Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's team

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Women's team
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.jpg
Aquatic Centre in Sydney
Venue Sydney International Aquatic
Centre
Date28–29 September
Competitors67 from 8 nations
Winning points99.146
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Yelena Antonova, Yelena Azarova, Olga Brusnikina, Maria Kisseleva, Olga Novokshchenova, Irina Pershina, Yelena Soya, Yuliya Vasilyeva, Olga Vasyukova
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Ayano Egami, Raika Fujii, Yoko Isoda, Rei Jimbo, Miya Tachibana, Miho Takeda, Juri Tatsumi, Yoko Yoneda, Yuko Yoneda
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Lyne Beaumont, Claire Carver-Dias, Erin Chan, Jessica Chase, Catherine Garceau, Fanny Létourneau, Kirstin Normand, Jacinthe Taillon, Reidun Tatham
  1996
2004  

The women's team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, took place at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre from 28 to 29 September. [1] The Russian synchronized swimmers (led by duet champions Olga Brusnikina and Maria Kisseleva) performed a witch-themed routine with a variety of flying lifts and multiple pattern changes to score 99.146 out of a possible 100 points for an Olympic gold medal in the team event. [2] The Japanese squad excelled in the artistic impression component for a score of 40 in the final free routine, but had to be satisfied with a second Olympic silver at these Games, having received an overall total of 98.860. [3] Meanwhile, the Canadian octet snatched the bronze with a composite score of 97.357, finishing ahead of France by almost a full point (96.467). The U.S. team failed to collect an Olympic medal for the first time since the sport's introduction in 1984, as the swimmers finished the routine in fifth at 96.467. [2]

Eight teams competed, each consisting of eight swimmers (from a total team of nine swimmers). There was a single round of competition. Each team presents two routines: a technical routine and a free routine. The technical routine consists of twelve required elements, which must be completed in order and within a time of between 2 minutes 35 seconds and 3 minutes 5 seconds. The free routine has no restrictions other than time; this routine must last between 3 minutes 45 seconds and 4 minutes 15 seconds. [1]

For each routine, the team is judged by two panels of five judges each. One panel is the technical jury, the other is the artistic jury. Each judge gives marks of between 0 and 10. The highest and lowest score from each panel are dropped, leaving a total of six scores which are then summed to give the routine's score. The scores of the two routines are then added to give a final score for the team. [1]

Schedule

All times are Australia Standard Time (UTC+11)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, September 28, 200016:30 Final technical routine
Friday, September 29, 200016:30 Final free routine

Results

RankCountryAthletesTechnicalFreeTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Yelena Antonova, Yelena Azarova, Olga Brusnikina, Maria Kisseleva, Olga Novokshchenova, Irina Pershina, Yelena Soya, Yuliya Vasilyeva, Olga Vasyukova 34.58064.56699.146
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Ayano Egami, Raika Fujii, Yoko Isoda, Rei Jimbo, Miya Tachibana, Miho Takeda, Juri Tatsumi, Yoko Yoneda, Yuko Yoneda 34.51064.35098.860
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Lyne Beaumont, Claire Carver-Dias, Erin Chan, Jessica Chase, Catherine Garceau, Fanny Létourneau, Kirstin Normand, Jacinthe Taillon, Reidun Tatham 33.76763.57097.357
4Flag of France.svg  France Cinthia Bouhier, Virginie Dedieu, Charlotte Fabre, Myriam Glez, Rachel le Bozec, Myriam Lignot, Charlotte Massardier, Magali Rathier 33.76362.70496.467
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States Carrie Barton, Tammy Cleland, Anna Kozlova, Kristina Lum, Elicia Marshall, Tuesday Middaugh, Heather Pease, Kim Wurzel 33.53062.57496.104
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giada Ballan, Serena Bianchi, Mara Brunetti, Chiara Cassin, Maurizia Cecconi, Alice Dominici, Alessia Lucchini, Clara Porchetto 32.99362.18495.177
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hou Yingli, Jin Na, Li Min, Li Rouping, Li Yuanyuan, Wang Fang, Xia Ye, Zhang Xiaohuan 33.01761.57694.593
8Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Tracey Davis, Kelly Geraghty, Amanda Laird, Dannielle Liesch, Katrina Orpwood, Rachel Ren, Cathryn Wightman, Naomi Young 31.38358.11089.493

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