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The Mexican synchronized swimming team performs during the Synchronized Swimming World Trophy 2012 held at the Mexican Olympic Committee in Mexico City, Nov. 30, 2012. With the participation of teams from Brazil, Russia, China, U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Netherlands, Japan, Ukraine and Mexico, the event is a gathering of the swimming world with a different concept from the skills of the Olympic Games or World Championships and more emphasis on an artistic side.
Here at 30 Rock, we've been enjoying the Olympic Games, but also discussing some of the more eccentric Olympic sports. The other day as we were watching the trampoline events --which I’m sure is hard work-- it reminded me of being a child and jumping up and down on your bed, wishing it was a trampoline.
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Gymnasts practice before the men's trampoline final of the artistic gymnastics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London on August 3, 2012.
One of the picture editors watching it live thought it was particularly funny when the TV camera panned to the photographers covering the event and we saw bobbing heads going up and down, up and down, as they followed the athletes with their lens. Some sports are better in video than as still images.
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Judges watch the trampoline performance of gold medallist Dong Dong of China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London.
Another sport where a still photograph can make it look silly, is table tennis (don't call it Ping-Pong!).
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Austria's Werner Schlager serves to China's Wang Hao in the table tennis men's singles round match at the Excel centre in London on July 30, 2012 during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Maybe because the photographers like to get the ball right in front of the player's nose or eye.
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Ding Ning of China returns the ball during the Women's singles final round table tennis match of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Excel centre in London on July 31, 2012.
Today we were watching synchronized swimming. It must be very difficult to do - requiring not only flexibility and strength, but the ability to hold your breath for a very long time.
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The team from China competes during the synchronized swimming team technical routine at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012.
But something about it is strange. The views from under the water are really interesting, so maybe it's the excessive make-up they wear?
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First placed Russia's Natalia Ishchenko and Russia's Svetlana Romashina compete in the Synchronized Swimming Duet Free Routine final at the London 2012 Olympic Games, London, Britain, August 7, 2012.
Rhythmic gymnasts are incredible athletes, but also must be as graceful as a professional dancer.
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Julieta Cantaluppi of Italy performs with the hoop during the Rhythmic Gymnastics qualification on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympics Games at Wembley Arena on August 9, 2012 in London, England.
Still, it does look a bit peculiar. It feels like watching a circus performance or Cirque du Soleil, instead of an athletic competition.
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Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia performs with the ball during the Rhythmic Gymnastics qualification on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympics Games at Wembley Arena on August 9, 2012 in London, England.
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The Japan team competes in the team technical routine during the FINA Olympic games synchronized swimming qualification event at the London Aquatics Centre on April 19 in London, England.
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Competitors from Mexico perform during the team technical routine at the synchronized swimming Olympic qualification event at the Aquatic Centre in the London on April 19.
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Japan performs during the team technical routine at a synchronized swimming qualification event on April 19 at the Aquatic Centre at Olympic Park in London.
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Competitors from Russia perform April 19 during the team technical routine at the synchronized swimming Olympic qualification event at the Aquatic Centre in the Olympic Park in London.
Team USA is in sixth place after the completion of the synchronized swimming technical routine on April 19 at the FINA Olympic Games Qualification Tournament. Scores from Saturday’s free routine will determine final team standings, with the top three countries advancing to the Olympic Games. Eight teams and 24 duets will compete at the London Olympics. Five countries have already qualified teams - Canada, China, Australia, Egypt and Great Britain.
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The Unites States team practice before the team technical routine at the FINA Olympic games synchronized swimming qualification competition at the London Aquatics Centre on April 19.
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China's team perform during the preliminary round of the synchronized swimming team free routine at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai on July 20.
Read more about the sport at USA Synchro.
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