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The competitive return of Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe yield a bronze medal in the French capital, while Ranjuo Tomblin continued his positive start to the season with three visits to the podium.
The second stop of the World Aquatics World Cup campaign saw the return of Kate Shortman to competitive action, with her partnership alongside Izzy Thorpe resuming in the French capital two years on from their historic Olympic success together at Paris 2024.
Competing in the Women's Duet Tech on the opening day the pair debuted a new routine, which they describe as themed on ‘ode to their last dance’ together at the Olympic Games. Stepping out onto the deck as the second to last pair to take to the water, Thorpe and Shortman secured score of 287.8250 to attain a bronze medal.
Speaking to Inside Synchro after the podium presentation, Shortman said:
“It was really fun! It's been such a different journey to this competition compared to what we've done before, and even though it's still really intense training [in preparation to compete], it was nice to just enjoy the swim and really take in that moment.
“We were really happy with the bronze, because we know that we're working to progress this routine throughout the season.”
Thorpe adding: “It's really exciting to be back and swimming together. It feels like it's just like old times, and we click back together so naturally as if we’d never left.”
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Ranjuo Tomblin, who won the Men’s Solo Tech event at the opening stop of the World Cup in Colombia, built further on his early season form with a strong display awarded 238.9359 points to claim a silver in Paris.
Tomblin then matched that silver medal result in the Men’s Solo Free with a score of 235.2038pts for the energetic delivery of ‘a journey from struggle to power’ to the track Sand.’
Completing the British medals, Thorpe and Tomblin rounded out a high-class Mixed Duet Free top-three. Together they scored 249.1125 to secure bronze, with the score received marking a strong progression on the total they achieved in their last performance at the World Cup (241.0792) in South America.
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The next stage of the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup will take place in Xi’an, China, from 1-3 May, before the fourth leg in Pontevedra, Spain, from 29-31 May. The top-ranking athletes will then return for the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup Super Final, which will take place from 19-21 June in Toronto, Canada.
Extended result details from the Paris World Cup can be found on the World Aquatics website, while you can watch the World Aquatics World Cup for free on Aquatics GB and Eurovision Sport platforms throughout 2026.