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DUO LIBRE [3 records]

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Record 1 2020-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synchronized Swimming
DEF

A sport growing out of water ballet in which swimmers, in solo, duet, and team efforts, complete various required figures by performing motions in relatively stationary positions, along with a freestyle competition, with the contestants synchronizing movements to music and being judged for body position, control, and the degree of difficulty of the moves.

OBS

artistic swimming: designation adopted by FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) in 2017.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nage synchronisée
CONT

[...] Deux épreuves de natation artistique sont au programme olympique, soit une en duo et une par équipes. Les deux épreuves comportent deux styles de programmes : technique et libre. [...] Les deux programmes comprennent les aspects centraux de la natation artistique[ : des] mouvements unifiés synchronisés à la musique.

OBS

natation artistique : désignation adoptée par la Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) en 2017.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Natación sincronizada
DEF

Disciplina que combina natación, gimnasia y danza.

CONT

En la natación sincronizada no solo se requiere habilidad, sino también flexibilidad, agilidad, fuerza, resistencia, ritmo, capacidad acrobática, delicadeza y un importante control de la respiración. Las parejas o equipos realizan sus rutinas al compás de la música y con ayuda de altavoces sumergidos en el agua.

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Record 2 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

An alternative system of basic parachute training.

OBS

The student parachutist is attached with a harness to the front of his instructor's harness and the two will exit the aircraft together. The student and instructor descend under the same parachute ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Le saut en duo, appelé tandem, est la façon la plus facile de goûter à la chute libre.

CONT

La technique du saut en tandem, qui avait été mise sur pied uniquement à des fins d’écolage, s’est petit à petit transformée, grâce aux progrès importants du matériel et de la sécurité, en une discipline à part entière qui permet à tous, jeunes ou plus âgés, d’effectuer sans problème un saut en parachute.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synchronized Swimming

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nage synchronisée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Natación sincronizada
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