On September 24th, 2009, the General Administration of Sports issued the general rules of the competition, and determined that china water games 20 10 would be held from August 28th to September 8th.
On 20 1 February1day, the State Sports General Administration issued the "Regulations on Individual Events", which determined the time and place of each event. Rizhao World Sailing Base started construction in June 2003 and was completed and put into use in August 2004. Covering an area of 1.2 square kilometers, it is divided into two parts, of which the harbor basin covers an area of 400,000 square meters. The main facilities are: 6 floating docks and 400 berths for stopping ships; The land area is 800,000 square meters, and the main facilities are: sailing club, competition command and control center and houseboat survey room.
Rizhao World Sailing Base was named "National Water Sports Training Base" and "National Fitness Base" by the State Sports General Administration. Designated by CCTV as "CCTV location shooting base"; It was identified as "Rizhao Olympic Water Park" by the Chinese Olympic Committee.
Since 2004, the major events held by the base include: the annual national sailing and windsurfing championship from 2004 to now; 2005 International European Sailing World Championship and World Windsurfing Classic; 2006 International 470 Class Sailing World Championship; In 2007, the "Rizhao" of CCTV's "Road of Civilization, Journey of World Civilization Around the World" and the ceremony of China's first unpowered sailing boat sailing around the world; In the first china water games in 2007, the water sports meeting will include sailing (windsurfing), rowing, kayaking, motorboat, dragon boat, water skiing, fin swimming and extreme sports, with a total of more than 65,438+065,438+00 events. 2008 "China Cup" China-Japan-Korea regatta; Water events of the 11th National Games in 2009; 20 10 the second china water games. It covers an area of 90,000 square meters and can accommodate up to 30,000 spectators. The opening ceremony of china water games was held here. The square takes water as the creative element, and the entrance to the west is a circular fountain. In the middle is the winding stream waterscape belt, on which several small landscape arch bridges with unique designs are built, and in the middle of the stream belt are six groups of cast copper sculptures with water sports shapes; There are two groups of light corridors on both sides of the square, with unique sculptures during the day and colorful lighting landscapes at night. On the east side of Sun Square, there is an underwater stage surrounded by water, and there is a 100-meter underground passage communicating with the underwater basement of the stage. On the east side of the stage is a large musical fountain, which is the largest musical fountain in our province and one of the few large seawater musical fountains in China. It has more than ten kinds of water. Fountain length112m, maximum width 70m and main spray height 80m. It is one of the few seawater fountains in China. There are floating rows and floating boxes under the fountain, which can be lifted freely as needed. It's beautiful. At the southern end is a group of cultural landscape walls showing the characteristics of marine culture and water sports. Dozens of landscape lights stand impressively in the center of the square, showing elegance and nobility. On the left side of the water surface, there are several groups of waterfront steps extending into the lagoon, which are neat, smooth and magnificent.
Motorboat Pier Square covers an area of 6,543,800 square meters. Four groups of Dapeng spread-wings landscape lights and a row of white sail lights decorate the whole square beautifully. On the east side of the square is a large cobblestone beach and a landscape trestle extending to the lagoon. On the north side of the square is the motorboat wharf, which is the parking area for motorboat competition and training. Also known as the terminal tower, its east side is opposite to the end of the track, which is the place where electronic referees and terminals judge the time. Its west side is the terminal square, covering an area of 2,300 square meters; On the north side is the comprehensive building for athletes and competition management, with a three-story structure and a total construction area of 1.38 million square meters. It is equipped with six news centers. During the competition, it is one of the main venues for government officials, referees, coaches, conference organizers and journalists. On the north side of the complex building is a boathouse with a total construction area of 4,900 square meters, which is mainly used for storing rowing boats and kayaks. In front of the boathouse is a big square, covering an area of 400 square meters.
The steeplechase is located on the east bank of the lagoon. Canoeing slalom is one of the official Olympic events. The slalom of the water transport base is designed by TZ company in Germany, which is the first-class facility with the largest scale, the highest standard and the most complete functions in the world. The whole obstacle course covers an area of 300 mu and has three waterways, namely, the 400-meter competition waterway, the 600-meter amateur waterway and the 220-meter beginner waterway. On the basis of ensuring the competition function, the post-competition utilization of facilities was fully considered.
Rizhao Swimming Pool is located in Rizhao Olympic Water Park, bordering the Yellow Sea in the east and the new city in the west. It is a venue facility built by our city to host the 2nd china water games in 20 10, and it is also one of the key urban construction projects in 2009. Designed by Tongji University, Shanghai, the venue uses unique coastal city elements such as "sunshine, waves, beaches and precious shells" and draws a picture of waves kissing the beach and caressing shells in the sun with "golden beach" as the background. The stadium foundation is hand-dug cast-in-place pile, the main body is cast-in-place reinforced concrete frame structure, and the roof is steel structure.
The whole project is expected to invest 300 million yuan, with a total construction area of 30,992 square meters and a building height of 24.75 meters. It is divided into two floors above ground and one underground, with 3208 fixed seats and 300 temporary seats. In addition to the standard swimming pool and the standard diving pool, there are also indoor swimming training pools and indoor recreation pools. In addition, there is an outdoor swimming pool, an outdoor diving pool and an outdoor surfing pool. Its scale and function can not only meet the requirements of the water transport meeting, but also meet the requirements of the world championships, as well as the needs of national fitness, mass sports and water fitness and entertainment activities after the game. The project started on June 2008 10 and is scheduled to be completed on June 2065 at 438+00. The purpose of holding 20 10 china water games is to better promote the sustainable development of competitive sports and mass sports, cultivate and bring up outstanding sports talents, and promote the in-depth popularization and extensive development of water sports in China. In the spirit of seeking truth from facts, diligence and thrift, sports clubs should compete in style and level, and make contributions to China's sports and economic and social development.
1. Date and place of the competition:
20 10 was held in Rizhao city, Shandong province from August 28th to September 8th.
Second, competition:
Sailing (windsurfing), rowing, kayaking (still water, slewing), motorboat, water skiing, fin swimming, extreme sports, swimming (diving, water polo, open water swimming), triathlon, dragon boat and fishing.
The project setting of each competition event shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the competition rules of each event uniformly approved by the State Sports General Administration.
Three. Participating units:
(1) All provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the People's Liberation Army, sports associations and clubs in various industries.
(2) Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions may decide on their own according to their own wishes.
Four. Athlete qualification:
(1) China and China citizens.
(2) Being in good health after examination by the medical department; A swimmer.
(3) Olympic athletes must hold the National Sports Competitor Registration Certificate issued by the State Sports General Administration before they can participate in the competition; The qualifications of non-Olympic athletes are recognized by the relevant individual associations of the State Sports General Administration.
(four) the qualifications of athletes from Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions shall be determined by the individual sports associations affiliated to the State Sports General Administration.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) participation mode:
(1) All Olympic events of the Water Transport Games are national championships in 20 10.
(2) The number of athletes participating in each event shall be implemented according to the competition rules of each event. Extra staff, all expenses.
(3) All provinces and cities that have signed up for more than three events can participate in the competition in teams, and only players who have participated in 1-2 events can participate in the competition as sports teams. Provincial and municipal delegations 1 head, 65438 deputy heads, 3 staff members.
(four) the project according to the requirements of the water conference, unified funding standards.
Method of intransitive verb competition: the latest competition rules of each event approved by the national (or international) single association shall be implemented.
Seven, admission and reward:
(a) each project (including individual projects and collective projects) admitted to the top 8.
(2) Award gold, silver, bronze and certificates to the top 3 athletes in each event, and award certificates to the top 4-8 athletes.
(three) the establishment of "sports ethics award", the measures shall be formulated separately.
Eight, doping inspection and gender inspection:
(a) doping inspection and punishment in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State Sports General Administration and the Anti-Doping Committee of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
(2) The gender check will be conducted in accordance with the relevant provisions of international organizations and the principles of necessity and necessity. Athletes who have obtained and produced the female certificate issued by the medical committee of the International Olympic Committee or the International Federation of Individual Sports or the medical department recognized by the International Federation of Individual Sports may be exempted from inspection.
Nine, the arbitration commission, referees and staff members shall be selected by the State Sports General Administration, and those who are insufficient shall be selected by the local authorities.
X. Registration and registration:
(1) First registration
All participating units must register the events and the number of participants in china water games in 20 10 with the Competitive Sports Department of the State Sports General Administration and the Organizing Committee of Rizhao Division (Rizhao Sports Bureau, Shandong Province) before February 3, 2009.
(2) Second registration
Each participating unit shall submit the list of participants of each project to the Competitive Sports Department of the State Sports General Administration and the Organizing Committee of Rizhao Division (Rizhao Sports Bureau, Shandong Province) before 20 10. After the registration deadline, it shall not be changed in principle (unless there are special provisions in the competition rules of each project).
(3) report for duty
The reporting time of sports teams, arbitrators, referees and staff will be notified separately.
Eleven, competition clothing requirements in accordance with the competition rules, regulations and other relevant provisions.
Twelve. The right to interpret the general rules of this competition belongs to 17 events, 438+00, established by the State Sports General Administration in china water games in 2065, including rowing, kayaking, slalom, sailing, windsurfing, motorboat, water skiing, webbing, extreme swimming, diving, water polo, open water and triathlon.
First, row a boat.
Rowing is a rowing movement in which one or several rowers sitting on a boat use their own muscle strength to paddle with paddles and paddles as levers, so that the back of the boat is facing the rowers. Rowing is mostly carried out in natural waters such as rivers and lakes. The origin of rowing is considered as a simple rowing competition in Europe in the18th century, while the formal competition began in the inter-school rowing competition between Oxford University and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom in 1829. There are 24 events for men and women in the World Rowing Championships, 24 events for men and women in the World Youth Rowing Championships 14, and 24 events for men and women in the Olympic rowing competitions 14. The distance of rowing is: 2000 meters.
20 10 there are 20 rowing events in china water games:
(1) National Championship:
Men's 2000m: single sculls, double sculls, four sculls, four sculls and eight sculls with helmsman.
Women's 2000 meters: single sculls, double sculls, four sculls,
Four oars and eight oars have a helmsman.
Men's 2000 meters: single sculls, double sculls and four single sculls.
Women's lightweight 2000 meters: single sculls, double sculls and quadruple sculls.
(2) The events of the University Student Championship:
Men's 2000 meters: four oars and eight oars with helmsman.
China water games Canoeing Still Water Project 2 1 20 10.
1000m: Men's kayak,
Men RS kayak double
Men's Kayak Four
Women's single kayak
Women RS kayak double
Women's Kayak Four
Men's single rowing boat
Men's double rowing
Men's rowing for four
500 meters: Women's single kayak
Women RS kayak double
Women's Kayak Four
Women's single rowing boat
200m: Men's Kayak Single
Men RS kayak double
Women's single kayak
Women RS kayak double
Women's single rowing boat
Men's single rowing boat
Men's double rowing
Men's rowing for four
Iii. Canoe slalom 10
1. Men's slalom;
Men's synchronized slalom;
3. Women's slalom;
1. women's canoe slalom;
5. Men's canoe slalom;
6. Men's individual slalom team competition;
7. Men's synchronized slalom team competition;
⒏ Men's single kayak slalom team event;
9 women's single kayak slalom team event;
⒑ Women's individual slalom team event.
Four, sailing (windsurfing)
From 65438 to 0906, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) was founded, which is one of the largest individual sports federations in the world. 198 1, China Sailing and Windsurfing Association (CYA) was established. FIA modern competitive sailing appeared in Europe at the beginning of17th century, and windsurfing originated in the United States in 1960s. 1896, sailing was listed as the official event of the first modern Olympic Games. 1984, windsurfing was first included in the Olympic sailing competition. Modern sailing in China began at 1978, and the first windsurfing in China was born at 1979 Qingdao Aviation School. Sailing is mainly carried out in coastal provinces, and there are also a few provinces and cities along the Great Lakes.
China water games sailing (windsurfing) project 20 10 has 18 items:
Navigation 10
Women RS 470 m
Men RS 470 grade
Women's laser radar class
Men's laser levels
Men's Finnish class
Each event will be held separately in track and long-distance running.
Five, windsurfing 8 items
Men: Grade 10
Women: Grade 10
Men's mie board class
Women's Miocene plates
Each event will be held separately in track and long-distance running.
Six, motorboat
Motorboat is a high-tech competitive sport with the characteristics of modern civilization, which is competitive, ornamental and exciting. The game was spectacular, intense, exciting and exciting, and was deeply loved by the audience. The race form of motorboat is closed-loop race, and the main technical keys are: sailing, accelerating, circling, overtaking and sprinting. In the competition, the motor roared, the waves splashed, and the climax was one after another, which was exciting. Motorboat sports include: rowing (boat), sports boat (boat), yacht (boat), motorboat, jet boat (boat), electric boat (boat) and other sports.
China water sports motorboat project 20 10 has 16 items:
Group a osy-level 400:
1. Men's10km round robin
Women's 10 km round robin
(2) group b:
3.O-250 10 km round robin
2.O-350 10 km round robin
(3) Jet skiing
5. Men's Vertical Jet Skiing (below 750ml)
Women's Vertical Jet Skiing (below 750ml)
7. Men's vertical jet skiing (below 750ml) steeplechase
⒏ women's vertical jet ski (below 750ml) obstacle course.
(9) Men's seated jet ski (below 1 100cc)
⒑ Women's Sitting Jet Ski (below 1 100cc) competition.
(1) Men's motorboat (below 1 100cc) obstacle course
5] Women's Sitting Jet Ski (below 1 100cc) steeplechase
⒔ Men's seated jet ski (below 1500cc) obstacle course
5. Women's seated jet ski (below 1500cc) obstacle course
5] Men's Vertical Jet Skiing Competition
[6] Women's Vertical Jet Skiing Competition
China water games water skiing project 20 10 has 15 items:
Men: pattern, spin, jump and triathlon, ending, barefoot.
Women: pattern, spin, jump and triathlon, tail, barefoot,
Double skills, acrobatic jumping, triathlon team.
Viper swimming
Web swimming is a diving event. Web swimming came into being in 1960s, and it was developed on the basis of modern diving. At the end of 1986, the State Sports Commission decided to rename China's swimming pool racing diving competition as "fin swimming competition" to meet the needs of future activities and international competitions, which can be roughly divided into surface swimming, underwater breath-holding swimming and underwater diving with air respirator, with a total of 2 1 event. Web swimming is a unique sport, which is not only novel and fast, but also different from swimming in sports form, technical characteristics, physiological load and energy consumption. At first, fin swimming was very popular in European countries. In the late 1970s, more and more countries started this project. By 1982, it has grown to 34 countries. Up to now, 10 European Championship and 3 World Championships have been held, and they have been included in the official events of the World Games.
In 20 10, there were 30 ribbon competitions in china water games:
(1) Men's fin swimming: 50m,100m, 200m, 400m, 800m,1500m, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay.
(2) Women's fin swimming: same as above.
(3) Men's breathless diving: 50m
(4) Women's breathless diving: 50m
(5) Men's apparatus swimming:100m, 400m, 800m.
(6) Women's apparatus swimming:100m, 400m, 800m.
Men's synchronized webbed swimming: 50m, 100m, 200m.
Women's synchronized webbed swimming: 50m,100m, 200m.
Nine, swimming
Swimming is a skill that people exercise with their own body movements in the water. Swimming can be divided into competitive swimming and practical swimming. Practical swimming is divided into side swimming, diving, breaststroke, treading water, lifesaving and military swimming; Competitive swimming is divided into breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and butterfly. 1952, international rules officially divided breaststroke and butterfly into two positions for competition. Since then, competitive swimming has formed four postures: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Freestyle, also known as crawl, is the fastest and most labor-saving stroke in the world at present. Breaststroke is the oldest swimming posture. /kloc-At the beginning of the 9th century, breaststroke was the most commonly used swimming stroke. In the early 1950s, breaststroke diving was allowed, and in the late 1950s, diving was prohibited except for a stroke and kick after starting and turning around. Butterfly stroke, also known as dolphin stroke, evolved from breaststroke. 1933, Henry Myers, an American, showed the world for the first time the swimming posture with his arms out of the water and his legs together to get water up and down. Because it moves like a butterfly spreading its wings, it is called butterfly stroke. 1935 was recognized by the International Swimming Federation and became an independent sport. Backstroke originated from activities such as water dragging and handling, and its development process is related to breaststroke and freestyle. 1902 introduced the freestyle technique into backstroke. 19 12 American athlete Hebner adopted the technique of alternately paddling from beginning to end with his arms and kicking with his legs. Later, it was introduced to other countries in the world and gradually became an independent project. In medley competition, athletes must complete the combined movements every quarter distance in the order of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Relay swimming is a team event, and four athletes swim a quarter of the distance. There are two kinds of freestyle relay and medley relay. The medley relay must be completed in the order of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.
20 10 38 swimming events in china water games:
Self-swimming: women's 50m,100m, 200m, 400m, 800m,
Men's 50m,100m, 200m, 400m,1500m.
Backstroke; Men's 50m,100m, 200m
Women's 50m,100m, 200m
Breaststroke; Men's 50m,100m, 200m
Women's 50m,100m, 200m
Butterfly: Men's 50m,100m, 200m.
Women's 50m,100m, 200m
Medley: Men's individual 200m, 400m.
Women's individual 200m, 400m
Freestyle relay: men's 4×100m, 4× 200m;
Women's 4x100m, 4x200m
Medley relay: Men's 4x100m
Women's 4×100m
X. Diving
Diving originated from the development of swimming. In the 5th century, there was a photo of a group of boys pouncing on an ancient Greek pottery bottle head-down. /kloc-in the 0/7th century, it was popular to jump into the water from the shore and mast in ports along Scandinavia, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Modern diving began in the 20th century.
China water games diving competition 20 10 setting 13.
Men: 1m springboard, 3m springboard, platform, individual all-around, 3m synchronized springboard and synchronized platform.
Women: 1m springboard, 3m springboard, platform, individual all-around, 3m synchronized springboard and synchronized platform.
(3) Mixed omnipotence between men and women.
Xi。 polo
Water polo originated in England from 65438 to the 1960s. At first, it was an entertainment that people threw football into the water while swimming, so it was called water football, and later it gradually formed a competitive sport between the two teams. 1869, there was a water polo match in England, and the sideline and goal were marked with small flags. 1877, the British Burton Club hired William Wilson to formulate the world's first water polo competition rules. Target setting begins at 1879. 1885, the British Swimming Association listed water polo as a separate event. 1890 was first introduced into the United States, and then gradually spread widely in Germany, Austria, Hungary and other countries. 1973 hosted the world water polo championship, and 1979 hosted the world water polo championship. The men's event was included in the Olympic Games in 1900.
China water games water polo competition 20 10 has two events.
Male 1, female 1.
12. Swimming in open waters
Open water is an outdoor activity, and it is also a sport to swim in the sea, lake or river. In 2005, the World Swimming Championships in Montreal, Canada had 5 km, 10 km and 25 km events. On June 27th, 2005, 10, the IOC decided to list open water swimming as one of the official events of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, with two events: men's 10 km and women's 10 km.
In 20 10, there were 12 events in china water games open water swimming competition.
Men's 2000 meters
25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54.
Women RS 2000 m
be the same as the above
Thirteen. triathlon
Triathlon originated in America. It belongs to a new comprehensive sports competition. The competition consists of natural water swimming, road cycling and road long-distance running in sequence, and athletes need to make great efforts to complete the competition. It became an Olympic sport in 2000. The standard distance of the competition is 1.5km for swimming, 40km for cycling and 10km for long-distance running. The main international competitions are: Olympic Games, Asian Games, World Championships, World Cup, Intercontinental Championships, International Points Tournament, Intercontinental Cup, etc. The main national competitions are: National Games, National Championships, National Championship, etc.
20 10 there are 7 events in china water games triathlon.
Men's excellent group,
Women's excellent group,
Men under the age of 23,
Women under the age of 23,
Boys and teenagers short-distance group,
Girls and teenagers short-distance group,
Hybrid relay group
Fourteen limit
Extreme sports are recreational sports in which human beings maximize their physical and mental potential and challenge themselves with the help of modern high-tech means in the process of integration with nature. In addition to pursuing the spirit of "higher, faster and stronger" beyond their own physiological limits, competitive sports also emphasize the spirit of participation and courage, and pursue the pleasure and sense of accomplishment gained when crossing psychological barriers. At the same time, it also embodies the beautiful desire of human beings to return to nature and protect the environment, so it is praised as the "future movement" by all countries. The main competitions and performances of extreme sports include: difficult rock climbing, speed rock climbing, air skateboarding, alpine gliding, water skiing, whitewater kayaking, motorboat, surfing, jet skiing, bungee jumping, skateboarding (roller skating, BMX) U-jump and block obstacle course.
20 10 China water game extreme activity set 13 items:
1. Extreme Skateboarding Park Competition
Ultimate roller skating park race.
3. Extreme BMX stunt bike park race.
4. Flat fancy stunt cycling competition
5. extreme roller skating u-race
6. Cycling 26-inch race
20-inch cycling race
⒏ stunt bicycle park newcomer competition (not included in the total score)
(9) Extreme Skateboarding Park Newcomer Competition (not included in the total score)
⒑ Newcomer Competition in Extreme Roller Skating Park (not included in the total score)
(1) New flat fancy stunt cycling competition (not included in the total score)
5] biketrial 26-inch rookie competition (not included in the total score)
⒔ biketrial 20-inch rookie competition (not included in the total score)
Fifteen, dragon boat
A dragon boat is a boat painted with the shape of a dragon or a dragon. Dragon boat race is a traditional folk water sport and entertainment project in China, which has been circulating for more than two thousand years. It is mostly held on festive festivals, and it is a multi-person collective rowing competition. According to historical records, the dragon boat race started in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Dragon boat race is not only a kind of sports and entertainment, but also embodies the spirit of patriotism and collectivism. The main ways of dragon boat race are 12 person dragon boat, 22 person standard dragon boat and traditional dragon boat. Dragon boat races are widely held in China and form the annual Dragon Boat Festival. The size of dragon boats varies from place to place. The competition is to set sail at the same time within a specified distance, and decide the ranking in turn when reaching the finish line. From 65438 to 0984, the former State Sports Commission decided to list the dragon boat race as a sport and held the "Qu Yuan Cup" dragon boat race. Dragon boat races have a long history. After it was introduced to foreign countries, it was deeply loved by people all over the world and formed an international competition. 1983, China sent a team to participate in the dragon boat race for the first time, winning two championships in one fell swoop. 1984 International Dragon Boat Race was held in Hong Kong. With 16 teams from the United States, Germany, Japan, Britain, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Macau and Hong Kong, China won the championship again.
China water games 20 10 has 8 dragon boat events.
(1) open group
Standard dragon boat races of 200m, 500m, 1000 straight race and 5000m bypass race;
(2) Women's groups
200m, 500m of standard dragon boat race and 500m of 1000 straight race;
Sixteen, fishing
Fishing originated from the production activities of ancient ancestors. With the stability of living environment and the improvement of living standards, it gradually separated from life activities and became an interesting, intelligent, energetic, elegant and beneficial cultural and sports activity.
Sea fishing, that is, according to the marine environment of various fish living in the ocean, combined with their living habits, migration conditions, seasonal climate factors, foraging habits and so on. Use effective methods to lure them with fishing tackle and bait. Sea fishing has a history of more than 100 years in developed countries in Europe and America, and it is called one of the four big noble sports together with golf, equestrian and tennis. 20 10 China water game has set up boat fishing and rock fishing. Boat fishing is to go out to sea on a professional sea fishing boat and fish with a fishing rod directly hung by the fishing group. It can be divided into two ways: anchoring and fixing a little fishing or drifting. The so-called rock fishing refers to fishing on rocks or reefs that protrude from the water.
China water games 20 10 has four fishing projects:
Individual seawater fishing boats and collective seawater fishing boats
Individual seawater fishing and collective seawater fishing
17. Tour performance
Synchronized swimming is a women's event. Originated from Germany, Britain and other European countries in the 1920s, it was originally an underwater performance during the intermission of swimming competition, which was composed of swimming, skills, dance and music, and was called "underwater ballet". 1920 Catherine Curtis, the founder of synchronized swimming, created and performed somersaults in diving and water gymnastics, which were later introduced to the United States and Canada. 20 10 synchronized swimming in china water games has three events: women's team event, doubles event and singles event.