{"id":10796,"date":"2023-06-23T01:17:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T01:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/european-games-2023-ranjuo-tomblin-makes-history-with-artistic-swimming-bronze\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T01:17:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T01:17:21","slug":"european-games-2023-ranjuo-tomblin-makes-history-with-artistic-swimming-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/european-games-2023-ranjuo-tomblin-makes-history-with-artistic-swimming-bronze\/","title":{"rendered":"European Games 2023: Ranjuo Tomblin makes history with artistic swimming bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Ranjuo Tomblin made his senior debut for Great Britain in the mixed duet technical at the European Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Ranjuo Tomblin made history as Great Britain&#8217;s first senior male artistic swimmer as he and Beatrice Crass won Team GB&#8217;s first medal at the 2023 European Games with bronze in Krakow.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">Tomblin, 17, said he hoped his achievement in the mixed duet technical would show the sport is &#8220;for everyone&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">The British pair scored 203.4916 points with their routine to finish behind winners Italy and runners-up Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">&#8220;I just honestly can&#8217;t believe it,&#8221; Tomblin said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;I&#8217;m still shaking a bit but I hope that by winning this medal I can encourage other boys into the sport and show it&#8217;s for everyone.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">Men will be allowed to compete in artistic swimming for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games at Paris 2024, however the mixed duet event has not yet been added to the programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$video-8\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$video-8.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$video-8.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$video-8.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$video-8.1\">Ranjuo Tomblin: Britain&#8217;s first male artistic swimmer on changing perception of the sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Tomblin was introduced to the sport in 2017 through a coach at his local swimming pool who knew of his background in gymnastics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">Good friend Tomblin and Crass, 19, won European Junior Championships bronze together last year &#8211; where Tomblin also took silver in the men&#8217;s individual competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">On Thursday, the British pair scored 117.0916 in elements and 86.4000 in their artistic impression to finish 38.8683 points behind champions Giorgio Minisini and Lucrezia Ruggiero of Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">&#8220;Getting onto the podium, being able to stand there after all the hard days of training, it really does make it all worthwhile &#8211; especially doing it together,&#8221; Crass said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".16ky58xrpyu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">&#8220;We&#8217;re both really excited about the future. 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