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synchronized swimming, the speed that stands, the elegance and grace is the women completed. but now for the 1st time, men will also be allowed to take pumps. the crew to of 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 the co boxes, you have to be acrobatic and not joe. you can express yourself artistically, with the choreography is missing and the old expression involved. it's also the reflecting pool. we do a lot of fitness training on a routine less up to 3 minute use. of course you also need to bit of stamina because the on the wall to a lot of the hold up read. so how's it split?

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 well, he managed to win a medal at the european championships. the, the 3 big append, swimming complex interest in a training ground performance center for gym and swimming. this is when it's good tools, trains with the nationals quote for the european championships in belgrade. before entering the cops at 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 towel is in the room with his old female team. they practiced

acrobatic elements such as this, which are particularly challenging. is few minutes on the 1st appointment, the minutes i feel incredibly comfortable with the goals is up some of the things they've made me feel so welcome. i don't have a big brother. we don't just different by gender, but also by age. and i think i'm the oldest by 3 or 4 years, but it's nice. we compliment each of the well and always have something to laptop out of us and luckily known among women for free tools. this is now quite normal. but how does the women see in about having a man in the national team? this has that he's that stronger than us and can support is very well when it comes to lifting. for example, if they've done that, it was his strength and other ability as it naturally makes a lot of sense the to through this and stop racist us. i don't think the support

would become any more on say or is more men join. and because men also have their weaknesses because 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 come to mind 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 on to every national coach, stephanie mox, who used to be a synchronized swimmer himself and has been coaching, fit your for a few this mine 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 separate, 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, ology 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 becomes 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 a know i cellphone for the team from germany, leading the way to 2024 europe and championships in belgrade are a sensation with youth 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 which of we was joy. could you plan to swim at the age of 6 and started with height? the only thing is parents discovered his great supporting, talented, an early age and by 10 he had moved to a sports boarding school in button. he took policy in various european youth championships under the age of 18, competed in his 1st international competitions. but how did she go some kind the

only thing to synchronized swimming in the system. i wasn't 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 stuff. 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 attempt at synchronized swimming, which has been opened to men internationally since 2015. very soon he and his cotton. i'm a show tim. i 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 cox. it's against the middle, those e as in the world. so it made me realize that it's

a beautiful medium. and i feel comfortable in an office, especially the feeling of being completely surrounded by walton because i especially when diving on the default, the video that i'm moving around in the water is also something very, very special funding. very beautiful. when you glide through the water, pushing yourself forwards with undulation, it seems to me that also makes me feel free for me. so i'm going to definitely hey, let's remember 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. you know, 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 others together, they still put your if is openly gay, became mouse age 18 and has a boyfriend's a gay man who competes in

a women's port escape code for prejudice and discrimination. how does split choke deal with it? touch this 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, you get over it at some point of time i live tough. the statement that to me about in addition to competitive sport for 2 of is currently studying from most is degree in physical engineering at the technical university of but, and then you'll recognize as many parallels between synchronized swimming and the lows of physics. the physic 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 out. so oh, out of the water hot out, especially when we swim is a teams. and then we do the lifts in this respect,

you could say the physics and my studies are also a little reflected in sports in his free time switch over the votes himself to a hobby that he discovered for himself on instagram a few years ago. crocheting and missing, in addition to sucks, scarves and gloves, his favorite things to make a smoke, cigarettes and cuddly toys. we have to surface out. it really helps me a lot during stressful times. i take half 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 messiah coon, of 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. sharpton 0 as of 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 group. i played football in the village unable and there was such a sexual and an annoying in the ninety's early 2000 is it wasn't all that big, modest and all this new stuff. but of course 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 is the bedding in berlin. a total of 11 teams compete against each other. before things get serious, all the teams to have practiced about without costumes. the teams are also highly motivated and ready to give it their own. now it's we chose

and his teams turn the we tube systems and support his photo every moment. the freak sun is a success with only minus slip ups. 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 comm rule. 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 saw, i didn't notice any difference, not really. as we integrate it really well into a scene, we always have a lot of fun with him in the purpose flossing theme as will suffer because he was part of his family. now it's time for the jury to did it for its verdict, the more difficult the routine, the more points the team can achieve. the results to the tools and his teammates finished in 2nd place and the team is didn't like the change in the end. even stephanie marks, it is also the coach as the vetting is pushed into the move to establish the business. i'm so i think we simply have to open the top left. it must be up to the clinch whether he wants to include one man to man or foreman. i believe that should simply be no guidelines for limitations because it depends on where i have

potential. so we can country i come from. you is really 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 before i think it's a sport and the benefits men and women coming together in this respect is 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 someone really knows how to stand out. synchronized swimming is moving in the element right in the middle is like your title,

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