The sport that has been an official women-only Olympic sport since the 1984 Games in Los Angeles is synchronized swimming. Although its solo event was discontinued after 1992, it is now only competed among duets and teams. Synchronized swimming requires a combination of swimming, gymnastics, and dance skills, and its routines are set to music. The sport is judged on the synchronization, difficulty, and artistic impression of the swimmers' movements. The Olympic competition includes both technical routines and free routines, and the swimmers must perform a variety of required elements during their routines.
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