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How Do Artistic Swimmers Hear Music Underwater?
One of the first questions people ask when I tell them I do artistic swimming is, “Wait… how can you hear the music underwater?” It’s a fair question. When you watch an artistic swimming routine, the swimmers may spend a surprising amount of time underwater while moving perfectly in sync with the music. From…
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The Ultimate Noseclip Guide
Image: Tiktok @nikkidzurko Most people know that artistic swimmers wear noseclips to keep water out of their noses while swimming upside down. What many people don’t know is that there is a surprisingly large world of noseclips beyond the basic plastic ones you might find at your local sporting goods store. In artistic swimming,…
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A Short Autobiography – Vera Naoumova
Throughout my entire athletic career, ranging from tennis since I could walk, to ballet and different variations of dance from the age of 6, up until 13 when I first started All-Star Cheerleading, those around me have always been obsessed with measurements. Winners are determined by scores. Rankings are generated by statistics. The purpose…
