Vicki Valosik

Vicki Valosik is a writer and synchronized swimmer based in Washington, D.C. She is currently working on a book on the history of synchronized swimming and aquatic performance. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, American Scholar, Slate, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Washingtonian Magazine, among others. Find her at vickivalosik.net.

Stories from this author

Esther Williams, Million Dollar Mermaid

Synchronized Swimming Has a History That Dates Back to Ancient Rome

Before it reached the Olympics, the sport was a spectacle of the circus and vaudeville