Friday, February 14, 2025

How synchronised swimming paved way for GB women’s 2020 Olympic hockey medal

It’s the day before GB women take to the pitch for the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics. The squad, however, are engaged in a fiercely contested synchronised swimming competition on the orders of GB Hockey strength and cconditioning coach Tom Drowley.

“We did a pool recovery session where I gave them 10 minutes to create a routine. They all came in and we decided who won. Considering the next day we were fighting for a medal, everyone went for it. The routines were genuinely outstanding,” remembers Drowley.

“It’s why hockey players talk about the changing room moments. You can’t take away from the private moments where we bonded as a squad and as a group of people.”

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