FUKUOKA, Japan--Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers — now called artistic swimmers — have heard the putdowns before. But they're getting ...

It was about the men who had been left standing on the deck, waiting for their chance to dive in. Artistic swimming, the sport formerly known as synchronized swimming, made waves two years ago by ...

Above or below water, there is an elite aquatics show going on, and the Central YMCA’s Cygnets Synchronized Swimming Team is the star, going well beyond an orchestrated dip in the pool.