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Out and About: Desert Mermaids Synchronized Swimming
If you’re still reeling from the end of figure skating, bobsleighing and curling at the Sochi Olympics, at least find comfort in the fact that Rio 2016 is just around the corner and there are plenty of interesting sports featured in the summer games. One such sport happens to combine acrobatics, water and some serious hair gel: synchronized swimming. It’s a lesser known sport, but one with inspirational and highly trained athletes who train for hours a day for a chance to win gold. A local synchronized swimming group, The Desert Mermaids, are doing big things right here in Southern Nevada.
The only group of its kind in Nevada, the Desert Mermaids are run by seven-time world champion, Linda Tannenbaum, and have been coached by an Olympic gold medalist. The teams are nationally ranked (one duet placed 1st in the nation!) and only gaining notoriety among their synchronized counterparts in other states.
Those interested in synchronized swimming can attend a free lesson for novice swimmers the first Saturday of every month at the Desert Mermaids local Pavilion Center Pool, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive. For more information visit www.nevadadesertmermaids.com.
