1979 FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup

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The 1st FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup was held 1979 in Tokyo, Japan. [1] It had swimmers from eight nations, swimming in three events: solo, duet and team. [2]

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Participating nations

Eight nations swam at the 1979 Synchro World Cup:

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
Solo
  details
Helen Vanderburg
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
193.0334 Michelle Beaulieu
  Flag of the United States.svg USA
188.5333 Yuki Ishii
  Flag of Japan.svg Japan
179.1833
Duet
  details
Helen Vanderburg
Kelly Kryczka
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
187.4167 Michelle Barone
Linda Shelley
  Flag of the United States.svg USA
186.1417 Yasuko Unezaki
Kinuyo Okada
  Flag of Japan.svg Japan
179.6003
Team
  details
Flag of the United States.svg USA188.4958 Flag of Japan.svg Japan183.8917 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada183.0750

Point standings

PlaceNationTotal
1 Flag of the United States.svg USA34
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada34
3 Flag of Japan.svg Japan27
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands18
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain17
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico6
7 Flag of Germany.svg Federal Republic of Germany7
8 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland8

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References

  1. Bean, Dawn Pawson (2005). Synchronized Swimming: An American History. McFarland. p. 312. ISBN   9780786419487.
  2. HistoFINA, volume 9 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine published by FINA on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2013.