Re: Olympics 2020 (1)
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2024 10:59 am
The men damn near laid an egg vs that dynamic powerhouse South Sudan.
Artistic swimmers look to follow in their mothers' Olympic footsteps
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ ... 5b4c&ei=33
Artistic swimmers Izzy Thorpe and Kate Shortman will pursue the same Olympic dream as their mums as they go for gold in Paris.
Their mothers Karen Thorpe and Maria Shortman were a duet for Team GB in the 1990s when it was called synchronised swimming.
'We would never have become the athletes we are without them,' said Izzy, 23, who like Kate, 22, can hold her breath underwater for more than three minutes.
The lifelong friends from swimming-mad families in Bristol train eight hours a day, six days a week in a programme including ballet, weights, gymnastics and yoga.
'It's a glamorous event, you have to keep smiling, so those outside the sport sometimes think that means it's easy,' said Kate.
