The Big Sync

On 22 September, 105 swimmers took advantage of the late summer temperatures to set a new synchronised swimming world record. Amateurs and professionals from across the UK, aged from seven to 70, dove into Hackney's London Fields Lido to complete a routine choreographed by synchro specialists Aquabatix.

The Big Sync - the final event of the 2007 London Summer of Sport - took place at the city's only heated Olympic outdoor pool, under the watchful eyes of two independent witnesses, athletics star Jade Johnson, Olympic medal-winning diver Leon Taylor and a packed house of spectators