnati Weekly with 2004 U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimmer Becky Jasontek. There are lots of great answers to questions, Olympic and otherwise, but this one’s my favorite:
WHAT MOVIE DO YOU WATCH AND REWATCH?
Probably the film by the documentary crew that followed my crew around the Olympics. I just got a copy of it. I’ve been to two different premieres. It’s a documentary called Sync or Swim.
Thanks, Becky! We’re flattered.
Caption: In October 2004, Olympic bronze medalist and former Loveland resident Becky Jasontek was honored during a ceremony at her alma mater, Mount Notre Dame.
2 months ago2004 Olympic Synchronized Swimmer Kendra Zanotto (who appears in Sync or Swim) was denied a work visa by the Chinese consulate to travel to Beijing as a reporter for the Games. Though the consute didn’t give a reason, the firm that had hired Zanotto told her that “the government was uncomfortable with the affiliation to Team Darfur.” Team Darfur is a non-profit organization (co-founded by Olympic gold medalist speed skater Joey Cheek and UCLA water polo player Brad Greiner) as an international coalition of athletes committed to raising awareness about and bringing an end to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The organization’s mission was to bring attention to Darfur without calling for a boycott of the Games. Kendra sent a letter of appeal to the colsulate last week. No word yet on the liklihood of them reversing their decision.
Nice short article in yesterday’s San Jose Murcury News about 2008 Olympian Andrea Nott’s sticktuitiveness in pursuing for her Olympic dream. Andrea (who’s featured in Sync or Swim) was the alternate athlete in the 2004 Games. Congrats Andrea!!!
Great article in the San Jose Murcury News about 2008 U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimmer Christina Jones and how she couldn’t have become the Olympian she is today without the support of her parents Noel and Kathy. That was the story for many of the swimmers on the 2004 team as well. Christina and Andrea Nott (who’s featured in Sync or Swim) will represent the U.S. in both the duet and team events in Beijing.
Congrats to Sara Lowe! Lowe, a Stanford University synchro swimmer (and member of the Olympic team featured in Sync or Swim) was just named Most Outstanding female senior athlete by the Univeristy.
The Stanford Athletic Board Award for Most Outstanding female senior was also shared by three All-Americans and record holders: Synchronized swimmer Sara Lowe, a 12-time national champion in her sport, national track and field champion Erica McLain, a contender to make the U.S. Olympic team, and current professional basketball player Candice Wiggins of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
Lowe was named Athlete of the Meet at the Collegiate Nationals, and then helped Stanford became the first collegiate team to win the U.S. national title. She’s a three-time collegiate champion in solos, four-time collegiate champion in duets, three-time collegiate champion in trios and three-time collegiate champion in team.
The last time we saw Sara she was busy sweeping the 2008 Synchro Nationals. Congrats again, Sara! We’re impressed!
And if you didn’t see it before, this is one of my favorite pics of parental support.
Sara Lowe’s Dad paid homage to his daughter’s Olympic win…in ink.