Competition season is underway!  But this year, synchronized swimming athletes across the country are practicing more than just figures and routines. They are also practicing skills for Grade Level testing because all 13-15 Age Group and Junior/Senior athletes wishing to compete at the US National Championships in Arizona this April […]
High school Junior Gates Bryan is one of approximately 1,100 American teenagers studying abroad this year with American Field Service(AFS-USA). But Gates, a long-time member (since 5th grade!) of ANA Synchro, didn’t want to just study abroad, she wanted to swim synchro too! So, with the help ANA Synchro Head […]
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 […]
A synchronized swimming meet will often have two very different parts to it – 1) a lively, loud, and colorful part where the athletes swim in teams to complicated and exciting choreography, and 2) a much slower, quieter part where the athletes, all dressed in black suits and white caps, […]
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 […]
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 […]
We think all our coaches are pretty awesome. Each brings their unique experience to the team. But that creates challenges too. Athletes need consistency in what they are being taught. So there needs to be some way for each coach to take advantage of the best techniques from the rest […]
