KEY POINTS
Men Allowed in Olympic Artistic Swimming for the First Time at Paris 2024
Historic Inclusion:
For the first time, men are allowed to be part of the artistic swimming teams at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
New Rule:
Up to two men per country can compete in the eight-athlete team competition.
Events and Scoring:
Olympic competition includes duet and team events, each with a free routine and a technical routine.
Athletes are judged on execution, synchronization, degree of difficulty, music, and choreography.
Reactions:
Bill May: “It’s a massive possibility for the game to grow. Including men will increase popularity and participation.
Despite the rule change, no men were selected for artistic swimming teams at the Paris Games.
World Aquatics Statement:
“This should have been a landmark moment. We need to work harder to create opportunities for male athletes.
Olympic Gender Parity:
The 2024 Paris Games will achieve gender parity with 5,250 men and 5,250 women among the 10,500 athletes.
Top Team USA Athletes:
Anita Alvarez: Competed in 2016 and 2020 Olympics; could become the first three-time American Olympian in artistic swimming.
Megumi Field: Won bronze at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships; committed to swim at Stanford after the Paris Games.
USA Artistic Swimming Partners with Athletic Cosmetic Company
Visual Appeal:
Key elements in Artistic Swimming: athleticism, shimmering swimsuits, and impeccable makeup.
New Partnership:
Athletic Cosmetic Company becomes the official sponsor and cosmetic provider for USA Artistic Swimming.
CEO Statements:
Dominique Van Boekel: “We proudly support the USA Artistic Swimming Team with products that enhance confidence and performance.
Adam Andrasko: “Makeup is part of an athlete’s uniform. It is important for each athlete to feel good before they perform.
Favorite Products:
G.O.A.T Mascara: Praised by athletes for its performance both in and out of competition.
Shared Commitment:
Partnership based on putting athletes first, enhancing performance and well-being with innovative cosmetic solutions.
For the primary time in Olympic history, guys are allowed to be a part of the creative swimming groups on the 2024 Paris Olympics. This sport, governed by World Aquatics, is a blend of water acrobatics and music, often described as a combination of gymnastics and swimming.
Key Points:
- New Rule: Up to two men per country can compete in the eight-athlete team competition.
- Events: The Olympic competition includes duet and team events, each with a free routine and a technical routine.
- Scoring: Athletes are judged on execution, synchronization, diploma of difficulty, music, and choreography.
Reactions:
- Bill May, American Synchronized Swimmer: “It’s a huge opportunity for the sport to grow. Including men will increase popularity and participation.
- Disappointment: Despite the rule change, no men were selected for artistic swimming teams at the Paris Games.
- World Aquatics Statement: “This should have been a landmark moment. We need to work harder to create opportunities for male athletes.
Olympic Gender Parity:
- The 2024 Paris Games will achieve gender parity with 5,250 men and 5,250 women among the 10,500 athletes.
Top Team USA Athletes in Artistic Swimming:
- Anita Alvarez, 27, Santa Monica, California: Competed in 2016 and 2020 Olympics, placing ninth and 13th in duet competitions; could become the first three-time American Olympian in artistic swimming.
- Megumi Field, 18, Wilmington, Delaware: Won bronze at the 2023 World Championships in the technical team event and the 2024 World Championships in the free team event; committed to swim at Stanford after the Paris Games.
This inclusion marks a significant step towards gender equality in artistic swimming, even though the immediate impact at the 2024 Paris Olympics is limited.
Artistic Swimming on the 2024 Summer Olympics
Artistic swimming (formerly synchronized swimming) at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, will take place from August 5 to August 10 at the Paris Aquatic Centre. This year’s competition will feature fewer than 100 athletes for the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, with a total of 96 athletes competing in two events: the women’s duet and the mixed team.
Key Changes for 2024:
- Gender Equality: Efforts to achieve gender equality led to significant changes, including allowing up to two men per mixed team.
- Rule Amendment: On October 7, 2022, World Aquatics (formerly FINA) voted to change the rules, allowing mixed teams of eight athletes with a maximum of two men.
- No Male Competitors: Despite the rule change, no men were selected to compete in the 2024 Olympics.
Qualification Process:
- Team Event:
- The highest-ranked National Olympic Committee (NOC) from each of the five continental meets, except host nation France, received a quota place.
- Remaining NOCs competed for five spots at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.
- Duet Event:
- The highest-ranked NOC from every of the 5 continental meets with out a certified group obtained a spot.
- Remaining NOCs competed for three spots at the 2024 Worlds.
- All ten NOCs eligible for the team event must select two members to form a duet.
These updates highlight the ongoing efforts to enhance gender equality and diversity in Olympic artistic swimming.
USA Artistic Swimming Partners with Athletic Cosmetic Company
When watching Artistic Swimming, three key elements capture attention: the athletes’ remarkable athleticism and endurance, their shimmering swimsuits, and their impeccable makeup that stays perfect even after long routines.
New Partnership Announcement
USA Artistic Swimming is excited to announce Athletic Cosmetic Company as its official sponsor and cosmetic provider.
Dominique Van Boekel, CEO of Athletic Cosmetic Company, shared her enthusiasm:
“As the arena celebrates top athletic fulfillment in Paris, we proudly aid the united states Artistic Swimming Team athletes with beauty merchandise that decorate self belief and performance. At Athletic Cosmetic Company, we empower athletes to acquire greatness whilst searching and feeling their best.
Adam Andrasko, CEO of USA Artistic Swimming**, emphasized the partnership’s importance:
“This is a special partnership. Makeup is part of an athlete’s uniform in this sport. It is important for each athlete to feel as good as they can before they perform. Athletic Cosmetic can provide a line of merchandise that does that and more.
Favorite Products
One of the team’s most loved products is the G.O.A.T mascara. Danielle Ramirez, an athlete, praised it:
“The G.O.A.T mascara is fantastic. I use it in and out of competition.
Shared Commitment
The partnership between Athletic Cosmetic and USA Artistic Swimming is based on a shared commitment to putting athletes first. Adam Andrasko added:
“Our companies share the value of athletes first. That is what brought us together.
This collaboration aims to enhance athlete performance and well-being with innovative cosmetic solutions, ensuring a successful and impactful partnership for the sport of artistic swimming and its athletes.