What is synchronized swimming and what does is needed to be able to do it? Synchronized swimming is the art of swimming in patterns along with music and other swimmers. To swim in this fun sport, on a professional level, you do need a few things.

First you must be physically fit. To be flexible and have the movement of a dancer is almost an essential in this type of sport. Elegance and flexibility go a long way as those are two main points that judges expect to see when judging swimmers.

The main gear you need is your swimming suit. On a professional level there are regulations to what kind of swimming suit you can use. As a team, the swimming suits much match each of the other swimmers on your team. They must also not be too revealing and are usually custom made.

Each swimmer on the team has gelatin in their hair and painted on makeup. This adds to their costumes and benefits the audience near the pool. The gelatin also helps to keep their hair in place.

The nose clip is one of the most essential parts of a synchronized swimmers gear. It helps prevent water from getting up into the nose canal especially when doing upside down movements in the water. Each swimmer should also have another nose clip on their swimming suit incase the one they are wearing falls off.

The last part of synchronized swimmers equipment is the pool itself. There are rules to how big and wide the pool can and must be. It is required to be a minimum of 30 meters by 20 meters and it must be at least three meters deep. The temperature of the water is also in question as it should not be less than 25 degrees Celsius.