This article stood out to me. Swimming Soviet Style. Pools, posed swimmers and the unhappy gist of the article. “Maria Svarbova, who used facilities in her native Slovakia for the long-running project, aimed to evoke a feeling of joylessness in what is usually a fun place to be”

https:// www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6082409/Striking-images-capture-synchronised-swimmers-inside-communist-era-Slovakian-pools.html