The 14th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships was held July 30-August 3, 2014 in Helsinki, Finland. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old, from 34 nations, swimming in four events: Solo, Duet, Team and Free combination.
34 nations swam at the 2014 World Junior Championships were:
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Solo [1] details | Anisiya Neborako Russia | 171.1350 | Jacqueline Simoneau Canada | 170.8927 | Asuka Tasaki Japan | 168.7817 |
Duet [1] details | Anastasia Bayandina Daria Bayandina Russia | 168.8498 | Kano Omata Asuka Tasaki Japan | 168.7142 | Wang Liuyi Wang Qianyi China | 162.9053 |
Team [1] details | Russia | 167.9395 | Japan | 166.0544 | China | 162.9142 |
Free combination [1] details | Japan | 90.4000 | Russia | 90.3000 | China | 88.3667 |
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