MoPod Show 2.0 - Gay Comedy Podcast

There was a famous SNL video with Martin Short and Christopher Guest that poked fun of synchronized swimming. It featured two guys who didn’t really know how to swim, but had a lot of artistic vision. The sport has always been dominated by women. That isn’t to say that many of us men (whether you admit it or not) have done a bit of water ballet in our neighborhood pools growing up. I distinctly remember re-enacting a dolphin story that featured sharks and pirates…a story that perhaps foreshadowed the rise of Alexis the lesbian dolphin later in life. I never had the guts to take my aqua moves to the next level. Perhaps it was just too soon. The 80’s were a very unforgiving time.

But things might be changing for would be aqua dancers of the male persuasion. Kenyon Smith, a member of the unfortunately named “Aquamaids” of Santa Clara, California is pushing the boundries of the sport. He earned a spot on the olympic synchronized swimming team, but was denied because of his penis.