We already knew from Ballroom Dancing and Formation dancing that Russia is the world top. People start young, are hard and train a lot. There are only a handful of countries that are so disciplined and committed to sport. We were five days in the Westin Beach Resort in Dubai and every single day, the girls were in the pool for hours and hours. Training on physical condition, warming up, swimming laps, practising routines, new elements… It was very impressive. We took a few pictures and looked up some videos on YouTube that we now share with you. The first video is from the European Championship 2010, that they won and the second video is about the training sessions. We ourselves danced Ballroom Formation about 13 years ago but on a very low level compared to this, it brings back memories.
We wisten reeds van ons Ballroom dansen en Formatiedansen dat Rusland de wereldtop is. Mensen starten op jonge leeftijd, zijn hard en trainen veel. Er zijn slechts een handvol landen die zo gedisciplineerd en toegewijd zijn aan hun sport. Gedurende de vijf dagen dat we in het Westin Hotel te Dubai waren, trainden de meisjes iedere dag vele uren. Conditie training, opwarming, baantjes trekken, routines oefenen, nieuwe elementen uitproberen... Het was zeer indrukwekkend. We trokken enkele foto’s en keken naar video’s op YouTube. De eerste video is toen ze Europees kampioen 2010 werden en de tweede video is een training sessie. Wij hebben zelf aan formatie dansen gedaan, ongeveer 13 jaar geleden maar op een veel lager niveau als dit, het roept herinneringen op..
European Championship 2010 - Synchronised Swimming - Winners Russia
Training Session - Russia Synchronised Swimming
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Za'atar Cacio e Pepe
3 hours ago
Dat is wel indrukwekkend die prestatie, heb nooit zo'n grote groep gezien die tegelijk zwemmen. De trainster is niet mals zo te zien (en te horen).
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAmazing synchronicity and strength! (Does your coach yell at you like that?)
ReplyDeleteLooks like very intense training with some wonderful results. Thank you for sharing this. Fascinating!
ReplyDeleteI love to watch this.. Very beautiful and elegant!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots !!
ReplyDeletewhat a sight!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki
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Even heel wat anders maar ook zeker heel indrukwekkend!
ReplyDeleteMooi gedaan, groetjes Cristien.
That was a special treat for you to see the world champions practicing.
ReplyDeleteThe video was mind boggling.
ReplyDeleteHello...what a pleasure to find your blog thru Jeanne's recommendation at "Butterfly Tales". She said if you like travel, you should check out your blog and boy was she right! I am your newest follower and look forward to seeing where we go from here :)
ReplyDeleteKathy
εγώ προσωπικά φίλιππε θεωρό το άθλημα αυτό ένα από τα πιο δύσκολά και σε εκγύμναση σε ομαδικότητα σε συγκέντρωση και σε αποτέλεσμα.
ReplyDeleteI love everything in this wonderful post; I love these fabulous pictures and a great video.
ReplyDeleteYou captured so well the energy and strength and beauty of these swimmers. I feel this powerful motion. Wow!
Superb pictures! And very interesting!
Hugs from Kaya.
fantastic, you had some live show!!!
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