FINA Synchronised Swimming World Trophy

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
NumberYearEventsLocationDates
I2006 D, T, FC Moscow
II2007 D, T, FC Rio de Janeiro
III2008 DF, DT, TF, FC MadridDecember 5-7
IV2009 S, DT, T, FC, SH MontrealNovember 27-29
V2010 DT, T, FC, SH MoscowDecember 3-10
VI2011 DT, T, FC, SH BeijingDecember 9-11
VII2012 DT, T, FC, SH Mexico CityDecember 5-8
VIII2013 DT, T, FC, SH Mexico CityDecember 5-8
IX2014 DT, T, FC, SH BeijingDecember 13–14
X2015 DT, T, FC, SH ShaoxingDecember 12–13
XI2016 DT, T, FC, SH YangzhouNovember 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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