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![]() I befriended professional synchronized swimmers in the process, and Lord knows we could not have achieved Esther’s grace and beauty in the water without them.įred Cole’s ad featuring swimwear lined with parachute material.ĭuring this time, swimwear was not made with practicality in mind. It featured dancing in the Redwoods, on the Oregon Coast, and in the Puget Sound. We produced a music video that featured synchronized swimming in nature. Esther died during our campaign, which only deepened my conviction to move forward. ![]() I began to correspond with the International Academy of Aquatic Arts I launched a Kickstarter to spark its revival and I voraciously watched every YouTube video I could find. That’s how the beginning of the Olivia Darlings land-based (and sometimes water) synchronized swimming team began. I wanted these fantastical aqua shows to become a part of popular culture and my everyday life here in Portland, Oregon, so I began by first recruiting my friends. ![]() My discovery of Esther inspired me to plot the revival of aquatic arts. ![]() I could have easily seen her in the line up of all those beautiful ladies. ![]() I entered an enchanting sequence-filled dream that I wish I could have shared with my grandma Hazel. I saw her first on YouTube during a show-and-tell film evening with friends that forever changed me. Discovering Esther was like swimming on the back of a kaleidoscopic sparkle pony. ![]()
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