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The Russian national synchronised swimming team defended its title in the free combination event at the FINA World Championships in Kazan. On the final day of the synchro swimming tournament, the hosts did not give their competitors a single chance by collecting the highest score, 98.3000.
Along with keeping a stranglehold on their crown, Tatyana Pokrovskaya’s team also succeeded to beat their personal best in terms of gold medals won within a single World Championships. The Russian synchro swimmers grabbed a total of eight gold medals in Kazan, including gold in the new mixed-gender free routine event.
Today’s victory was sealed to a scenario similar to the previous synchronised swimming events wherever Russia was crowned with the world title. The Russians advanced to the final stage as the leaders of the preliminary round and could verify their high expertise. Performing in red swimsuits on, the team displayed their routine, inspired by Cervantes’ Don Quixote, and created a sensation just like an everlasting classical piece of writing did.
As it was expected amidst experts, the Chinese synchro swimmers placed second. Thus the athletes from China rose up to come back after they had put their position in jeopardy for a while. The Olympic silver medallists at the Championships in Barcelona finished outside the medals. Team Japan took the third place.
FINA Worlds 2015. Synchronised swimming.
Women’s free combination.
1. Russia – 98.3000
2. China – 96.2000
3. Japan – 93.8000
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2015 FINA World Championships, Synchronized Swimming: Day 8 Results – Results
