They were never really gone. But the fourth place at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024 was a disgrace for Anna-Maria and Eirini-Marina Alexandri. “The result is not fair,” said the synchronous swimming sisters at the time in shock, “we lose a bit of love in sport. Maybe we stop.” Well, they continued. And a year later, the underwater world looks friendlier again. On Monday, the two Austrians crowned world champions in the technology shorter: “It is incredible. That is the reward of our hard work.”
