Synchronized swimming has a reputation as a somewhat silly sport, but in fact it is more physically demanding than many other sporting endeavors, such as shooting, dressage, or playing right field in a baseball game.
The absurdity of the rules governing Olympic dressage reached its pinnacle in 1948, when sixth-place finisher Gehnäll Persson was disqualified when it was discovered that he was only a noncommissioned officer and thus ineligible to compete.
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