Telepathic Magic On Water

Alexandri sisters’ connection’ wins duet technical gold, with Chinese twins second

- Kimberly Kwek

Like most siblings, Anna-Maria and Eirini-Marina Alexandri run into arguments, but they have found an unorthodox way to resolve them.

Whenever the Austrian artistic swimmers, who are part of a triplet with their sister Vasiliki, have any disagreements, all it takes is a shared glance and a laugh to move past it.

It is this unique bond that has helped them clinch their second world title on July 21, as they won the women's duet technical gold at the World Aquatics Championships (WCH).

At the WCH Arena, the pair scored 307.1451 points, finishing ahead of Chinese twins Lin Yanhan and Lin Yanjun (301.4057) and Russians Mayya Doroshko and Tatiana Gayday (300.2183), who are competing as neutrals.

With sisters taking up the top two spots on the podium, the 27-year-old Alexandris were asked if there is anything about being triplets or twins that helps with their pool performances.

Eirini-Marina said: "We have a special connection because we know how we feel and I know how she feels, even if I just look at her, so I know what I have to tell her to calm her down.

It's sometimes easier because the twins, triplets, sisters have the same body structure and the same way they express the music, the movement, and in artistic swimming we look for perfection."