Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team

Women's team
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Aquatics Centre in London
VenueAquatics Centre
Date9–10 August
Competitors64 from 8 nations
Winning points197.030
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia (RUS)
Anastasia Davydova, Mariya Gromova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Daria Korobova, Alexandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Angelika Timanina, Alla Shishkina
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China (CHN)
Chang Si, Chen Xiaojun, Huang Xuechen, Jiang Tingting, Jiang Wenwen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Wu Yiwen, Sun Wenyan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain (ESP)
Clara Basiana, Alba Cabello, Ona Carbonell, Margalida Crespí, Andrea Fuentes, Thaïs Henríquez, Paula Klamburg, Irene Montrucchio, Laia Pons
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The women's team event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place at the Aquatics Centre from 9 to 10 August.[1] Russia maintained its dominance in the sport, as the team delivered a nearly perfect, complex choreography for another gold medal at its fourth consecutive Olympics, having received a powerful, composite score of 197.030 by the judges.[2][3] Meanwhile, the Chinese squad resisted the challenge from Spain on a historical breakthrough to add a silver in the event with 194.010, edging the Spaniards out of the pool to accept the bronze for a total score of 193.120.[2][4]

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.[5]

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[5]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Thursday, 9 August 2012 15:00 Final Technical Routine
Friday, 10 August 2012 15:00 Final Free Routine

Results

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Rank Country Athletes Technical Free Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia Anastasia Davydova, Mariya Gromova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Daria Korobova, Alexandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Angelika Timanina, Alla Shishkina 98.100 98.930 197.030
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China Chang Si, Chen Xiaojun, Huang Xuechen, Jiang Tingting, Jiang Wenwen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Wu Yiwen, Sun Wenyan 97.000 97.010 194.010
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain Clara Basiana, Alba Cabello, Ona Carbonell, Margalida Crespí, Andrea Fuentes, Thaïs Henríquez, Paula Klamburg, Irene Montrucchio, Laia Pons 96.200 96.920 193.120
4  Canada Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon, Stéphanie Durocher, Jo-Annie Fortin, Chloé Isaac, Stéphanie Leclair, Tracy Little, Élise Marcotte, Valerie Welsh, Karine Thomas 94.400 95.230 189.630
5  Japan Yumi Adachi, Aika Hakoyama, Yukiko Inui, Mayo Itoyama, Chisa Kobayashi, Risako Mitsui, Mariko Sakai, Kurumi Yoshida, Mai Nakamura 93.800 93.830 187.630
6  Great Britain Katie Clark, Katie Dawkins, Olivia Allison, Jennifer Knobbs, Victoria Lucass, Asha Randall, Jenna Randall, Katie Skelton, Yvette Baker 87.300 88.140 175.440
7  Egypt Reem Abdalazem, Shaza Abdelrahman, Nour El-Afandi, Dalia El-Gebaly, Samar Hassounah, Youmna Khallaf, Mai Mohamed, Mariam Omar, Aya Darwish 77.600 78.360 155.960
8  Australia Eloise Amberger, Jenny-Lyn Anderson, Sarah Bombell, Olia Burtaev, Tamika Domrow, Bianca Hammett, Tarren Otte, Samantha Reid, Frankie Owen 77.500 77.430 154.930

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Synchronised Swimming Schedule & Results | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  2. ^ a b Chiarello, Sarah (10 August 2012). "Synchro, Team Final – Golden streak for Russia, Chinese butterflies steal silver from Spanish mermaids". FINA. Archived from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Russia win Olympic gold in team synchronised swimming". BBC Sport. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. ^ Tan, Jingjing (10 August 2012). "China concludes synchronized swimming with historical breakthrough". China Central Television. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b http://www.london2012.com/synchronized-swimming/event/team/competition-format/index.html[permanent dead link]
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