See main article: FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup. The 1st FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup was held 1979 in Tokyo, Japan.[1] It had swimmers from eight nations, swimming in three events: solo, duet and team.[2]
Eight nations swam at the 1979 Synchro World Cup:
| Solo details | Helen Vanderburg  Canada | 193.0334 | Michelle Beaulieu  USA | 188.5333 | Yuki Ishii  Japan | 179.1833 |
| Duet details | Helen Vanderburg Kelly Kryczka Canada | 187.4167 | Michelle Barone Linda Shelley USA | 186.1417 | Yasuko Unezaki Kinuyo Okada Japan | 179.6003 |
| Team details | USA | 188.4958 | Japan | 183.8917 | Canada | 183.0750 |
| Place | Nation | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 34 | |
| 2 | Canada | 34 | |
| 3 | Japan | 27 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 18 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 17 | |
| 6 |  Mexico | 6 | |
| 7 | Federal Republic of Germany | 7 | |
| 8 | Switzerland | 8 |
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