During this event, the very
best synchronized swimmers in the USA, including 16 swimmers from the Walnut Creek Aquanuts, competed for spots the national teams that will represent the United States in major international competitions, including the Pan American Games and World Championships.
Unlike other athletes who can push off the ground with their legs to sprint forwards, back - wards or to throw a ball, water polo players, as
well as
synchronized swimmers, do not have a stable base of support to push off from.