FINA Synchronised Swimming World Trophy

Last updated March 31, 2019

The FINA Synchronised Swimming World Trophy is an annual, international synchronised swimming event, organized by FINA.^[1] To highlight the beauty of synchronised swimming, this competition differ from other top-level international competitions: scores are given for the Artistic Impression only, accessories or equipment are permitted, etc. It was first held in 2006.^[2]

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For the event, 8-12 nations are invited to compete, based on their rankings from recent FINA World Championships and the Olympic Games.

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Editions

Number	Year	Events	Location	Dates
I	2006	D, T, FC	Moscow
II	2007	D, T, FC	Rio de Janeiro
III	2008	DF, DT, TF, FC	Madrid	December 5-7
IV	2009	S, DT, T, FC, SH	Montreal	November 27-29
V	2010	DT, T, FC, SH	Moscow	December 3-10
VI	2011	DT, T, FC, SH	Beijing	December 9-11
VII	2012	DT, T, FC, SH	Mexico City	December 5-8
VIII	2013	DT, T, FC, SH	Mexico City	December 5-8
IX	2014	DT, T, FC, SH	Beijing	December 13–14
X	2015	DT, T, FC, SH	Shaoxing	December 12–13
XI	2016	DT, T, FC, SH	Yangzhou	November 26–27

Event codes: S= Free-Solo, D= Duet, DF= Duet-Free, DT= Duet-Thematic, T= Team, TF= Team-Free, FC= Free Combination, SH=Synchro Highlight routine.

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References

↑ Synchro World Trophy page Archived 2012-02-02 at the Wayback Machine of the FINA website; retrieved 2012-03-03.
↑ HistoFINA, volume 9 published by FINA on 2009-07-01; retrieved 2012-03-03.

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[1] Synchro World Trophy page Archived 2012-02-02 at the Wayback Machine of the FINA website; retrieved 2012-03-03.

[2] HistoFINA, volume 9 published by FINA on 2009-07-01; retrieved 2012-03-03.