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]

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

Editions

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

References

  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.


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