French synchronized swimmers performed at the Olympics wearing caps with faces painted on the back of their heads.

French synchronized swimmers performed their free routine at the Paris Olympics wearing caps with faces painted on the back of their heads; it was a joint idea with coaches and choreographers, the competing French team said. Anastasia Bayandina .

Based on the sum of the technical program and the free program, the French team posted a result of 617.8486 points.

— We decided to introduce the novelty effect. We came up with it together with coaches and choreographers. They told us about it three to four months before the start of the competition. But in principle, it is normal to swim in them. And the technical program also has caps. The teams have already played with hats, but with their faces from the back, this is the first time, “the correspondent reports, according to Anastasia Bayandina.

The teams will present their acrobatic program on August 7.

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