Sync or Swim has been nominated for a Billie Award for Journalism (Broadcast/Cable/Film) by the Women’s Sports Foundation! This award (named in honor of the great Billie Jean King) honors excellence in media coverage and depictions of women and girls in sport. Finalists are named next week and the winners will be announced at a fancy awards ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hilton on April 1st (which includes a performance by Sir Elton John)! Keep your fingers crossed for us to win a Billie (and to meet the Billie)!
10 months ago
Need to brush up on Olympic Synchro? Head on over to Reuters FACTBOX and check out their cliff notes version the sport. You will be tested on this information.
1 year ago
In case you missed it over the weekend, check out reporter April Dembosky’s National Public Radio report about the U.S. Olympic Synchro Team called, “No Room for Mermaids in Synchronized Swimming.” The story is a part of NPR’s ongoing series about American athletes preparing for the Summer Olympics.
Weekend Edition Sunday, May 25, 2008 · Synchronized swimming is leagues beyond the sort of bathing beauty spectacle that many associate with Esther Williams. A day spent with the U.S. team in Walnut Creek, Calif., shows why the rigorous Olympic sport is better described as underwater gymnastics. [3 min 49 sec]
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