Aug 5, 2024 · Instead, the girls reach for off-the-supermarket-shelf Knox Gelatin for a bun, which provides genuine “helmet hair” for swimmers during their underwater routines. Like ballerinas, synchronised swimmers wear their hair in a tight braided bun fastened with plenty of hair ties, bobby pins and nets.

Aug 15, 2016 · The U.S. synchronized swim team has to not only swim in tandem but also look incredible while doing so. So how do they keep their locks in place when splashing around the pool? Gelatin.

Aug 14, 2016 · So it's not a huge surprise that the beauty secrets of Team USA synchronized swimming pair Anita Alvarez, 19, and Mariya Koroleva, 26, are some of the most creative we've heard. First, the hair.

Aug 6, 2024 · Viewers might have noticed many artistic swimmers in the Olympics have a hard, shiny, shell-like cap on their hair while competing. In a TikTok posted by the 'NBC Olympics & Paralympics' page...

Aug 17, 2016 · Here's how it works: Swimmers buy powdered Knox gelatin and mix it with hot water. Then they spread the paste-like mixture onto their hair. That small amount is probably enough to cement...

May 12, 2023 · Previously known as synchronized swimming, artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine to music. Unlike most swimmers who wear swim caps in the pool, artistic swimmers tend to up the ante on their look — especially when it comes to their hair.

Aug 18, 2016 · U.S. Olympic synchronized swimmers Anita Alvarez and Mariya Koroleva told Vogue that their team uses Knox gelatin, an unflavored powder that turns into a stiff gel when mixed with hot water.

Aug 7, 2024 · Ever wonder how artistic swimmers get their hairstyles and makeup to stay in place while they’re in the water? We’ve pooled together some of Daniella Ramirez and Anita Alvarez’s tips.

Aug 16, 2016 · Two athletes have finally spilled the secret to their magically motionless manes: It’s gelatin! Anita Alvarez, 19, and Mariya Koroleva, 26, synchronized-swim duet partners, told Vogue they...

Aug 17, 2016 · Have you ever wondered how synchronized swimmers manage to keep their hair in pristine buns that don't budge while they dive in-and-out of the water in perfectly harmonised moves? Well the...