Stunt swimming and trick swimming is swimming beyond using the traditional strokes and is usually performed for entertainment or for publicity.

Synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

was one of the stunt swimming techniques that went on to become its own recognized style through the efforts of

Katherine Whitney Curtis Katherine Whitney Curtis (January 4, 1897 – July 6, 1980), also spelled "Katharine" or "Kay" Curtis, was an American swimmer and physical education instructor who is widely credited as the originator of synchronized swimming. While historic ...

. Curtis experimented with stunt swimming in 1915 at the University of Wisconsin, under the tutelage of J.C. Steinauer, a vaudeville performer.

Examples

Jack LaLanne Francois Henri LaLanne (; September 26, 1914 – January 23, 2011) was an American fitness and nutrition guru and motivational speaker. He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a "junk food junkie" until he was aged 15. He also had behav ...

, performed a stunt swim on his birthday as a publicity stunt. For his 70th birthday in 1984 he pulled 70 rowboats.

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