shameless self-promotion, part 93 in a series
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qotd, with noseplugs

"You do not have to be from someplace other than Australia to be mystified by synchronized swimming, a sport that lies in the corner of the Twilight Zone where Kabuki opera meets advanced underwater survival. It may look as if the athletes are simply gesticulating emphatically, flinging themselves around in improbable aquatic configurations, and executing shockingly complex leg movements while upside down and not breathing. But that’s not the half of it."

-- Sarah Lyall on synchronized swimming

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Yes. This.

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