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Synchronized Swimming At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's Team
The women's team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, took place at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre from 26 to 27 August. The Russian synchronized swimmers (led by Olympic duet champions Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova) delivered a superb performance to defend their Olympic title in the event, having received a straight line of five perfect marks from the judges for a composite score of 99.501. Japan maintained a silver-medal streak on its second Olympics by a single point short of Russia's score with 98.501, after displaying their explosive lifts and quick changes of pattern throughout the routine. Having failed to secure an Olympic medal in the sport from the previous Olympics, the U.S. squad assembled a colorful demonstration of multiple sequences and flying leaps to hold on for the bronze with a score of 97.418. Eight teams competed, each consisting of eight swimmers (from a total team of nine swimmers). There was a single round of competition. Eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
The Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre is a complex at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Marousi, Athens, Greece, consisting of two outdoor pools and one indoor pool, that was built for the 1991 Mediterranean Games. It was refurbished and expanded for the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Paralympics. The larger of the two outdoor pools, which seats 11,500 spectators, hosted Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics, swimming and Water Polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics, water polo events. The smaller pool, which hosted Synchronized Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics, synchronized swimming, had the capacity for 5.300 people. The indoor pool also hosted the water polo, Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics, diving and the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, swimming during the Paralympics had capacity for another 6.300 persons. The outdoor pool was the subject of significant controversy during the run-up to the Olympic Games. At the bidding process, the Bidding Committee and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Bartosik
Alison Bartosik (born April 20, 1983) is an American competitor in synchronized swimming. She won two Olympic bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics, one in duet with Anna Kozlova, and one in the team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to in ... competition. References External links * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Flagstaff, Arizona Sportspeople from Arizona American synchronized swimmers Synchronized swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 21st-century Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Reference
Sports Reference, LLC is an American sports statistics company that operates databases of several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association football (soccer), and pages for college football and basketball. Sports Reference also operate the online sports trivia game Immaculate Grid and the statistics-based subscription service Stathead. From 2008 to 2020 the website included Olympic Games statistics from the first Games to the most recent. History The company was founded in Philadelphia by Sean Forman in 2004 and incorporated as Sports Reference LLC in 2007. The company operates databases of sports statistics for several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association football (soccer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens, Greece
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of . Athens is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BCE. According to Greek mythology the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries, with 301 medal events in 28 different Olympic sports, sports. The 2004 Games marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance, and also marked the first time Athens hosted the Games since their first modern incarnation in 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 as well as the return of the Olympic games to its birthplace. Athens became the fourth city to host the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions (together with Paris, London and Los Angeles). A new medal obverse was introduced at these Games, replacing the design by Giuseppe Cassioli that had been used since 1928 Summer Olympics, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synchronized Swimming At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Team
The women's team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center from 22 to 23 August. The Russian squad had displayed their complex choreography with an unmatched precision in the free routine to defend their Olympic title for the third straight victory, having received a nearly perfect mark of 99.500 by the judges. Spain picked up a silver with 98.251 points, while the Chinese squad surpassed the 2004 Olympic silver medal team Japan by nearly a two-point advantage to claim a bronze for the host nation's first ever Olympic medal, recording a composite score of 97.334. 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 minut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synchronized Swimming At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Team
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Kendra Zanotto
Kendra Zanotto (born October 30, 1981) is an American competitor in synchronized swimming. Born in Los Gatos, California, she is the oldest child of Daniel and Kimber Zanotto, of Zanotto Markets. She won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in the team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to in ... competition. With the Russian team taking gold, and the Japanese taking the silver, Zanotto competed with the American team of Allison Bartosik, Tammy Crow, Erin Dobratz, Becky Jasontek, Anna Kozlova, Sara Lowe, Lauren McFall, and Stephanie Nesbit. References 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Los Gatos, California Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming American synchronized swimmers Synchronized swimmers at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Nesbitt
Stephanie Nesbitt (born 10 August 1985) is a Canadian-born American competitor in synchronized swimming. She won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in the team competition. Personal life Nesbitt was born in Toronto, Canada, on 10 August 1985. Stephanie's mother is synchronized swimming champion and coach Sue Baross Nesbitt. Her younger sister is Barbara Nesbitt, who is also a synchronized swimmer and trainer. Career Stephanie began swimming with the Riverside AQuettes in Riverside, CA, as a child. In 1994, she took first place in the Junior National Duet Champion with fellow Riverside AQuettes team member Courtenay Stewart. In 2002, she placed second in the duet competition with Sara Lowe at the VIII Junior World Championships in Montreal, and was a member of the USA Team that came in 3rd place at the X FINA World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland. She was a member of the USA Team that placed 3rd overall and in Free Routine Combination at the X World Aquatic Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren McFall
Lauren Gardner (nee McFall) (born February 9, 1980) represented America in synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was the team captain and won a bronze medal in the team competition. Early life Gardner was born in Sacramento, California. She attended Los Altos High School, then Columbia University in New York, School of General Studies. She studied from 2005 to 2008 and was awarded a BA with majors in political science and international relations. Work Gardner has worked for several companies in the area of electronic processing in the financial field, specifically for fixed income and other specialised financial contracts. Since December 2015, I have held the position of Head of Business Development for EBS/BrokerTec- an electronic execution venue for Foreign Exchange and US Treasuries. Volunteer work She has been a supporter of Asphalt Green and The Big Swim since 2002. Olympic Day 2016 for children 5-12, where former Olympians explai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Lowe
Sara Elizabeth Lowe (born April 30, 1984), also known by her married name Sarah Lilly, was an All American competitor in synchronized swimming for Stanford University, and won a bronze medal in synchronized swimming team competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics. From 2012 until 2018, she served as a highly successful synchronized swimming coach at Stanford, and in 2013 was inducted into the United States Synchronized Swimming Hall of Fame. High School era competition Lowe was born in DeSoto, Texas on April 30, 1984. She was exposed to synchronized swimming at a fairly young age as her mother had competed in the sport in college. She took her first synchronized Swimming course at Northlake College, a Community college in the Dallas, Fort-Worth area. She continued to train in synchronized swimming, and in 1999, at the age of 15, she moved to California to train with the Santa Clara Aquamaids, a nationally recognized program where she was coached by Head Coach Chris Carver and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Kozlova
Anna Kozlova (; born 30 December 1972) is a former synchronized swimmer who competed in three Olympic Games. After competing in the 1992 Summer Olympics and winning four European Championships representing the Soviet Union and its successor organizations, she defected to the United States in 1993. After missing the 1996 Atlanta Games due to a five-year wait to receive U.S. citizenship, she competed for her new country in Sydney, where her best placing was fourth. She went on to win gold medals in the Pan-American Games in 2003, before returning to her third and final Olympics in Athens, where she won two bronze medals. Early life Kozlova was born in Leningrad, RFSFR, Soviet Union on December 30, 1972, the daughter of a mathematics professor and a swimming instructor. Early international career Kozlova's first international competition was at the 1989 World Cup in Paris, where although she failed to win a medal, she would later credit her impression of the American team at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
