German synchro-swimmer Niklas Stoepel is wearing a flesh colored swimsuit. (I hope!)
The loneliness of the male synchronised swimmer ANANOVA April 15th, 2009
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The world’s only male
synchronised swimmer is
fighting international rules
that have banned him from
competing at London’s
2012 Olympic Games.
Niklas Stoepel, 17,
is one of Germany’s top youth
synchro-swimmers and the only
boy in his high school team
of girls in Wattenscheid.
But swimming’s international ruling
body FINA has banned him from
representing his country and refused
to allow him to compete overseas.
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“FINA rejected the request.
I believe that officials just don’t
want to see any men in this sport,”
said Niklas,
who shaves his legs and wears
women’s costumes covered
in sequins.
“You can already sense
that at the national level,
many of the judges are more
strict in their scoring of me
than they are with my
female competitors.
“It’s not fair –
but I haven’t given up my dream
of one day competing in an
international championship,”
he added.
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Boys in synchro would be cook!
Andrea - April 19, 2009 at 9:23 pm |