Quadruple world champion in synchronized swimming Alexander Maltsev considers it necessary to jointly promote mixed pairs in the program of the Olympic Games.
Men have yet to compete in synchronized swimming at the Olympics. Mixed pairs made their debut at the World Championships in 2015.
– FINA (International Swimming Federation) is ready to fight for the place of mixed pairs in the Olympic programme. The decision still rests with the IOC (International Olympic Committee). I would like our Olympic Committee to get involved in this, to lobby for our interests, but, unfortunately, we have never met the president of the ROC (Russian Olympic Committee), we have not discussed that question. It’s hard to make progress, but I try to talk with athletes from other countries so that they are somehow included in this process, to raise this issue in front of their national committees. It is important to promote this idea through joint efforts,” Maltsev said in an interview with .
Source : MatchTV
