Synchronised swimming

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My name is Brad Walls, and I am a Fine Art Aerial Photographer. For the past 5 months, I have been working on a drone project to capture Synchronised swimming from above.

I COULD not have looked more out of place at a bikers’ convention dressed as Danny La Rue. But, despite wearing board shorts and goggles that would have embarrassed Biggles, I was ready to try synchronised swimming with Great Britain’s Katie Skelton and Anya Tarasiuk.

Synchronized swimming is often mocked, and some even doubt it as a 'real' sport―those folks have obviously never tried it. It's a heck of a workout, and requires immense core strength and stamina. Why not give it a try?

~*Synchronized swimming*~.

My name is Brad Walls, and I am a Fine Art Aerial Photographer. For the past 5 months, I have been working on a drone project to capture Synchronised swimming from above.

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