We held our breaths for much of this uncertain year, but are grateful to have come up for air for some incredible performance opportunities!  Dive into some of our favorite moments from 2021 below. Wishing you a splashy New Year. Just keep swimming…

THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW
We headed to the Hollywood Hills for a special feature on The Drew Barrymore Show.  After showing Drew some of our signature moves, she and Ross Mathews hopped in with our team to give it a try, with some heartwarming commentary! Check out our experience below.

RITA ORA MUSIC VIDEO
We jumped in alongside pop sensation Rita Ora on her music video for her hit song with Sigala, “You For Me.”  The weather was over one hundred degrees that day, but the pool at this beautiful John Lautner estate in Los Angeles still felt cool.  Click below to watch “You For Me.”

HERMÈS GRAND SOIR
In celebration of their Spring Summer 2022 collection, Hermès held a grand soirée at Frank Sinatra’s former home on the outskirts of Los Angeles in Chatsworth, which features a beautiful pool. Following a narrative runway performance by Miranda July, we performed a watershow for this David Lynch-inspired event in all-black Hermès swimsuits and fine diamond jewelry. “Legs and arms emerged from the water in unison and one partygoer remarked, ‘this is Old Hollywood.” – Vogue

ABC’S “SING-A-LONG”
ABC’s The Queen Family Singalong featured us swimming to a live performance by One Republic to Queen’s classic, “We Are the Champions.”  Shot at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (one of our favorite venues) we were excited to reunite for a short cameo with our old friend Darren Criss from Glee!  Stream it on Hulu and watch our featured swim below.

THE TODAY SHOW WITH ANITTA
Celebrating the release of her hit single “Girl from Rio,” Brazilian singer Anitta joined our Miami ‘Lillies for a colorful swim.  Swimming at the recently opened Goodtime Hotel Miami Beach, this performance was featured nationally on The Today Show.  Fall in love with the Girl from Rio below.

FOO FIGHTERS
In September we received a call that would turn out to be one of the most off-the-wall projects we’ve done!  Inspired by Artistic Swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Dave Grohl (lead singer of the Foo Fighters) set out to create a music video with a highly athletic artistic swimming routine – and the band member’s faces.  This was a wild ride of complicated choreography, face replacement, and fake beards (plus the opportunity to coach Jason Sudeikis on some of the sport’s vocabulary for his hilarious opening monologue). Watch below.

FROM SEA TO RISING SEA VR
Our most memorable location this year was swimming alongside fish and turtles in the kelp forests of Catalina Island, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California, in a project with a message close to our hearts! “From Sea to Rising Sea” is a live action VR musical film experience presenting viewers with a call to action to fight climate change and shows how oceans can help us get to net zero emissions. Check it out to see more!

MIAMI SUMMER WATERSHOW
Our Miami ‘Lillies were thrilled to take the stage for our annual Summer Watershow! We hold this event each year in honor of Esther Williams on August 8th, her birthday.  This year, we were back in-person at The Plymouth South Beach Hotel in Miami for a splash from our ‘Lillies performers, and a cameo from our Aquawillies Merman!  Proceeds from this event were donated to support the training of our USA Olympic artistic swimming athletes.

THE LATE LATE SHOW
We stopped by the classic Safari Inn, built in 1955, to light up the neon sign for a performance on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Check out our swimming cameo accompanying musical artist Jordan McGraw in some of our favorite pink swimsuits!

H&M
We joined H&M in the pool – and the Pacific Ocean! – for their ethereal body positive SS21 swimsuit campaign featuring Paloma Elsesser, where we were thrilled to swim as body doubles and contribute to the choreography. Click to watch this beautiful project.

AQUAWILLIES IN PALM SPRINGS
Our all-male ‘Willies team headed out to Palm Springs for a very special wedding performance at one of our favorite venues, the Frank Sinatra Twin Palms Estate. This year, we were thrilled to finally be able to perform at so many beautiful weddings that had been postponed in 2020.

AQUAFOLLIES
Introducing Aquafollies, our water-inspired land show features glamorous dance performances for our clients without pools!  We kicked up our heels for a beautiful wedding performance at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills and a few other sparkling private events across the United States.

CAUSES WE SUPPORT
We strive toward beauty, strength and grace through inclusion and equity. Find out more information about some of the causes we support here.

Happy (healthy) holidays and a joyful new year to you and yours.
With love, the ‘Lillies and ‘Willies