No Men Selected for Artistic Swimming at 2024 Olympics, Leading to Career Endings

Giorgio Minisini and Bill May, pioneers in the sport, announce retirement after being overlooked for Paris Games

Giorgio Minisini, a four-time world champion, ends his career after not being selected for the Italian Olympic team.
Bill May, a decorated U.S. swimmer, also retires following his exclusion from the Olympic roster.
World Aquatics expressed disappointment over the lack of male representation in artistic swimming for Paris 2024.
The governing body aims to introduce a mixed duet event for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics to increase male participation.
Artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has been part of the Olympics since 1984.