Watching artistic swimming? 6 questions about the Olympic sport, answered
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![China competes in the free routine of the team event at the Olympics Aquatics Center on Wednesday in Saint-Denis, north of Paris.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8630x5456+0+0/resize/8630x5456!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9c%2F3d%2F508cffe148f5b24679d7d84e2631%2Fgettyimages-2165578564.jpg)
The sport is already underway at the Paris Games this week, with two medals at stake. Don't let the grace and poise fool you: Artistic swimming is quite physically demanding. How do they do it?
(Image credit: Clive Rose)
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