Sarah & Karen Josephson at the esynchro booth at the 2014 Age Group Nationals in Seattle. ANA Synchro had the pleasure of talking to Olympians Karen & Sarah Josephson at Age Group Nationals this past July in Seattle, WA. And it was clear that they are as passionate as ever about […]
When Head Coach Leah Pinette arrived on the scene of ANA Synchro for the 2013-2014 season, one of the first things she did was implement a regular evaluation of fundamental synchro skills for all the athletes. “I think the girls were a little hesitant at first because they thought we […]
In Part 1 of this two-part series, ANA Synchro defined the terms used to describe our sport’s most basic moves. In this final part, we define competition and performance-related terms.  Routine – a choreographed sequence of moves that a swimmer performs to music. Routines can feature one swimmer (solo), two swimmers (duet), three swimmers […]
It doesn’t take long for a synchro swimmer to start talking a new language at home! Does this sound familiar?: “Hey Mom and Dad! Today I learned how to scull to hold a vertical so I can one day do a nice hybrid. And I’m really tired from all that eggbeatering! […]
The competition part of the season may have just ended, but ANA Synchro athletes will not be idle all summer! Head Coach Leah Pinette wants to share three options for keeping synchro-fit this summer, some combination of which should fit just about everybody’s vacation, camp, and simply hanging-out-in-the-summer plans:  Do […]
Come fall, high school age ANA Synchro athletes often join their school’s speed swimming teams in addition to returning to synchro. But does competitive racing really mix well with synchro? “Yes!” says ANA Synchro Head Coach Leah Pinette, who swam on her high school swim team while maintaining synchro as […]
The Y stands for Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. Earlier blog posts have addressed how ANA Synchro embraces the Youth Development and Social Responsibility pillars of that famous Y philosophy, and in this final post of the three-part series, we turn our attention to the Healthy Living component. We’re not […]
 Smiles are bigger and energy is higher when performing for friends & family at the annual ANA Synchro show! Last month, ANA Synchro hosted its annual show at the Andover/North Andover Y. We are thrilled to announce that this year’s production, Defying Gravity, surpassed last year’s box office record […]
Y’s across the world are developing and delivering their programs according to three common pillars of thought and action: Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. In an earlier blogpost, Andover/North Andover Executive Director Alex Turek walked us through why our team should care that the Y is so focused […]
