Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Synchronized swimming
Games:2016 Summer
Venue:Maria Lenk Aquatic Center
Dates:14−20 August 2016
Competitors:104
Nations:24
Num Events:2
Prev:2012
Next:2020

Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were staged from 15 to 20 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center.[1] A total of 104 athletes competed in two medal events, namely the women's duet and the women's team.

Qualification

See main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. For the team competitions, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships, with the exception of the host country Brazil which represented the Pan American continent, obtained a secured place for the Games, while the remaining NOCs battled out for the three highest-ranked spots at the Olympic Qualification Tournament. For the duet, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships that did not have a qualified team assured a secured spot, while the other eleven top-ranked NOCs were selected through Olympic Qualification Tournament. All eight NOCs that had already qualified in the team event must each automatically selected two synchronized swimmers to form a duet.[2]

Competition Schedule

TRTechnical RoutineFRFree RoutineFFinal
Event↓/Date → Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 18 Aug 19
Duet FR TR F
Team TR FR

Medalists

Duet

Natalia Ishchenko
Svetlana Romashina

Huang Xuechen
Sun Wenyan

Yukiko Inui
Risako Mitsui
Team

Vlada Chigireva
Natalia Ishchenko
Svetlana Kolesnichenko
Aleksandra Patskevich
Svetlana Romashina
Alla Shishkina
Maria Shurochkina
Gelena Topilina
Elena Prokofyeva

Gu Xiao
Guo Li
Li Xiaolu
Liang Xinping
Sun Wenyan
Tang Mengni
Yin Chengxin
Zeng Zhen
Huang Xuechen

Medal table

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rio 2016: Synchronized Swimming. Rio 2016. 23 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123150809/http://www.rio2016.org/en/the-games/olympic/sports/swimming. 23 January 2015. dmy-all.
  2. News: Rio 2016 – FINA Synchronized Swimming Qualification System. PDF. Rio 2016. FINA. 23 January 2015.