If you have been watching the Olympics you may have missed some of the more unusual events. As entertaining as some of our favourite sporting events are, nobody is ever quite prepared for the facial expressions seen in the artistic swimming (synchronised swimming). A source of much ammusement for the Smile Breakfast team:

When we asked for captions on our Facebook page for one of the many facial expressions in the sport, we were not disappointed:

“Athletes feet SE VOET “ – Nadima Laattoe

“That moment when your own foot wants to go rogue during a synchro swimming routine and you’re like “aaah hell no!’.” – Mandy Clair Hoffeldt

“Smaak j baklei????? Moetie, moetie sukkeli” – Waafiqah Canfield

“Gonna have to have a chat with my manucurist, she missed a spot” Jacques De Villiers

“Wezzie wezzie wezzie wezzie…..dezzie!” Rodney Scara Brown

Jokes asside, the facial expressions are very much part and parcel. So explains Sue Manners-Wood from the Barracudas Artistic Swimming club.

And on the topic why not many men take part in the sport: