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Sync or Swim.(Movie review)(Brief article)

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| September 15, 2011 | Ruffle, Kathy | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Sync or Swim. colon 90+ min. Cheryl Furjanic, Two Foot Landing Media, dist. by www.synchromovie.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9780981914985. $49.95; public performance $195 + $4.95 s/h. SPORTS

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Synchronized swimming, an Olympic sport for women since 1984, has been the butt of jokes, perhaps because of the permanent smiling or the choreography. This film puts to rest any lingering suspicions that it isn't a sport as it chronicles the competition to make the U.S. Team for the 2004 Athens Olympics. The young women put their lives on hold as they train 12 hours a day and …

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