A roadmap to follow for artistic swimming during the Paris Olympics.
FILE - Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi, of China, compete in the women’s duet technical final of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. FILE - Bill May, front, leads the United States team out to compete in the team acrobatic of artistic swimming at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 15, 2023.
—Bill May, United States: At age 45, May is hoping to finally realize his dream of competing at the Olympics. He is a six-time world championship medalist and longtime advocate for male competitors to be allowed at the Summer Games.—Russia Stays Home: After sweeping the gold medals at six straight Olympics, Russia didn’t take part in the last three world championships and won’t be at the Paris Games either because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
—Men Are Welcome: Men have competed for decades in the lower levels of the sport formerly known as synchronized swimming, but this will bethey’ve been allowed at the Olympic pool. They can compete only in the team event, not duet, with a limit of two men on the eight-member squads. —Rising Powers: China appears most likely to fill the Russian void at the top of the medal table after winning seven of 11 events at this year’s worlds in Doha, Qatar, with Japan and Spain also in the mix. The U.S. earned a spot in both events after failing to qualify for the team competition in Tokyo.Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the swimming competition
The artistic swimming competition is being held over five days at the new Paris Aquatics Centre. It begins Aug. 5 and concludes Aug. 10, with an off day on Aug. 8.
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