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Promulgated by FINA in 2017, in part due to confusion with soloist synchronized swimming being synchronized without other swimmers, and the artistic nature of the swim outside of synchronization.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An Olympic sport, accredited by FINA, in swimming, in which swimmers perform artistic routines timed to music Full definition →
Promulgated by FINA in 2017, in part due to confusion with soloist synchronized swimming being synchronized without other swimmers, and the artistic nature of the swim outside of synchronization.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.