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Artistic swimming at the Summer Olympics

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Artistic swimming (known as synchronised swimming until 2017) has been an event at the Summer Olympics since the 1984 Games. The current Olympic program consists of a Women's Duet event and a Mixed Team event.

Artistic swimming at the Summer Olympics
IOC CodeSWA
Governing bodyWorld Aquatics
Events2 (women: 1; mixed: 1)
Summer Olympics
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In the Women's Duet, pairs complete two routines, the Duet Technical routine and Duet Free routine, with medals awarded on cumulative scores.[1]

In the Mixed Team, teams of eight complete three routines, the Team Technical, Team Free, and Team Acrobatic, with medals awarded on cumulative scores.[2] Male athletes were permitted to enter this event from Paris 2024, however no male athletes have yet competed in this event.[3]

A Women's Solo event was removed from the Olympic program after the 1992 Olympic Games.

The United States, Canada and Japan were initially the strongest nations in the sport, however from 2000 to 2020, Russian athletes competing as either Russia or under the Russian Olympic Committee flag won all twelve gold medals contested.

Following sanctions being placed on Russia competing in international events from 2021 onwards,[4] the People's Republic of China have become the dominant force in the sport.

New rules were introduced into the sport in 2023, with the 2024 Olympic Games the first to be conducted under these rules.[5]

Summary

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Games Year Events Best nation
23 1984 2   United States (1)
24 1988 2   Canada (1)
25 1992 2   United States (2)
26 1996 1   United States (3)
27 2000 2   Russia (1)
28 2004 2   Russia (2)
29 2008 2   Russia (3)
30 2012 2   Russia (4)
31 2016 2   Russia (5)
32 2020 2   ROC (1)
33 2024 2   China (1)

Events

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Event 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Team – – – X X X X X X X X 8
Women's duet X X X – X X X X X X X 10
Women's solo X X X – – – – – – – - 3
Total Events 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Medal table

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As of the conclusion of the 2024 Olympics, elevent NOCs have won Olympic medals across 21 events.[6] The Women's solo event at the 1992 Olympics saw a tie for first place, with no silver presented.

See also: List of Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)100010
2  United States (USA)53210
3  Canada (CAN)3418
4  China (CHN)2529
5  ROC2002
6  Japan (JPN)041014
7  Spain (ESP)0325
8  Great Britain (GBR)0101
9  Ukraine (UKR)0022
10  France (FRA)0011
  Netherlands (NED)0011
Totals (11 entries)22202163

Nations and number of national participants

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Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
  Argentina (ARG)                                       2 2 2
  Aruba (ARU)                                       2 1
  Australia (AUS)                                       2 2 2 9 2 9 8 9 8 8 10
  Austria (AUT)                                       2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
  Barbados (BAR)                                       1 1
  Belarus (BLR)                                       2 2 2 2 2 5
  Belgium (BEL)                                       2 1 2
  Brazil (BRA)                                       2 3 3 2 2 2 2 9 8
  Bulgaria (BUL)                                       2 1
  Canada (CAN)                                       3 3 3 9 8 9 9 9 2 8 8 11
  China (CHN)                                       3 3 8 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 10
  Colombia (COL)                                       2 2 2
  Cuba (CUB)                                       2 1
  Czechoslovakia (TCH)                                       1 1
  Czech Republic (CZE)                                       2 2 2 2 2 5
  Dominican Republic (DOM)                                       2 1
  Egypt (EGY)                                       3 2 2 9 8 9 8 8 8
  Finland (FIN)                                       1 1
  France (FRA)                                       3 3 3 8 8 2 2 2 2 2 8 11
  Germany (GER)                                       2 1
  Great Britain (GBR)                                       3 3 3 2 9 2 2 2 8
  Greece (GRE)                                       1 2 9 2 2 2 8 2 8
  Hungary (HUN)                                       2 2 2
  Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)                                       3 1
  Israel (ISR)                                       2 2 2 2 2 2 6
  Italy (ITA)                                       1 2 10 9 9 2 2 9 8 8 10
  Japan (JPN)                                       3 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 11
  Kazakhstan (KAZ)                                       2 2 2 2 2 2 6
  Liechtenstein (LIE)                                       2 1
  Mexico (MEX)                                       3 3 3 9 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 11
  Netherlands (NED)                                       3 3 2 2 2 2 6
  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)                                       2 1
  New Zealand (NZL)                                       2 2 2 3
  North Korea (PRK)                                       2 2 2 3
  Puerto Rico (PUR)                                       2 1
  Russia (RUS)                                       9 8 9 9 9 9 6
  Slovakia (SVK)                                       2 2 2 3
  Spain (ESP)                                       3 3 3 2 8 8 8 2 8 8 10
  South Africa (RSA)                                       2 1
  South Korea (KOR)                                       3 2 2 2 2 5
  Soviet Union (URS)                                       3 1
  Sweden (SWE)                                       1 1
  Switzerland (SUI)                                       3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 8
  Ukraine (UKR)                                       2 2 2 2 9 8 2 7
  Unified Team (EUN)                                       3 1
  United States (USA)                                       3 3 3 10 9 9 9 2 2 2 8 11
  Venezuela (VEN)                                       1 1 1 2 4
  West Germany (FRG)                                       3 3 2
Nations                                       21 18 22 8 24 24 24 24 24 22 18 49
Athletes                                       50 46 53 78 102 104 104 100 104 104 96 793
Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/2943/olympic-games-paris-2024/results?event=8bcf1a4f-80f8-4d83-865a-bd37b219bc4c&unit=finals-summary&disciplines=
  2. ^ https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/2943/olympic-games-paris-2024/results?disciplines=&event=f252db71-bf79-42dc-823e-65efe9079e1f
  3. ^ https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/2990453/for-the-first-time-men-eligible-to-compete-in-artistic-swimming-at-the-olympic-games-in-paris-2024
  4. ^ https://aquaticsintegrity.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/World-Aquatics-Rules-on-the-participation-of-Russian-and-Belarusian-athletes-to-World-Aquatics-Competitions.pdf
  5. ^ https://www.worldaquatics.com/artistic-swimming/rules
  6. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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