| Mixed duet technical at the 2023 European Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Oswiecim | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 June | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | |||||||||
| Winning points | 242.3599 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Artistic swimming at the 2023 European Games | ||
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| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Mixed duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Acrobatic | Combination | |
The mixed duet free routine competition of the 2023 European Games was held on 22 June 2023 in Oswiecim, Poland. [1] For the first time male competitors took part in the sport at this level.
All eight entered duets went through to the final. [2] [3]
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | D | E | A | P | Total |
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 |  Italy | Giorgio Minisini Lucrezia Ruggiero | 28.900 | 141.7099 | 100.6500 | -4.6 | 242.3599 |
 |  Spain | Emma García Dennis González | 23.200 | 120.8867 | 95.7000 | -4.7 | 216.5867 |
 |  Great Britain | Beatrice Crass Tomblin Ranjuo | 26.800 | 117.0916 | 86.4000 | -5.0 | 203.4916 |
| 4 |  France | Valirina Rakotomalala Manon Disbeaux | 20.700 | 99.4833 | 85.4500 | -5.8 | 184.9333 |
| 5 |  Serbia | Jelena Kontić Ivan Martinović | 20.850 | 91.2467 | 83.6000 | -4.9 | 174.8467 |
| 6 |  Belgium | Renaud Barral Lisa Ingenito | 18.100 | 88.5366 | 84.5000 | -6.4 | 173.0366 |
| 7 |  Germany | Frithjof Seidel Michelle Zimmer | 18.050 | 78.8034 | 80.5000 | -5.5 | 159.3034 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria | Hristina Cherkezova Dimitar Isaev | 13.200 | 54.6566 | 76.0000 | -6.0 | 130.6566 |
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The Duet free routine competition of the 2023 European Games was held on 21 and 24 June 2023 in Oswiecim, Poland. Together with the Duet Technical event, it formed part of a direct qualification competition for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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The Mixed duet free routine competition of the 2023 European Games was held on 24 June 2023 in Oświęcim, Poland. For the first time male competitors took part in the sport at this level.
The team technical routine competition of the 2023 European Games was held on 23 June 2023 in Oświęcim, Poland.
