Two young women from the Marcelle® Marketing team are in Sweden for the XIII FINA World Masters Championship, participating in the Synchronized Swimming events.  Amanda and Samantha will be performing with their teammates from Beaconsfield Synchro on August 3rd and August 6th.



This group of eight young women has been training together two to five times a week for over ten years.  Some of them joined the synchro team when they were just eight years old.  They grew up together, became the best of friends and have learned to bring out the best in each other through their individual strengths and weaknesses.  Nine Canadian teams are participating in the 2010 FINA World Masters Championship and Beaconsfield Synchro is confident they can bring home a medal.



Here is a quick preview of one of the routines which will be performed this week in Sweden.  This rehearsal was filmed last April in Beaconsfield (Quebec).



The Beaconsfield Synchro team will be competing on August 3rd with a technical routine, including predetermined moves and specific requirements that each team must include in their program.  The performance will be judged on technical abilities and skill level.  The second competition will take place on August 6th and this long program will demonstrate the team’s artistic talents.  Although they have been working on these two routines for a year already, the swimmers are not tired of their programs.  “We brainstorm to find a theme and the music for each routine.  It’s always a creative thing!  We want something exciting that will get the girls feeling energetic and hyped up”, says Amanda, Junior Product Manager for Marcelle® Skin Care.  There is no doubt that these girls are having fun while practicing their sport!

Marcelle® is very proud to support the Beaconsfield Synchro team for their participation in the XIII FINA World Masters Championship.  We wish them the best of luck!  From one athlete to another, two-time Olympic medalist Jennifer Heil sent the girls a word of encouragement.



For those less familiar with synchronized swimming, do you know what keeps the girls’ hair so sleek and shiny?  Knox Gelatin!