Synchronized swimming is a sport that teaches you grace, improves your flexibility, strength, coordination and musical timing. These are all wonderful attributes for any girl, but being involved on a team means so much more. You will find that all the girls are learning extremely important life skills. From understanding what commitment means, to organizing her days to handle the workload of homework and practice, to learning how to get along with her teammates and coaches – sometimes in stressful situations!
Synchronized swimmers have been compared to athletes in all other sports. Researchers have found that synchronized swimmers tend to perform much better in school and they achieve higher scores on standardized tests than athletes in other sports. This is not an accident! Studies have shown that children involved with music, excel in math, science and other areas requiring good analytical skills, because music stimulates that portion of the brain.