Ishchenko's Take on Swan Lake
Synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko performing an interpretation of "Swan Lake" at the world championships in Rome on Thursday. The near perfect performance earned her a score of 98.833 and her second gold medal after she retained her technical solo title on Monday.
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Synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko performing an interpretation of "Swan Lake" at the world championships in Rome on Thursday. The performance earned her top honors in the free routine solo event, adding a fourth synchronized swimming gold medal for team Russia — a clean sweep of the synchronized swimming events that they have entered.
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Synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko performing her gold medal interpretation of "Swan Lake" in the free routine solo event at the world championships in Rome on Thursday.
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Synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko performing her gold medal interpretation of "Swan Lake" in the free routine solo event at the world championships in Rome on Thursday.
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Synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko performing her gold medal interpretation of "Swan Lake" in the free routine solo event at the world championships in Rome on Thursday.
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Synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko performing her gold medal interpretation of "Swan Lake" in the free routine solo event at the world championships in Rome on Thursday.
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Synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko performing her gold medal interpretation of "Swan Lake" in the free routine solo event at the world championships in Rome on Thursday.
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Synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko performing her gold medal interpretation of "Swan Lake" in the free routine solo event at the world championships in Rome on Thursday.
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Synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko biting the gold medal she won moments earlier in the free routine solo event at the world championships in Rome on Thursday.
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