ANA Synchro is competing a “Tech Duet” this season! What is a Technical Duet? Read on as ANA Synchro’s Head Coach explains:  ANA Synchro’s Tech Duet Head Coach Leah Pinette: A short definition for a Tech Duet is “advanced figures placed in a shorter routine.” Technical routines are considered […]
This year, more clubs, including ANA Synchro, are putting together Combination (aka “Combo”) routines.  USA Synchro has added the event to Junior Olympics and all the way down to our association level meets.  In this first of a 2-part article, ANA Synchro Head Coach Leah Pinette helps us understand Combos: […]
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! […]
