Athletistic/ Others. Seven-time Olympic synchronized swimming champion Svetlana Romashina has commented on synchronized swimmer Varvara Subbotina’s words that there should be no men in synchronized swimming.

“Before, I also thought it was just a women’s sport. I can’t say that my opinion has changed one hundred percent, but it’s starting to change a bit. There’s Alexander Maltsev, who is the star of world synchronized swimming. . I’m not as adamant as Varvara, but maybe his opinion will change over time,” Romashina said.

Varvara Subbotina said that it is much more aesthetic to see women’s legs sticking out of the water, rather than men’s. In response to this, sports commentator and TV presenter Dmitry Guberniev admitted that there are many women in the world who are interested in watching synced men.