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hi, irish. and i am ready to dive into the hands of human to us. you have you have a one, the front porch, and the unexpected side to side. the synchronized swimming, the speed that stands, the elegance and grace is the women completed. but now for the 1st time, man will also be allowed to take pulse tube side who is particularly pleased about this. the 27 year old is currently the only man in the gym and national synchronized swimming team. on this, i co bought this. you have to be acrobatic and not joe. you can express yourself artistically with the choreography is missing and the old expression involved us. it's also the reflective apple. we do a lot of fitness training on a routine, less up to 3 managers are. of course you also need to bit of stamina because the on

the wall to a lot of have to hold our breath hazard fits. you've managed to become the most successful gym and synchronized swimming. how does he react to print you? this is a gay man in a female dominated sports and where he managed to win a metal at the european championships, the destroyed big append, swimming complex, entrenched in a training ground performance sent for gym and swimming. this is way of sketch of trains with the nationals quote for the european championships in bel grades. before entering the tops of the choreography, a faster hust in the gym. the, however, the majority of his training takes place in the pool that you've spends up to

a talent in the will with him with his own female team. they practiced acrobatic elements such as this, which are particularly challenging. is few minutes on the 1st couple of minutes. i feel incredibly comfortable with the goals this up, some of the things they've made me feel so welcome. i didn't have a big brother. we don't just different by gender and but also by age. and i think i'm the oldest by 3 or 4 years from that, but it's nice we complimenting to bewell and always have something to laptop out of my life. and luckily known among women, that's the tool. this is now quite normal. but how does the women see and about having a man in the national scene? this has that he's no stronger than us and can support his very well when it comes to lifting. for example, if we've done that with his strength and other ability, is it not really makes a lot of sense the to through this and stop racist us?

i don't think the sports would become any more unfair is more men join. and because men also have their weaknesses, but they bring with them this from an energy and agility is always a difficult for them. yeah, that is why i think that men and women actually compliment each other quite well in the water. unfortunately, the gym and team did not qualify for the olympics at the head of the squad is only a re national coach, stephanie mox, who used to be a synchronized swimmer himself and has been coaching, split your for a few years, training together. women and men is incredibly enjoyable for me because it's very conducive to a healthy team. you know, they support each other, they keep it to the grind it. and that's really great to see if the question is, is there a difference between training of mine or the women in synchronized swimming? then i'd say yes, that's a serious difference. but in terms of physio, logy alone,

that's how the body works, where the center of gravity is for us, women, it's more on the hit. for man, it's much higher where the small of the back comes broad choice, right? as a codes, you have to rethink things in order to understand that one technique count works for both men and women, the voice of and not as also phone for the team from germany. leading the way to 2024 europe and championships in belgrade are a sensation for joseph and his team. when gold in the capacity routine category, the 1st time in the 50 year history of synchronized swimming in germany. it's an incredible achievement, and one that makes good tools. we was joy. could you plan to swim at the age of 6 and started with height? the only thing is parents discovered whose great scorching talents. it's an early age and by 10 he had moved to a sports boarding school in buttons. he took policy in various european youth championships, and it the age of 18 competed in his 1st international competitions. but how did he

go from high diving to synchronized swimming? i was so happy with high diving in and i found a new sense of purpose in synchronized swimming line. and i also realize that that was developing that it was making progress. i hadn't really felt that in previous years. and that really motivated me to keep going. and then of course, the, the aspects that weren't there in high diving the all history and the music music. i also had a lot of fun with that. that is all such as passed in 2021. could you of ended his competitive career as a high diver and made his 1st attempts at synchronized swimming, which has been opened to men internationally since 2015. very soon he and his cotton, i'm a shed. some of became one of germany's top teams in 2023. he and the national team came 2nd in the free combination at the european championships in cub scouts.

the middle, those using the will to maybe realize that it's a beautiful medium on i feel comfortable enough is especially the feeling of being completely surrounded by walton because i especially when diving on the default, the video and moving around in the water is also something very very special funding, very beautiful. when you glide through the wall to pushing yourself forwards with undulation, it seems to me that also makes me feel free for me. something to sort of quiet here that's being the last olympic sport to be a female or single sex was not a good sign. we live in times where we talk about diversity and variety and inclusion includes your profession. it should be a, given that any support can be done by both genders or by anyone. however, you define yourself someone else. it wasn't it today, but the scene here. so this decision is long overdue and to step in the right direction because with the other speaker, they still put your is openly gay,

became mouse age 18 and has a boyfriend. a gay man who competes in a women's port escape go for prejudice and discrimination. how does split choke deal with it? a tough business as a swans or some of them ask them. and so she might think homosexuality and competitive spot can be a sensitive topic. um, there are lots of comments on that hertz 1st, but once you've experienced it a few times with them, you get over it to some point of my laptop and a statement that to me about in addition to competitive sport for 2 of these currently studying from most is degree in physical engineering at the technical university of and then you'll recognize as many parallels between synchronized swimming and the laws of physics. the physics offended this physics is always takes place in sport and can synchronized swimming of cause. it has a lot to do with buoyancy. we always have to push ourselves own out of the water out of especially when we swim, is

a teens and then we do the lifts. in this respect, you could say the physics and my studies are also a little reflected in sports. and his free time switch over the votes himself to a hobby that he discovered for himself on instagram a few years ago. crocheting, admitting, in addition to sucks, scarves and gloves, his favorite things to make a smoke cigarettes and cuddly toys. half the surface all, it really helps me a lot during stressful times. i take off an hour in the evening and then grab my knitting and crochet things, and i am most myself in my world, but jogging is but over people meeting always for me here. it's a good way to switch off. he prefers to give his hand made creations to his teammates and good friends, such as me, child, according to faith. he's one of his best friends and often accompanies him to competitions. michelle is really proud of his friend feature of the this can, you know,

if i knew him from high diving and having followed his progression to synchronized swimming. and i'm totally amazed at how he's managed it or not everyone can do that . so it's really impressive. a soft and hit on somebody, but likely to michelle, his oldest of experience. discriminatory and hurtful situations in support. in his case football, it's come. allison a came from a very, very hit to 6 and background is good. i played football in the village and everyone that was sent to sexual and, and, and in the ninety's early 2000 is how it wasn't all that big, modest and all this me. so what it was, the number one in so in football was a u. g. for back to the po, accompanied by his best friends if we chose takes punch in the gym and championships with his sports club as the vetting in berlin. a total of 11 teams compete against each other. before things get serious, all the teams to a participant without costumes, the of the teams,

they're also highly motivated and ready to give it their own. now it's we chose and his teams turn the switch tube systems and support his photo every moment. the freak style is a success with only minus the cups in the end, the jury has to decide the state was exhausting, but the energy was right. we had phones we went well together, was a team. and the fact that we've now got through without any major mistakes is great, and we're really please the plates from his coveralls so happy that the tool if is

now a permanent team member who, sorry, it's what i have to say. it was actually normal, just like so. i just noticed any difference, not really. as we integrate it really well into our team, we always have a lot of fun with him in the purpose, quasi theme, as well as he was part of his family. now it's time for the jury to do that. for its verdict, the more difficult the routine, the more points the team can achieve. the results, the tools and his teammates finish in 2nd place and the team is didn't like the change in the end. even stephanie marks, it is also the case to se venting is pushed into the move to establish the business i'm from. i think we simply have to open the top. i left. it must be up to the clinch whether he wants to include one man to man or for man. i believe that should

simply be no guidelines or limitations because it depends on where i have potential . so we can country i come from. thank you and currently the best when it comes to who i send to the olympic games performance and potential should be decisive. not gender organization is serious type. definitely see myself as a role model for i think it's a sport and the benefits men and women coming together in this respect. it's actually my dream to motivate boys and men to get me to try to then come to us. so i can also role model and play in the tweet tools continues to fight for success. and some more recall, let's see in the building on the move, the scientists are researching the potential can it be used as

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