Artistic swimmers: Silver joy after nearly quitting

Paris: Grassroots to Glory Bristol

Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe won Great Britain's first ever Olympic medal in artistic swimming.

They’ve trained together in Bristol since the age of 8 and won silver at the Paris games.

Picture: Getty/Clive Rose

12 August 2024

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