Ruby Remati (born August 14, 2002) is an American

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. She represented the United States at the

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and won a silver medal.

Biography

Early life

Remati was born in

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, Australia, but grew up in

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, United States. She started swimming at a young age and discovered

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at age five. She recalled that at the local YMCA, "I saw a competition going on in the main pool and I saw all these sparkly suits and someone flying in the air. I turned to my dad, and I said, 'I want to do that. I want to wear a sparkly suit.' He's like, 'You want to swim.' I'm like, 'No, I just want the sparkly suit.' Eventually, I got to wanting to do the swimming part."

Youth career (2013 – 2022)

Remati joined the ANA Synchro swimming club in Andover later that year. She was coached by

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medalist Leah Pinette and by age 11, she made the U.S. national team for her age group. In 2014, she was a member of the team that won gold in the 12 & Under bracket at the UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships. She moved to California when she was age 14 to train full-time in the sport. She won the U.S. national championship in both solo and figures artistic swimming in 2016 and 2017. Paired with Anita Alvarez, she won two bronze medals at the 2018 China Open. Remati competed at the

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and won two bronze medals. She won bronze at the 2020 French Open event. She was a member of the U.S. team that narrowly missed qualification for the

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, missing out by a fraction of a point. The U.S. qualified in the duet, with Remati being a substitute in the qualifying tournament, although she did not compete at the Olympics. In 2021, she competed at the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series, placing fourth in two team events and fifth in the duet.

Adult career (2022 – present)

Remati enrolled at

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in 2022, competing for the synchronized swimming team and winning consecutive national championships while being an All-American. In 2023, she competed in the duet and team events at the

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and won two silver medals. She helped the U.S. team qualify for the

and was selected to compete there.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Remati, Ruby 2002 births Living people American synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for the United States Artistic swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Artistic swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games Artistic swimmers at the 2023 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Sydney People from Andover, Massachusetts Ohio State Buckeyes women's swimmers Sportspeople from Essex County, Massachusetts Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming