Men have been eligible to compete in artistic swimming at the FINA World Aquatics Championships since 2015, but 2024 will mark the first time the gender will be allowed to compete in the Olympics.
The 2024 Paris Olympics are still more than a year away, but they are already off to a monumental start. For the first time, the International Olympic Committee will allow men to participate in artistic swimming competitions.Thursday, saying the IOC approved a maximum of two men to compete in the eight-member teams alongside women during the Games. As of now, 10 teams are expected to compete in Paris, World Aquatics said, each having to perform a free and technical routine.
Artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, is a sport in which water aerobics are combined with music and involves athletes performing choreographed routines in a nearly 10-foot-deep pool. According to the 2024 Games website, the swimmers have to propel themselves out of the water "to perform certain movements" and also use the upper half of their bodies to pivot underwater, a combination that requires "flexibility, power, attention to detail and coordination.
Under the new rules, men will swim alongside women on the same team, rather than have a gender-exclusive team.
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