- May 16, 2024
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Clockwise, starting at the top, Synchro Belles Cristina Davidson, Katherine Elliott, Gabrielle Spence, Annabelle Pladdys, Emma Gilbert, Bibor Fabian, Anna Lengyel and Sophia Bevilacqua. Courtesy photo by Janie Gilbert/Marquis VP
Synchro Belles Gabrielle Spence, Cristina Davidson, Sophia Bevilacqua and Anna Lengyel at the April 20-21 artistic swimming event in Stuart. Courtesy photo by Janie Gilbert/Marquis VP
Synchro Belles Cristina Davidson, Katherine Elliott, Gabrielle Spence, Annabelle Pladdys, Emma Gilbert, Anna Lengyel and Sophia Bevilacqua at the April 20-21 artistic swimming event in Stuart. Courtesy photo by Janie Gilbert/Marquis VP
Synchro Belles Cristina Davidson, Katherine Elliott, Gabrielle Spence, Annabelle Pladdys, Emma Gilbert, Anna Lengyel and Sophia Bevilacqua at the April 20-21 artistic swimming event in Stuart. Courtesy photo by Janie Gilbert/Marquis VP
Synchro Belles Katherine Elliott, Gabrielle Spence, Annabelle Pladdys, Emma Gilbert, Anna Lengyel and Sophia Bevilacqua at the April 20-21 event in Stuart. Courtesy photo by Janie Gilbert/Marquis VP.
The Synchro Belles of Palm Coast competed in a USA Artistic Swimming event, the Florida North East and North West Associations Championship, April 20-21 in Stuart. Everyone from the club’s Junior Olympic level qualified for regionals May 4-5 in Coral Springs.
At regionals, they hope to qualify for the Junior Olympic championship this summer in Portland, Oregon.
The Synchro Belles train year-round at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club. They have a satellite club in Oviedo. Artistic swimming combines swimming with gymnastics and dance.
“You have to be a good swimmer, you have to be be able to hold your breath,” said Michael Davidson, president of the Synchro Belles. “There’s some acrobatics, a little bit of daredevil risk taking when you're tossed in air. They’re not allowed to touch the bottom of the pool, so they have to push the water to generate that platform. There’s some pageantry as well. The makeup they use is all waterproof, designed to be in the water.”
In addition the advanced Junior Olympic level, the Synchro Belles also have intermediate and novice levels.
The Synchro Belles will host a summer camp for boys and girls age 6 to 18 on Aug. 5-9, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, 73 Patricia Drive, Palm Coast. Cost is $120. To register, go to synchrobelles.com. For more information, email [email protected].
