Russia's absence boosts US hopes of striking Olympic gold in artistic swimming

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EAUBONNE, France : Boosted by the absence of favourites Russia, the United States will aim for the gold medal in artistic swimming at the Paris Games after qualifying for the Olympic team event for the first time since 2008.

Interior view of the Olympic Aquatics Centre , a multifunctional venue for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games construction site which is under the management of the "Metropole Grand Paris" in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

"This first qualification since 2008 shows that we are getting stronger, we are getting better," said Bill May, a 45-year-old swimmer who could take part in the first Games open to men in this discipline.Spain's Andrea Fuentes, who won four Olympic medals in synchronised swimming, took over as Team USA's head coach in 2018.

The opportunity is all the greater given that Russia, winner of all the gold medals at the Olympics, in duet or teams, since 2000, will be excluded from Paris 2024.

 

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