Canada vitually hosted another
successful competition this weekend, from May 29-30, the fourth leg of the 2021
circuit of the FINA Artistic Swimming
World Series. The event saw
participation from 17 countries and three clubs from the Czech Republic, a
remarkable increase from the first virtual ASWS. Jamaica and Cayman Islands
participated for the first time in a World Series event.
The 12 events were presented
professionally in a video production and included great commentating by Karine
Thomas (CAN) and Bill May (USA). Both Thomas and May are Artistic Swimming
superstars, and their expertise and knowledge of the sport, resulted in a
wonderful addition of commentaries and analysis.
Over the weekend, multiple World
Champion Russian Aleksandr Maltsev was unbeatable and added three more gold
medals to his already grand collection of trophies. Maltsev won the Male Solo
Technical with an impressive 89.8282, while he clinched gold in the Mixed
events with Mayya Gurbanberdieva in the Technical routine (89.8193) and Olesia
Platonova in the Free routine (92.4667). Japan's Jimma Iwasaki collected
81.8667 points in the Male Solo Free for gold.
With the Olympic Qualification Event
only a few weeks away and eight available spots in the Duet event for Tokyo up
for grabs, the Technical and Free Duets included several participants seeking
the qualification. Winning the both gold medals (84.6649, 86.3333), was USA’s
duet composed of Anita Alvarez and Lindi Schroeder.
First-time participant Asaka Hosokawa
of Japan took the top honour in the Solo Technical (82.2329), while Canada's
Jacqueline Simoneau was the best in the Solo Technical (90.7000). Ruby Remati
(USA), Lara Mechnig (LIE) and Anita
Alvarez (USA) also medaled in these events.
Team Belarus won the gold medal in
the Technical Team event with 81.0866 points. Performing their “Funny
Skeletons” routine to modern remix music by Living Tombstone, Belarus added
points to their Team Ranking for the ASWS prize monies in the Team category.
The Free Team was topped by USA (89.0667).
Team Spain was the best in the Free
Combo (87.4333), while Canada shone in the Highlight Routine (87.9667).
Next up for Artistic Swimming is the
Super Final of the Artistic Swimming World Series in Barcelona (ESP), from June
10 - 14, 2021. National Federations will
be able to continue earning points during the Super Final and the prize money
associated with the 2021 ASWS will be distributed after the Super Final based
upon the points scored at a minimum of two ASWS legs. The Super Final will be
held in conjunction with the Olympic Qualification event to determine the final
qualifiers for Tokyo.
You can read detailed news reports on
FINA website here, while photos and videos can be seen on FINA social media.
Rankings are available here.
Medallists this weekend:
Solo Technical: 1. Asaka Hosokawa
(JPN) 82.2329; 2. Ruby Remati (USA) 82.0855; 3. Lara Mechnig (LIE) 80.8713
Solo Free: 1. Jacqueline Simoneau
(CAN) 90.7000; Anita Alvarez (USA) 87.0667; Asaka Hosokawa (JPN) 84.7333
Male Solo Technical: 1. Aleksandr
Maltsev (RUS) 89.8282; 2. Fernando Diaz Del RioSoto (ESP) 75.9238
Male Solo Free: 1. Jimma Iwasaki
(JPN) 81.8667; 2. Fernando Diaz Del Rio Soto (ESP) 79.7000
Duet Technical: 1. Anita Alvarez /
Lindi Schroeder (USA) 84.6649; 2. Uta Kobayashi / Ami Wada (JPN) 83.5193; 3.
Marlene Bojer / Michelle Zimmer (GER) 80.7454
Duet Free: 1. Anita Alvarez / Lindi
Schroeder (USA) 86.3333; 2. Gema Arquero Ortiz / Gabriela Fernandez Ceppi (ESP)
84.5000; Marlene Bojer / Michele Zimmer /GER) and Yuriko Mitsuhashi / Asaka
Hosokawa (JPN) 82.5667
Mixed Duet Technical: 1. Aleksandr
Maltsev / Mayya Gurbanberdieva (RUS)
89.8193; 2. Emma Garcia / Pau Ribes (ESP) 83.9086; Nicole Torrens Mercado /
Javier Ruisanchez Torres Zayas (PUR)
Mixed Duet Free: 1. Aleksandr Maltsev
/ Olesia Platonova (RUS) 92.4667; 2. Emma Garcia / Pau Ribes (ESP) 85.9333; 3.
Hiyori Okano / Yotaro Sato (JPN) 77.7333
Team Technical: 1. Belarus 81.0866;
Korea 78.9421
Team Free: 1. USA 89.0667; 2. Spain
86.5000, 3. Belarus 83.1000
Free Combination: 1. Spain 87.4333 ;
2. Belarus 81.1667
Highlight: 1. Canada 87.9667; 2.
Belarus 82.500
2021 FINA Artistic Swimming World
Series calendar (provisional):
1. USA - Virtual Event - February
20-11
2. Budapest (HUN) - April 10-11
3. Kazan (RUS) - April 16-18
4. CAN - Virtual Event - May 29-30
6. Alexandroupolis (GRE) - June 4-6
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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