History is in the making at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
On Thursday, the International Olympic Committee, IOC, and FINA, otherwise known as World Aquatics or the governing body of aquatic sports, decided to expand the event of artistic swimming to both womenGet a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news.There are 10 teams expected to buckle down and compete in Paris for a free and technical routine and the IOC said a maximum of two men can compete alongside women.
Actually, since 2015, men have been eligible to compete in artistic swimming events at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, but this is the first time the inclusion will expand to the grand Olympic stage. "The inclusion of men in Olympic Artistic Swimming was once considered the impossible dream," said Bill May, the first male World Champion."This proves that we should all dream big. The male athletes have endured. Now, through their perseverance and the help and support of so many, all athletes may stand alongside each other equally, reaching for Olympic glory."
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