a sport that has traditionally been dominated by women, but has recently been opened up to man. i am eddie micah, julia station from own use that a top of the the so you don't think you the same way you expect and more different things from life than your parents i just want to pursue was that's my thought desired or you think your kid is 2 different, risky, irresponsible, reasonable stop in port is not i want my son to become a doctor to him because it's time to, to get your generation with a sleep asked and then when generations to mash watch now on the tune

dw, don't you mentioned this kind of fun, it feels like therapy, the synchronized swimming, the speed that stands, the elegance and grace is and the women completed that now for the 1st time, man will also be allowed to take passed the food 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 bosses you have to be acrobatic and not joe. you can express yourself artistically with the choreography is missing and the old expression involves us. it's also very flexible. we do a lot of fitness training on a routine less up to 3 minute use. of course you also need

a 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 to this is a gay man in a female dominated sports and where he managed to win a medal at the european championships. the destroy a big append, swimming complex interest in a training ground performance sent for gym and swimming. this is way of scratch of trains within nationals quote for the european championships in bel grades. 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 talent in the will. so with his own female team they practice

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. and i think of 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 the well and always have something to laugh about. most of them about some of the known among women to chose this is now quite normal. but how does the women feel about having a man in the national scene? this has that he's not stronger than us and can support is very well when it comes to lifting. for example, we've done that with his strength and other ability as it naturally makes a lot of sense to see this and stuff based on stuff. i don't think the sports would

become any more on say or is more men join in because men also have their weaknesses cuz they bring with them this from an energy and agility is always it 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 phone to every national coach, stephanie mox, who used to be a synchronized swimming himself and has been coaching. fit your for a few years minds. i'm training together, women and men is incredibly enjoyable for me because it's very conducive to a healthy team. 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 a mine or a woman 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 by, as a code. so you have to rethink things in order to understand that one technique count works for both men and women. the voice of in the eyes of the phone from the team, from germany, leadings away 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 which you'll sweep with joy. could you plan to swim at the age of 6 and started with how you doing things? his parents discovered his great sporting talents. it's 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 he go from high diving

to synchronized swimming fragments just for me. 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 it cost them the aspects that weren't there in high diving. i'm not the all history and the music music. i also had a lot of fun with that on the so that is all such as passed in 2021. could you of entities competitive korea as a high dive and made his 1st attempts at synchronized swimming, which has been open to men internationally since 2015. very soon he and his cotton image showed 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 most

a middle those using the world. so maybe realize that it's a beautiful medium and i feel comfortable enough is good, 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. so i'm gonna sort of quiet here that's remembering 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 regression. it should be a, given that any sports can be done by both genders or by anyone. however you define yourself. yes, it wasn't today, but the scene here. so this decision is low, move a g and a step in the right direction because with the others to good, they still put to is openly gay, became mouse age,

18 on types of boyfriends. a gay man who competes in a women's port escape go for prejudice. and discrimination, how to split to deal with it or touch this as a swans or some of them ask them and then so she might think homosexuality and competitive spot can be a sensitive topic. um there are lots of comments on this 1st. but once you've experienced it a few times with them, you get over it at some point, a tom i live tucked and then a statement that to me boss. in addition to competitive sports controls is currently studying from most is degree in physical engineering at the technical university of the and then split your recognizes 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 ourselves over to the walton hot out, especially when we swim is a teams. and then we do the list 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, vegas and cuddly toys we have the surface of 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 the 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 offense. 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. it's often as you know, as of somebody, but like for the tool for michelle has also experience discriminatory and hurtful situations in sports. in his case football it's come. allison a came from a very, very hit just like some background is good. i played football in the village and everyone that was sent to sexual and, and, and ninety's early 2000 is how it wasn't all that big lot of smoke alison is sort of also works. but of course the number one in so in football was a u. d way back to the po, accompanied by his best friends we chose, takes punch in the gym and championships with his sports club as 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 cost teams. the other teams are

also highly motivated and ready to give it their own. now it's sweet to us and his teams turn the sweet tube stones and support his photo every moments. the freak son 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 the phone and 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 pleased to and plates from his capital so happy that the tool fee

is now a permanent team member who, sorry. so i have to say it was actually normal, just like before. i didn't notice any difference, not really. as the integration is really well into out saying we always have a lot of fun with him. in my purpose, quasi theme as well. he was part of the 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 play tools and his teammates finish in 2nd place and the team is didn't like change in the end. even stephanie moxie diesel said the coach u. s. the reading is pushed into the move to establish the business. i'm so i think we simply have to open the top. it must be up to the clinch whether he wants to include one man to man or foreman. i believe that that should simply be no

guidelines or limitations because it depends on where i have potential. so which country i come from, who is not currently the best when it comes to who i send to the olympic games performance, some potential should be decisive, not gender. organization is serious, but definitely see myself as a role model before i think he eats his boat 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 that's an all role model i'm playing in, tweet tools continues to fight for success and some more recall se in the, the 77 percent on our special show on the great outdoors. we'll hear what you guys

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