Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Synchronized Swimming

Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics
information
venue	London
Competition venue	Aquatics Center
Nations	24
Athletes	100 (100 )
date	5th to 10th August 2012
decisions	2
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At the 2012 Olympic Games in London , two synchronized swimming competitions for women took place in the Aquatics Center from August 5 to 10, 2012 . There was one decision in the duet and one in the group. The program was therefore identical to that of Beijing 2008 .

Competitions and schedule

Aquatics Center - venues for synchronized swimming competitions

Synchronized swimming competitions and schedule
Competitions	August
Women	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.
duet
group

Pre-fight

final

Results

duet

space	country	Sportswomen	Points
1	RUS	Natalja Ishchenko Svetlana Romaschina	197.100
2	ESP	Ona Carbonell Andrea Fuentes	192.900
3	CHN	Huang Xuechen Liu Ou	192.870
4th	CAN	Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon Élise Marcotte	189.120
5	JPN	Yukiko Inui Chisa Kobayashi	186.740
6th	UKR	Darja Yuschko Xenia Sidorenko	184.870
7th	ITA	Giulia Lapi Mariangela Perrupato	181.420
8th	GRE	Evangelia Platanioti Despina Solomou	178.560

→ Main article : 2012 Summer Olympics / Synchronized Swimming - Duet

Final: August 7, 2012, 3 p.m.

Austrian participants:
Nadine Brandl , Livia Lang AUT (163.850 points / 19th)  

Swiss participants:
Pamela Fischer , Anja Nyffeler SUI (163.320 points / 20th)  

group

space	country	Sportswomen	Points
1	RUS	Elwira Chassjanowa , Anastassija Dawydowa , Marija Gromowa , Natalja Ishtchenko (final) , Darja Korobowa , Alexandra Pazkewitsch , Swetlana Romaschina , Alla Schischkina (qualification) , Anselika Timanina	197.030
2	CHN	Chang Si , Chen Xiaojun (final) , Huang Xuechen , Jiang Tingting , Jiang Wenwen , Liu Ou, Luo Xi , Sun Wenyan (qualification) , Wu Yiwen	194.010
3	ESP	Clara Basiana , Alba María Cabello , Ona Carbonell , Margalida Crespí , Andrea Fuentes , Thais Henríquez , Paula Klamburg , Irene Montrucchio , Laia Pons  (reserve)	193.120
4th	CAN	Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon, Stéphanie Durocher  (final) , Jo-Annie Fortin , Chloé Isaac , Stéphanie Leclair , Tracy Little , Élise Marcotte, Karine Thomas (qualification) , Valérie Welsh	189.630
5	JPN	Yumi Adache , Aika Hakoyama , Yukiko Inui, Mayo Itoyama (final) , Chisa Kobayashi, Risako Mitsui , Mai Nakamura (qualification) , Mariko Sakai , Kurumi Yoshida	187.630
6th	GBR	Yvette Baker (qualification) , Katie Clark , Katrina Dawkins , Olivia Federici , Jennifer Knobbs , Victoria Lucass (final) , Asha Randall , Jenna Randall , Katherine Skelton	175.440
7th	EGY	Reem Abdalazem , Shaza Abdelrahman , Aya Darwish (reserve) , Nour El-Afandi , Dalia El-Gebaly , Samar Hassounah , Youmna Khallaf , Mai Mohamed , Mariam Omar	155.960
8th	OUT	Eloise Amberger , Jenny-Lyn Anderson , Sarah Bombell , Olia Burtaev , Tamika Domrow , Bianca Hammett , Tarren Otte , Frankie Owen (reserve) , Samantha Reid	154,930

→ Main article : 2012 Summer Olympics / Synchronized swimming group

Final: August 10, 2012, 3:00 p.m.

Medal table

Medal table
space	country	G	S.	B.	total
1	Russia	2	-	-	2
2	People's Republic of China	-	1	1	2
3	Spain	-	1	1	2
Total		2	2	2	6th

qualification

Qualification criteria

104 athletes took part, eight groups with nine athletes each and 24 duets. A maximum of one group and one duet could qualify per NOK.

One representative from each continental association qualified for the group competition. Africa, Asia and Oceania determined their representatives at the World Championships from July 16 to 31, 2011 in Shanghai , America at the Pan American Games from October 14 to 30, 2011 in Guadalajara . Great Britain was automatically qualified to host and was considered a European qualifier. Finally, three more teams qualified again at a final international qualifying tournament from April 18 to 22, 2012 in London.

24 couples took part in the duet competition. All eight NOKs that were able to qualify a group were also given the right to start the duet. At the final qualification tournament in London the remaining 16 quota places were then awarded.

Quota places won

Won quota places according to NOKs
competition	duet	group	Total athletes
Egypt	X	X	9
Argentina	X		2
Australia	X	X	9
Brazil	X		2
China	X	X	9
France	X		2
Greece	X		2
Great Britain	X	X	9
Israel	X		2
Italy	X		2
Japan	X	X	9
Canada	X	X	9
Kazakhstan	X		2
Mexico	X		2
Netherlands	X		2
North Korea	X		2
Austria	X		2
Russia	X	X	9
Spain	X	X	9
South Korea	X		2
Czech Republic	X		2
Ukraine	X		2
Hungary	X		2
United States	X		2
Total quota places	24	8th	104

In addition to the pre-qualified hosts, the best group in their continental association was able to secure participation in both competitions at the World Championships in China, Australia, Egypt and the Pan American Games. At the test and qualification competition in London in April 2012, Russia, Spain and Japan finally qualified for both competitions. All other quota places in the duo competition were also awarded in the test and qualification competition.

The Swiss duo Pamela Fischer and Anja Nyffeler won a quota place in London, but narrowly missed the national qualification criteria. The duo was nominated just before the games.

Web links

Commons : 2012 Summer Olympics / Synchronized Swimming  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Synchronized Swimming Schedule. Retrieved September 4, 2011 . 
2. ↑ Synchronized Swimming Qualification System. (PDF; 208 kB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 3, 2012 ; accessed on July 7, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ London 2012 - Qualifying Procedures & Test Events Information. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 16, 2011 ; accessed on July 7, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Qualified National Federations / National Olympic Committees. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 25, 2012 ; Retrieved April 24, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.