Men barred from some Olympic sports

Posted by Matt Z on

Not everything is equal in London.  

Men aren't allowed to compete in synchronized swimming or rhythmic gymnastics.  Women compete in both events and despite a growing number of men participating in each outside of the Olympics, they aren't able to go for the gold.  

Is there really a growing interest in synchronized swimming among men?  If it's true, you can thank these two trailblazers:

 

 

I used to try to perfect my swimming techniques in hopes of making the Olympics one day.  I knew I would need a coach and unfortunately, I got this guy:

 

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