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When executed well, every part of a synchronized swimming routine should seem effortless. But as master synchronized swimmer and assistant coach of the Freedom Valley Synchro team Addy Colona tells Allure, synchronized swimming requires a combination of ballet, swimming, acrobatics, and water polo to be perfected. In other words, despite how beautiful and easy the athletes make it look, the sport entails a lot of hard work.