Synchronized swimming champion recreates Raygun's viral Olympics routine underwater

A synchronized swimming champion has gone viral for giving a new look to Raygun's zero-scoring Olympic routine on social media.

Kristina Makushenko's name was trending on X, Thursday, after she posted footage of herself performing Raygun's (in)famous moves in Paris at the 2024 Underwater Breakdance Olympics.

'Such signature moves,' Makushenko captioned her post. 'It only took me 5 minutes to learn Raygun's Olympic performance and recreate it underwater!

'Maybe I can participate in the @olympics in LA 2028.'

Fans on both Instagram and X agreed that the four-time world champion's replica of Raygun's dance was actually better than the original version. 

'So putting it underwater actually made it look good,' someone pointed out on X. 

'Yeah, our body has natural buoyancy under water. She perfected the whole act to stay and dance long enough under water,' another person wrote.

'wow, she actually made it cool,' a user said, referring to Makushenko. 

Raygun has been facing calls for a public apology after her now-viral performance at the Olympics. 

The Australian breakdancer, whose full name is Rachel Gunn, finished second-to-last among all B-girls in the competition. 

In a video posted to Instagram, Gunn thanked her supporters while addressing the controversy.

'Hi everyone, Raygun here,' she said in the video. 'I just wanna start by thanking all the people who have supported me. I really appreciate the positivity and I am glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives, that is what I had hoped.

'I didn't realize that that would also open the door to so much hate which has frankly been pretty devastating. 

'While I went out there and had fun, I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and I gave it my all. Truly.

'I'm honoured to have been a part of the Australian Olympic team and to be part of Breaking's Olympic debut. What the other athletes have achieved has just been phenomenal.'