| Synchronized swimming at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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 Beijing National Aquatics Center a.k.a. The Water Cube | |
| Venue | National Aquatics Centre |
| Dates | 18 to 23 August 2008 |
| Competitors | 104 from 24 nations |
| Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| Duet | women |
| Team | women |
Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place from August 18 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Day | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 18, 2008 | 15:00-16:40 | Duet Technical Routine |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 15:00-17:10 | Duet Free Routine (Preliminary) |
| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | 15:00-16:30 | Duet Free Routine (Final) |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 15:00-15:45 | Team Technical Routine |
| Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 15:00-15:45 | Team Free Routine (Final) |
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | - | - | 1 |  China |
| European Synchronized Swimming Cup | May 30 - June 2, 2007 |  Rome | 1 |  Russia |
| 2007 Pan American Games | July 13–29, 2007 |  Rio de Janeiro | 1 |  United States |
| African Championship | December 4–5, 2007 |  Cairo | 1 |  Egypt |
| Oceania Qualifying Tournament | July 19–22, 2007 |  Zurich | 1 |  Australia |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament | April 16–20, 2008 |  Beijing | 3 |  Spain  Japan  Canada |
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOCs qualified for the team event | - | - | 8 | China Russia United States Egypt Australia Spain Japan Canada |
| Oceania Qualifying Tournament | July 19–22, 2007 | Zurich | 1 |  New Zealand |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament | April 16–20, 2008 | Beijing | 15 |  Italy  Ukraine  Greece  Netherlands  Switzerland Brazil  France  Israel  North Korea  Kazakhstan  Mexico  Great Britain  Belarus  Czech Republic  Austria |
| TOTAL | 24 | |||
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| Women's team | |||
| Women's solo | |||
 Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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