Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Synchronized swimming
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueAquatics Centre
Dates5 to 10 August
Competitors100 from 24 nations
Synchronized swimming at the
2012 Summer Olympics

Duet   women
Team women

Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from Sunday 5 August to Friday 10 August, at the London Aquatics Centre.[1] Two medal events were included in the programme women's duet and women's team with 100 athletes participating.[1]

Qualifying system

For the team event, the 5 continental champions and 3 further non-qualified teams from an Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. For the duet event, the same teams qualified plus a further 16 non-qualified teams from the Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualified. The host nation is considered European champion, whilst the best-placed teams from Asia, Africa & Oceania at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships were to be considered as the respective continental champions.[2]

Qualification Summary

Park Hyun-ha and Park Hyun-sun of South Korea performing their routine at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Nation Team Duet Athletes
 Argentina X 2
 Australia X X 8
 Austria X 2
 Brazil X 2
 Canada X X 8
 Czech Republic X 2
 China X X 8
 France X 2
 Great Britain X X 8
 Greece X 2
 Egypt X X 8
 Hungary X 2
 Israel X 2
 Italy X 2
 Japan X X 8
 Kazakhstan X 2
 Mexico X 2
 North Korea X 2
 Russia X X 8
 South Korea X 2
 Spain X X 8
 Switzerland X 2
 Ukraine X 2
 United States X 2
Total: 24 NOC824

Competition schedule

TR Technical Routine FR Free Routine F Final
Event↓/Date → Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thr 9 Fri 10
Duet TR FR F
Team TR FR

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Duet
Natalia Ishchenko
and Svetlana Romashina
 Russia
Ona Carbonell
and Andrea Fuentes
 Spain
Huang Xuechen
and Liu Ou
 China
Team
 Russia (RUS)
Anastasia Davydova
Maria Gromova
Natalia Ischenko
Elvira Khasyanova
Daria Korobova
Aleksandra Patskevich
Svetlana Romashina
Alla Shishkina
Angelika Timanina
 China (CHN)
Chang Si
Chen Xiaojun
Huang Xuechen
Jiang Tingting
Jiang Wenwen
Liu Ou
Luo Xi
Sun Wenyan
Wu Yiwen
 Spain (ESP)
Clara Basiana
Alba Cabello
Ona Carbonell
Margalida Crespí
Andrea Fuentes
Thaïs Henríquez
Paula Klamburg
Irene Montrucchio
Laia Pons

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Russia2002
2 China0112
2 Spain0112
Total 2 2 2 6

References

Coordinates: 51°32′25″N 0°00′38″W / 51.5402°N 0.0106°W / 51.5402; -0.0106

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