Rozentals created his personal OnlyFans account in January 2025 to be able to assist fund his coaching programme and he posts movies and footage on his Instagram account to drive viewers in direction of the content material.
Every athlete on Paddle UK’s programme receives an annual grant of £16,000 to help their coaching.
However Rozentals says the programme’s funding is nowhere close to sufficient.
“I do not understand how a lot you want but it surely’s definitely not £16,000,” mentioned Rozentals.
“When you must cowl hire, journey, meals… and most athletes who prepare full-time are all residing in London.
“They’re very lucky to have dad or mum backing – I wasn’t. I by no means had the flexibility to maneuver to London due to monetary struggles so I used to be at all times doing the journey from the East Midlands, the place I stay, to London, back-and-forth, back-and-forth.”
Rozentals, who received particular person C1 silver on the World Beneath-23 Championships in 2023, is awaiting the end result of the investigation.
PaddleUK say Rozentals’ ban just isn’t disciplinary motion, however an “interim motion” and a “impartial act designed to guard all events” and to “safeguard different athletes, employees, and volunteers because of the nature of the allegation”.
“The investigation has been referred to unbiased investigation service Sport Integrity,” the governing physique mentioned.
It added: “Paddle UK is dedicated to making sure a secure and open surroundings for all, and interim motion underneath the Athlete Disciplinary Coverage is simply taken the place mandatory and proportionate.”
Paddle UK’s Athlete Disciplinary Coverage lists “offensive use of social media” and “indecent, offensive or immoral behaviour” as examples of gross misconduct that would result in de-selection.
Requested if he’ll cease posting on OnlyFans to be able to protect his place on the programme, Rozentals says he mustn’t have to decide on between monetary safety and his Olympic dream.
“That is the toughest resolution that I’ve ever confronted in my life,” mentioned Rozentals.
“I got here to the realisation about why I began doing this final winter after years of wrestle, years of residing on the sting, my mum working 90 hours-a-week, having bailiffs on the door.
“I’ll discover a approach the place we do not have to wrestle, the place my mum can get pleasure from her life and I can put every little thing into this sport as a result of if you’re enthusiastic about how one can pay the hire this month and also you’re standing initially line, that is not very conducive [to performing well].
“It is a powerful resolution however except one thing modifications in the way in which athletes are paid I do not see a approach of working with Paddle UK”.
