Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Artistic swimming (formerly synchronised swimming) competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan featured a total of 104 athletes competing in two medal events, namely the women's duet and the women's team. (The Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[1]

Artistic swimming
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Artistic swimming pictogram for the 2020 Summer Olympics
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates2–7 August 2021
No. of events2
Competitors104 from 22 nations
Artistic swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Duetwomen
Teamwomen

Qualification
Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the team competitions, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships, with the exception of the host country Japan, qualified. The remaining NOCs are able to qualify for the two highest-ranked spots at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and the three highest-ranked spots at the Olympic Qualification Tournament. For the duet, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships that did not have a qualified team is to be assured of a secured spot, while the other seven top-ranked NOCs are to be selected through the Olympic Qualification Tournament. All 10 NOCs that had already qualified in the team event automatically qualify a duet (which much consist of members of the team).

Favorites

Leading up to the Olympic games in 2020 the Artistic Swimming World Championships happened in 2019. The Russian team won 9 out of the 10 gold medals during the championships. This put them in a clear favorite to dominate the Olympic games. Two teams that had a chance of taking a gold would be China and Ukraine. They both put up impressive performances at the World Championships and Ukraine was the one team to beat the Russians by winning the Highlight Routine competition. These three teams were sure to make the Olympic games exciting while fighting for the top spot.[2]

Participating nations

Competition schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). [3][4]

DayDateStartFinishEventPhase
Day 10Monday 2 August 202119:3021:30DuetFree Routine Preliminary
Day 11Tuesday 3 August 202119:3021:00DuetTechnical Routine
Day 12Wednesday 4 August 202119:3021:00DuetFree Routine Final
Day 14Friday 6 August 202119:3021:30TeamTechnical Routine
Day 15Saturday 7 August 202119:3021:00TeamFree Routine

Medalists
Ukrainian artistic swimming team performing their free routine in the team event on 7 August 2021

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 ROC2002
2 China0202
3 Ukraine0022
Totals (3 NOCs)2226

Medal events
Duet[5]
Team Total Score
Gold  ROC 195.9079
Silver  China 192.4499
Bronze  Ukraine 189.4620
4  Japan 187.8166
5  Canada 184.4798
6  Italy 183.5702
7  Austria 182.1773
8  France 176.9807
9  Netherlands 176.1612
10  Spain 175.5948
11  Belarus 175.0101
12  Mexico 173.1857
Team[5]
Team Total Score
Gold  ROC 196.0979
Silver  China 193.5310
Bronze  Ukraine 190.3018
4  Japan 188.3106
5  Italy 184.1372
6  Canada 184.0325
7  Spain 181.9113
8  Egypt 157.9147
9  Australia 153.0018
10  Greece DNS

See also

References
  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. "Olympic artistic swimming at Tokyo 2020: Top five things to know". Olympics.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. D'Addona, Dan. "2020 Tokyo Olympics Schedule Released". Swimming World. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. "Schedule - Artistic Swimming Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. Marmet, Christina (2 August 2021). "2020 Olympic Games Results". Inside Synchro. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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