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Artistic Swimming At The 2024 Summer Olympics
Artistic swimming (formerly synchronized swimming) competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France are scheduled to run between 5 and 10 August at the Paris Aquatics Centre. Unlike in the previous edition, the number of swimmers competing across two events at these Games has been reduced from 104 to 96. Several significant changes are instituted in the artistic swimming program for Paris 2024 to reinforce gender equality and vast diversity among the nations in the qualifying process. On October 7, 2022, World Aquatics (then FINA) favored nearly 99 percent of the votes to amend the artistic swimming rules between 2022 and 2025, such as the composition of an eight-member team and a maximum number of two males in the team. Qualification For the team event, the highest-ranked NOC in each of the five continental meets, except for the host nation France (representing Europe), will obtain a quota place, while the remaining NOCs will compete for the five available spot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artistic Swimming At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Artistic swimming (formerly synchronised swimming) competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan featured a total of 104 athletes competing in two medal events, namely the women's duet and the women's team. The events took place in 2021 following the Games' postponement from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualification For the team competitions, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships, with the exception of the host country Japan, qualified. The remaining NOCs are able to qualify for the two highest-ranked spots at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and 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 is to be assured of a secured spot, while the other seven top-ranked NOCs are to be selected through the Olympic Qualification Tournament. All 10 NOCs that had already qualified in the team event aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
