Team GB swimmers 'trolled for our small bums and boobs'

Many of us would love to look more athletic - but for Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe, their physiques as pro synchronised swimmers have led to them being trolled and bullied.

Kate 19, and Izzy, 20, who will represent Team GB for Artistic Swimming at Tokyo 2020, describe themselves as having "big shoulders, small boobs and small bums".

Their bodies have been honed over 10 years of vigorous training including speed swimming, weightlifting, dance and gymnastics.

They say they've often been called "manly" or "too muscular".

"Swimmers tend to get big shoulders and when I was younger I would wear things to cover my shoulders - baggy clothing that would make them less noticeable," says Izzy.

"If I was posting pictures on social media I would try to crop them out of pictures, or try and make them look less prominent to avoid getting negative comments."

The body-shaming happened at school but also while training.

"People come up at the public swimming pool and say: 'Can you cover yourself up please":[]}