Source: Team GB

Artistic swimmers maintain medal momentum

There was another two-medal haul for University of Bath sporting scholar Kate Shortman and artistic swimming partner Izzy Thorpe as they continued their Paris 2024 Olympic Games preparations at the European Championships. Shortman and Thorpe secured silver in both the Tech Duet and Free Duet competitions in Belgrade, following on from their silver and bronze

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Source: Team GB

Thorpe and Shortman set for second Games

World silver medallists Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe were named today by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as Team GB’s sole artistic swimmers for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The duet who will be competing at their second Olympic Games were announced at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium. Historic performances at the World Aquatics Championships in

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Source: British Swimming

History made at artistic swimming World Champs by Kate Shortman

University of Bath sporting scholar Kate Shortman made artistic swimming history at a second successive World Championships as she and partner Izzy Thorpe won an incredible Women’s Duet Technical silver in Doha. It is Britain’s first-ever World Championships medal in a Duet event and came eight months after International Management and Modern Languages (French) student

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Source: Matchtight

Artistic swimmer Kate Shortman makes history

University of Bath sporting scholar Kate Shortman was overwhelmed after securing Great Britain’s first-ever Artistic Swimming World Championship medal with a history-making performance in Fukuoka, Japan. The Bill Whiteley Scholar won bronze in the Women’s Solo Free competition on Wednesday with a superbly-executed routine which earned her 219.9542 points, only beaten by home favourite Yukiko

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