Synchronized swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's duet explained

Event:Women's duet
Games:2011
Venue:Scotiabank Aquatics Center
Dates:October 18 – October 20
Competitors:20
Nations:10
Win Label:Winning score
Gold:Élise Marcotte
Marie-Pier Boudreau
Goldnoc:CAN
Silver:Mary Christene Killman
Mariya Koroleva
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Lara Teixeira
Nayara Figueira
Bronzenoc:BRA
Prev:2007
Next:2015

The women's duet competition of the synchronized swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 18 to October 20, at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending Pan American Champion is the duet from the United States.

All ten duets competed in both rounds of the competition. The first round consisted of a technical, while the second round was a free routine. The winner was the duet with the highest combined score. The technical routine consisted of ten required elements, which had to be completed in order and within a time of between 2 minutes 5 seconds and 2 minutes 35 seconds. The free routine had no restrictions other than time; this routine had to last between 3 minutes 15 seconds and 3 minutes 45 seconds.[1]

With the win the Canadian Duet of Élise Marcotte and Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon qualify to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.[2]

Schedule

All times are Central Standard time (UTC-6).

Date Start Round
Tuesday, October 1814:00 Technical routine
Thursday, October 2014:00 style=background:lemonchiffonFree routine

Results

RankCountryAthleteTechnical[3] Free[4] Total
1Élise Marcotte & Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon94.00094.988188.988
2Mary Christene Killman & Mariya Koroleva90.12589.338179.463
3Lara Teixeira & Nayara Figueira88.50088.913177.413
4Isabel Delgado & Nuria Diosdado87.12586.538173.663
5Jennifer Cerquera & Estefania Alvarez81.00080.350161.350
6Etel Sánchez & Sofía Sánchez79.37579.238158.613
7Rosamaria Avila & Fredmary Zambrano75.12576.200151.325
8Nikita Pablo & Anouk Eman73.25073.125146.375
9Violeta Mitinian & Nadezhda Gomez69.87570.638140.513
10Sofia Orihuela & Florencia Rodrigo68.37569.400137.775

Notes and References

  1. http://www.uana-aquatics.org/html/English/tm_synchronizedswimming%5B1%5D.pdf Synchronized swimming technical manual
  2. https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/article/1074194--canadians-pile-up-pan-am-gold Canadians boost Pan Am gold haul
  3. Web site: Duet Technical Routine Preliminary. Guadalajara. 19 October 2011.
  4. http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SY/SYR173A_SYW20120150000000ENG.htm Duet Free Routine Finals