Former national coach of artistic swimming Ana Tarris and her assistant Pete Fernandez launched an unprecedented project In water sports: Eight men around fifty years old start synchronized swimming at the Callipolis Swimming Club in Barcelona.
“A year ago we went to the French Open with the women’s team and we watched that with them There were other teams competing that were all male. We decided that it was probably a good proposition to do here at Club Natación Kallípolis, which is a pioneering and innovative club.” the morning Fernandez House.
Assistant Ana Tarris stated that the club believes “youWe have to socialize the male issue first at the adult level. So that there will be more children practicing artistic swimming.
This was revealed by Tarres, who led the Spanish national team from 1997 to 2012 “There are parents of girls who are already playing the sport and others who have signed up.” When they announced it on the networks.
“I thought ‘Let’s make a big announcement saying ‘We want men to sync’.” I put it on social media and The first to sign up were the girls’ parents. “We have people in the swimming pools and then people from outside,” he added.