The US artistic swimming team took the Paris 2024 Olympics by storm a few weeks ago when they performed a routine that paid homage to legendary singer Michael Jackson. The eight swimmers in the team swam, danced, and moonwalked their way to a silver medal, whilst the video of their performance has already racked up almost two million views. Music Man readers who are fans of artistic swimming, the King of Pop, or even just exceptional choreography will adore this clever and inventive routine.
Dressed in stunning black swimsuits that were clearly inspired by MJ’s previous outfits, the swimmers each take up a starting pose before leaping dramatically into the pool as the music starts. What follows is a celebration of what the human body is capable of, with the athletes holding their breath underwater whilst their legs are in the air copying some of MJ’s most famous moves. The highlight of their routine was surely their moonwalk, which elicited a huge cheer from the excited crowd.
One of the best things about the routine is that the camera allows us to see what the swimmers are doing underwater while their legs are in the air, twisting and contorting themselves into different shapes all while holding their breath and keeping in time with the music. Unsurprisingly, viewers from around the world have left comments on the video expressing their amazement at the athletes’ talent, with many saying that they should have taken the gold medal home rather than the silver.
The team also performed another routine that has become incredibly popular online – a ‘free routine’ set to the hit Bollywood song ‘Taal Se Taal’, that featured a voiceover from Jason Momoa and was inspired by the use of water in our daily lives. With over four million views online already, this incredibly intricate performance revealed the full talents of this incredible swimming team, particularly Audrey Kwon, who completed some incredible acrobatic moves whilst flying out of the water.
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The 2024 Olympics in Paris saw the USA take home their first medal for artistic swimming in 20 years, and watching both of their highly complex routines from the competition, it’s difficult to deny that the medal was much-deserved. Their Michael Jackson-inspired performance in particular has taken over the internet in recent weeks, with viewers complimenting both the creativity and the raw swimming talent behind the routine.
The US artistic swimming team took the Paris 2024 Olympics by storm a few weeks ago when they performed a routine that paid homage to legendary singer Michael Jackson. The eight swimmers in the team swam, danced, and moonwalked their way to a silver medal, whilst the video of their performance has already racked up almost two million views. Music Man readers who are fans of artistic swimming, the King of Pop or even just exceptional choreography will adore this clever and inventive routine.
Dressed in stunning black swimsuits that were clearly inspired by MJ’s previous outfits, the swimmers each take up a starting pose before leaping dramatically into the pool as the music starts. What follows is a celebration of what the human body is capable of, with the athletes holding their breath underwater for whilst their legs are in the air copying some of MJ’s most famous moves. The highlight of their routine was surely their moonwalk, which elicited a huge cheer from the excited crowd.
One of the best things about the routine is that the camera allows us to see what the swimmers are doing underwater whilst their legs are in the air, twisting and contorting themselves into different shapes all whilst holding their breath and keeping in time with the music. Unsurprisingly, viewers from around the world have left comments on the video expressing their amazement at the athletes’ talent, with many saying that they should have taken the gold medal home rather than the silver.
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