https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57778626
[Many of us would love to look
more athletic - but for Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe,
their physiques as pro synchronised swimmers
have led to them being trolled and bullied.
Kate 19, and Izzy, 20, who will represent
Team GB for Artistic Swimming at Tokyo 2020,
describe themselves as having "big shoulders,
small boobs and small bums".
Their bodies have been honed over
10 years of vigorous training including
speed swimming, weightlifting, dance and gymnastics.
They say they've often been
called "manly" or "too muscular".
"Swimmers tend to get big shoulders and when
I was younger I would wear things to
cover my shoulders - baggy clothing that
would make them less noticeable," says Izzy.
"If I was posting pictures on social media I
would try to crop them out of pictures,
or try and make them look less prominent
to avoid getting negative comments."]
They are Good Artistic Swimmers
that's all that matters.
