“We finish each other’s sentences, wear the same clothes, put our hair the same,” said Thorpe.Artistic swimming is judged upon execution, artistic impression and precision. What is often made to appea...
As a result, Shortman and Thorpe can both hold their breath underwater for three minutes - a skill talent when you realise just how little opportunity there is to come up for air during a routine.A po...
A post shared by Kate Shortman (@kateshortman)The Olympic artistic swimming scene has long been dominated by teams from the ’s Republic of China, Russia, the USA and Japan.As a result, artistic swimme...
Nevertheless, Shortman and Thorpe’s spark for the sport has never gone out.“I’ve always seen the potential,” said Izzy’s mum Karen, who is also a former artistic swimmer and now the manager of the spo...