Competitors in artistic swimming demonstrated strength, beauty and grace as they competed in the Tokyo Olympics. Previously, the event was known as “synchronized swimming” until the international artistic swimming federation, FINA, made the switch in 2017.
USA Synchronized Swimming followed suit in 2020 and changed its name to “USA Artistic Swimming,” according to a March 2020 statement from Team USA. Adam Andrasko, CEO of US Artistic Swimming, said the change was “a chance to usher in a new era for the sport.”
“As a world leader in sport, we have recognized the need to align with the changes that FINA brings, and we are proud to support the excellent work they are doing to move our sport forward,” said Andrasko in the press release. “However, that is not the only reason for the change. The name change gives us the opportunity to show how the sport has evolved. Gone are the days of water ballet. This is where athletics and art meet. We can’t wait to show you how exciting artistic swimming is ”
Free team routines:
Technical routines of the team:
Women’s duo finals
In the women’s duo final at the Tokyo Games, Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of the Russian Olympic Committee won gold with a score of 98.800. This is Romashina’s sixth Olympic gold medal in this event. The duo performed to the music “Spiders”, taking on the theme of the arachnid.
China’s Huang Xuechen and Sun Weny clinched a silver medal with a score of 96.900 in the snake-themed final free skate and Ukrainians Marta Fedina and Anastasiya Savchuk won the country’s first Olympic medal in artistic swimming with a score of 95.600.
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