There were over 300 elite athletes who gathered at Weyerhaeuser-King County Aquatic Center last April 2-4, 2009 for Speedo Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships. This assembly featured athletes with ages 15-18, who competed for Junior National Titles towards solo, duet, trio as well as team events and was anchored by Pacific Northwest Association or PNA. The PNA is composed of Kitsap Water Blossoms, Pacific Waves Synchro, Olympia YMCA Synchro Club, Port Townsend Pirouettes, Seattle Kaleidoscopes, Seattle Cascades Synchro Club and Seattle Synchronized Swim Team.
Santa Clara Aquamaids from Santa Clara, California will seek to carry home their 3rd successive Junior National Title subsequent to gathering high point honors in the previous 2 years. Among the top challengers are Walnut Creek Aquanuts from Walnut Creek, California who ranked 2nd place this previous year, and 2006 Junior National Champions ? Riverside AQuettes from Riverside, California.
Top routines go forward to the 2009 US National Championships that which was held last April 30 to May 2 at Stanford University. The event was conducted at Avery Aquatic Center where over 100 elite athletes competed for National Titles towards solo, duet as well as team events. The 2009 US National Championships marked as the 64th year of the national competition in duet as well as team events. It is also the 60th year for the solo competition.
Stanford University is used to conducting US Synchronized Swimming because it already hosted the previous 2006 US Collegiate National Championships as well as the earlier 2004 US National Championships.
Synchronized swimming is probably much harder than other related swimming divisions. This is because the type of activity necessitates a mixture of strength, precision, elegance and teamwork. The sport is regarded as a result of swimming, dance and gymnastics. These factors are needed in order to come up with a stunning and graceful routine.
