[Ads-l] Antedating of "Synchronized Swimming"
Mark Mandel
markamandel at GMAIL.COM
Sun Jan 23 07:37:46 UTC 2022
Fascinating. A novelty, indeed! Is there any earlier example-- any *other*
example, for that matter-- example of a single person or thing being
"synchronized", let alone constituting a trio or other group? (Headbang)
MAM
On Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 5:41 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
> synchronized swimming (OED 1950)
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> 1936 Miami Herald 7 Apr. 8-A/1 (Newspapers.com) A synchronized swimming
> trio novelty event was won by Ann Braznell.
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> Fred Shapiro
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