Synchronized swimming
Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...
competitions at the
2015 Pan American Games
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in
Toronto
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was held from July 9 to 11 at the
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC; ) is a sports complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Co-owned by the City of Toronto and the University of Toronto Scarborough, it is operated by TPASC Inc., with programming offered by both the university an ...
(CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House). Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition was split into two events a duet event and team competition (open only to women). Due to Pan American Games being scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...
scheduled for
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, Russia, the synchronized swimming events began the day before the
opening ceremony
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The highest placing duet (not already qualified) qualified for the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
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Brazil
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.
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the synchronized swimming competitions:
Medal table
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 13 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
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Qualification
A total of 80 synchronized swimmers qualified to compete at the games. 8 teams of nine athletes (including one reserve) along with an additional four duets qualified to compete at the games. The host nation is automatically qualified with a team of nine athletes. A NOC may enter a maximum of nine athletes, if it has qualified a team and two athletes if it has qualified only a duet.
See also
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Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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. A total of 104 athletes competed in two medal events, namely the women's duet and the women's t ...
References
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Events at the 2015 Pan American Games
Pan American Games
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2015
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