FINA ARTISTIC SWIMMING WORLD SERIES
2021
Jacqueline Simoneau of Canada exceled
this weekend in Budapest (HUN) at the second leg of the FINA Artistic Swimming
World Series 2021 as she pocketed the two solo events as well as the two duet
events gold medals at stake.
Together with partner Claudia
Holzner, the Canadian veterans claimed victory in the duet technical,
accumulating 88.3284 points. They were followed by the sisters Anna-Maria and
Eirini Alexandri representing Austria (87.2604) and Shelly Bobritsky / Eden
Blecher of Israel closed the podium with 83.1200 points.
With an impressive score of 90.3668,
the Canadian duet asserted their dominance in the duet free (90.3668), while
the Alexandri sisters and the Israeli pair also claimed silver and bronze in
this event, with respectively 89.3001 and 85.1332 points.
Jacqueline Simoneau was the best in
the solo technical and free as she scored 89.2788 and 91.0668 respectively.
Vasiliki Alexandri (AUT), triplet sister of Anna-Maria and Eirini, was second
with 87.6495 in the solo technical and also took silver in the free routine
(88.7667). Liechtestein's Lara Mechnig earned bronze for her solo technical
performance (80.9871) and Slovakia's Nada Daabousova ranked third in the solo
free (78.3333).
The three events of the Budapest leg
that included a male swimmer, namely the male solo technical and the mixed duet
routines were topped by World champion Aleksandr Maltsev of Russia. He claimed
the solo technical gold in 91.6514, while Mayya Gurbanberdieva accompanied him
for the duet technical victory (92.3789). Maltsev then changed partner for the
duet free and added another gold medal to his tally with Olesia Platonova
(92.7999).
Hungary was the other nation to medal
this weekend with triumphs in the team technical, team free and free
combination.
The Artistic World Series next stops
in Kazan (RUS) from April 16-18.
Medallists in Budapest (HUN):
Solo Technical: 1. Jacqueline
Simoneau (CAN) 89.2788; 2. Vasiliki Alexandri (AUT) 87.6495; 3. Lara Mechnig
(LIE) 80.9871
Solo Free: 1. Jacqueline Simoneau
(CAN) 91.0668; 2. Vasiliki Alexandri (AUT) 88.7667; 3. Nada Daabousova (SVK)
78.3333
Male Solo Technical: 1. Aleksandr
Maltsev (RUS) 91.6514
Duet Technical: 1. Claudia Holzner /
Jacqueline Simoneau (CAN) 88.3284; 2. Anna-Maria Alexandri / Eirini Alexandri
(GRE) 87.2604; 3. Shelly Bobritsky / Eden Blecher (ISR) 83.1200
Duet Free: 1. Claudia Holzner /
Jacqueline Simoneau (CAN) 90.3668; 2. Anna-Maria Alexandri / Eirini Alexandri
(GRE) 89.3001; 3. Shelly Bobritsky / Eden Blecher (ISR) 85.1332
Mixed Duet Technical: 1. Aleksandr
Maltsev / Mayya Gurbanberdieva (RUS) 92.3789
Mixed Duet Free: 1. Olesia Platonova
/ Aleksandr Maltsev (RUS) 92.7999
Team Technical: 1. HUN 74.7891
Team Free: 1. HUN 76.2001
Free Combination: 1. HUN 76.5001
2021 FINA Artistic Swimming World
Series calendar:
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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