At 45, He Vies With Women Half His Age, Seeking an Olympic First
NYTimes: As you watch the U.S. Artistic Swimming team practice for the Olympics โ their bodies upside down, their legs scissoring in the air in perfect time, like frenzied offshore wind turbines โ you will notice two things.
First, the sport is much harder, and possibly even more insane, than you thought. Second, in a discipline whose enthusiasm for homogeneity is reflected in its pre-2017 name, synchronized swimming, one of the athletes in the pool is very much not like the others.
His name is Bill May, and he is the only man on the team. (archive). Spoiler inside.
Swimmer Trying to Make Olympic History Is Left Off the U.S. Team (archive) 2024 Olympics Artistic Swimming schedule starts August 5.
Swimmer Trying to Make Olympic History Is Left Off the U.S. Team (archive) 2024 Olympics Artistic Swimming schedule starts August 5.