The 10 teams and 22 duets taking part at the Artistic Swimming competition at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo (JPN) are now selected, after the Qualification event of the discipline, held in Barcelona (ESP), from June 10-13, 2021.
In the Team competition, three spots
were at stake in the Catalonian capital, and the best among the seven
participating delegations were Italy, Spain and Greece. The Italian squad was
clearly superior after the technical and free presentation, amassing a total of
184.0249 points, while Spain was also quite consistent, getting the silver in
182.8506. The fight for the third and last place was quite thrilling, but in
the end the Hellenic team was stronger, finishing in 175.9990. They notably
left USA (fourth in 175.7882) and France (fifth in 174.8833) out of the Olympic
action.
Italy, Spain and Greece joined the
previously seven teams already qualified for the Games: host Japan, Egypt,
Canada, Australia, China, Ukraine and ROC*. Moreover, in the case of Italy and
Greece, they also allowed the qualification of their duet for the Olympics.
Precisely in the Duet event, nine
spots were still undecided, after the previous qualification of 13 pairs:
Egypt, Canada, Japan, ROC*, Australia, China, Ukraine, South Africa, Mexico,
Kazakhstan, Spain, but also Italy and Greece (through the team performance).
Out of the 23 nations that competed
in the event, the best of the field were the Austrian sisters Anna-Maria
Alexandri and Eirini Alexandri, who got a combined result (after the technical
and free presentation) of 182.8053 (the only ones above 180 points). Still on
the podium, Vasilina Khandoshka and Daria Kulagina, from Belarus, secured the
silver in 176.6593, while another pair of sisters, Charlotte and Laura Tremble,
from France, got the bronze in 176.4601. The list of the remaining six
countries qualifying their duets for the Games included: Netherlands, USA,
Israel, Great Britain, Liechtenstein (first-time ever) and Colombia.
QUALIFIED DUETS AND TEAMS IN
BARCELONA:
Duet (combined results after
Technical & Free routine):
1. Anna-Maria Alexandri/Eirini
Alexandri (AUT), 182.8053; 2. Vasilina Khandoshka/Daria Kulagina (BLR),
176.6593; 3. Charlotte Tremble/Laura Tremble (FRA), 176.4601; 4. Bregje de
Brouwer/Noortje de Brouwer (NED), 176.0288; 5. Ruby Remati/Lindi Schroeder
(USA), 174.6085; 6. Eden Blecher/Shelly Bobritsky (ISR), 171.2290; 7. Kate
Shortman/Isabelle Thorpe (GBR), 170.9562; 8. Lara Mechnig/Marluce Schierscher
(LIE), 167.6689; 9. Estefania Alvarez Piedrahita/Monica Arango Estrada (COL),
166.0149
Team (combined results after
Technical & Free routine):
1. Italy, 184.0249; 2. Spain,
182.8506; 3. Greece, 175.9990
*ROC: Russian Olympic Committee
World Series Super Final
In parallel with the organisation of
the Olympic qualification, the Super Final of the annual Artistic Swimming
World Series also took place in Barcelona. Canada, Italy and Russia clearly
dominated operations, taking most of the gold medals at stake.
Medallists of the World Series Super
Final:
Solo Technical: 1. Jacqueline
Simoneau (CAN), 90.4573; 2. Lara Mechnig (LIE), 84.1573; 3. Nicole Dzurko
(USA), 82.0876
Solo Free: 1. Jacqueline Simoneau
(CAN), 92.1000; 2. Anita Alvarez (USA), 88.1332; 3. Mireia Hernandez Luna
(ESP), 86.3668
Duet Technical: 1. Claudia
Holzner/Jacqueline Simoneau (CAN), 90.5040; 2. Vasilina Khandoshka/Daria
Kulagina (BLR), 87.6593; 3. Bregje de Brouwer/Noortje de Brouwer (NED), 87.5620
Duet Free: 1. Claudia
Holzner/Jacqueline Simoneau (CAN), 91.8332; 2. Vasilina Khandoshka/Daria
Kulagina (BLR), 89.0000; 3. Bregje de Brouwer/Noortje de Brouwer (NED), 88.4668
Team Technical: 1. Italy, 90.7917; 2.
Spain, 90.5506; 3. Canada, 88.9380
Team Free: 1. Italy, 93.2332; 2.
Spain, 92.3000; 3. Canada, 90.4668
Men Solo Technical: 1. Aleksandr
Maltsev (RUS), 90.9322; 2. Dennis Gonzalez Boneu (ESP), 77.0284
Men Solo Free: 1. Giorgio Minisini
(ITA), 88.8668; 2. Dennis Gonzalez Boneu (ESP), 79.4668
Mixed Duet Technical: 1. Aleksandr
Maltsev/Olesia Platonova (RUS), 92.2651; 2. Emma Garcia/Pau Ribes (ESP),
86.0043
Mixed Duet Free: 1. Mayya
Gurbanberdieva/Aleksandr Maltsev (RUS), 94.0000; 2. Giorgio Minisini/Lucrezia
Ruggiero (ITA), 88.6332; 3. Emma Garcia/Pau Ribes (ESP), 86.4000
Mixed Team Free Combination: 1.
Hungary, 77.7668
Mixed Team Highlight: 1. Canada,
89.8000; 2. Hungary, 76.4332
Fédération Internationale de Natation
(FINA)
The Fédération Internationale de
Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA's
five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic
Swimming - are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its
first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA
counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its
headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).
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