VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Olympic Artistic Swimmer Daniella Ramirez Reveals How Her Prep Helped Her Win Silver Medal

Miami native Daniella Ramirez talked with uSports about her preparation for artistic swimming competitions at the Paris Olympics. Artistic swimming has been an Olympic sport since 1984, a form of swimming that mixes water acrobatics in a 30-meter by 20-meter pool. There are two events: a duet and a team competition; judges score routines based on how advanced the routine is and whether it was executed correctly.

“One of the main things I like to do before I compete is bubble. It’s to never focus on your opponents because in artistic swimming, you’re not competing directly against other people but against yourself and you’re trying to beat yourself,” Ramirez remarked. “Beating your past record or performance and trying to better yourself every time is something I look into before every competition.”

Her hard work paid off – Ramirez won the silver along with the U.S. team on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old earned four World Championships in her international career. Most notably, Ramirez won a silver at the 2023 Pan American Games and two bronzes at the 2024 World Aquatic Championship. She is currently a UCLA student looking to get a degree in architecture after completing her artistic swimming career.