Grace and beauty meet fierce ambition in a spectacular display of churning water and synchronous limbs at the US Open Synchronized Swimming Championships.

The U.S. Open is the climactic final event of the U.S. Synchronized Swimming season. This program follows two teams of ambitious and athletic girls — and one very determined teenage boy — through their intense training and team bonding until they meet in a spectacular display of churning water and synchronous limbs. For these future Olympians, the perfect make-up, the colorful costumes and those permanent smiles mask the fierce competitive spirit each needs to win.

Mark Lewis' THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, a series of four one-hour films, celebrates the ambition, determination and passion of those who pursue distinction in slightly unconventional fields. Each film showcases the training and preparation required to be competitive and reveals the surprising, and sometimes heartbreaking, results of that dedication. Other programs in the series include FERRETS: THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE,  HAIRWORLD: THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE and LORDS OF THE GOURD: THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.