Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1994 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 25 km | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
These are the results from the synchronized swimming competition at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships, which were held in Rome in September 1994. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo routine |  Becky Dyroen-Lancer (USA) | 191.040 | Fumiko Okuno (JPN) | 187.306 | Lisa Alexander (CAN) | 186.826 |
| Duet routine | Becky Dyroen-Lancer (USA) Jill Sudduth (USA) | 187.009 | Fumiko Okuno (JPN) Miya Tachibana (JPN) | 186.259 | Lisa Alexander (CAN) Erin Woodley (CAN) | 186.259 |
| Team routine | United States (USA) Suzannah Bianco Tammy Cleland Becky Dyroen-Lancer Jill Savery Nathalie Schneyder Heather Simmons Jill Sudduth Margot Thien | 185.883 | Canada (CAN) Lisa Alexander Janice Bremner Karen Clark Carrie Daguerre Karen Fonteyne Kasia Kulesza Cari Read Erin Woodley | 183.263 | Japan (JPN) Raika Fujii Akiko Kawase Rei Jimbo Fumiko Okuno Miya Tachibana Kaori Takahashi Miho Takeda Masayo Yajima | 183.215 |
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