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Albert Hubbard (born June 29, 1927) is an American 
Article about the PhD thesis
by Johanna Beisteiner in the catalogue of the Austrian Library Network. 2005. (German and English)
Official website
of the International Academy of Aquatic Art, contains information about Bert Hubbard
Official ISHOF website
( International Swimming Hall of Fame) with information about the activities of the International Academy of Aquatic Art
2005 ''Who’s Who in Aquatic Leadership in the United States''
Official Website of the United States Water Fitness Association, contains information about Bert Hubbard. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hubbard, Bert 1927 births American synchronized swimmers Male synchronized swimmers American choreographers 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Living people Swimmers from Detroit Historians from Michigan American male non-fiction writers
synchronized swimmer
Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...
, choreographer
Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who cr ...
and coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
. He is also an aquatic artist as well as historian of the International Academy of Aquatic Art.
Sportive career 1946-1954
Hubbard started synchronized swimming shortly after it was introduced in his birth town Detroit in 1946 by swimmers from Chicago. In 1949 he won the first '' Men's AAU Synchronised Swimming'' competition in the duet ''St.Louis Blues March'' with Lee Embrey. As male soloist he became the US Junior National Champion in 1954 with ''A Viking's Prayer Before Battle''.1955-present: Aquatic Artist, choreographer and historian
With the introduction of the International Academy of Aquatic Art (IAAA) in 1955 men were welcomed in synchronized swimming events, and Hubbard created and performed as ''aquatic artist'' until 2009 in various compositions, especially solos, at many IAAA festivals throughoutNorth America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
. In 1960 he choreographed two mixed trios ''Othello'' after Verdi's Otello and ''A Medieval Morality'' that were the first to receive top honors from IAAA in that category. At that festival he presented the first male solo ''A World of Silence'' to be awarded ''First Class Honors'' from the IAAA. As the historian of the IAAA he documents the organization's history and artistic activities, and shares such information in IAAA's newsletter ''The Aquatic Artist''.
Further reading
*Robert E. Kerper: ''Splash - Aquatic Shows from A to Z'' (published by Michael Zielinsky, 2002) * Beulah Gundling: ''Exploring Aquatic Art'', International Academy of Aquatic Art, 1963. * Beulah Gundling: Dancing in the Water, International Academy of Aquatic Art, 1976. *Dawn Pawson Bean: Synchronized swimming - An American history. McFarland Company Inc. Publishers, Jefferson (North Carolina, USA), 2005. * Johanna Beisteiner: ''Art music in figure skating, synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics/Kunstmusik in Eiskunstlauf, Synchronschwimmen und rhythmischer Gymnastik''. PhD thesis, Vienna 2005, (German). Contains information about Bert Hubbard and the IAAA (Chapter I/2: ''History of synchronized swimming'', pages 40–55).by Johanna Beisteiner in the catalogue of the Austrian Library Network. 2005. (German and English)
References
External links
Official website
of the International Academy of Aquatic Art, contains information about Bert Hubbard
Official ISHOF website
( International Swimming Hall of Fame) with information about the activities of the International Academy of Aquatic Art
2005 ''Who’s Who in Aquatic Leadership in the United States''
Official Website of the United States Water Fitness Association, contains information about Bert Hubbard. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hubbard, Bert 1927 births American synchronized swimmers Male synchronized swimmers American choreographers 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Living people Swimmers from Detroit Historians from Michigan American male non-fiction writers