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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Milly McEvoy

The rule change that saved Olympic hopeful Kate Shortman from artistic swimming retirement

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Artistic swimmer Kate Shortman revealed that she considered retirement just weeks before becoming Britain’s first-ever world medallist in the discipline.

The 21-year-old Tokyo Olympian, who partners Izzy Thorpe in the duet event, began the year seriously questioning her future.

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