The FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup is an international,

synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming), also known as artistic swimming, is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by World A ...

event organized by

FINA World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...

and currently held every 4 years. It is a top-level international 'synchro' competition. It was first held in 1979, and 2010 saw its twelfth edition. The event features competition in four different synchro events (Solo, Duet, Team and Free Combination), and allows each entered nation to have 1 entrant per event. The winner of the event is determined by adding a nations points from the four events. (Note: Free Combination was added to the event beginning in 2006.) As of 2012, Canada, Japan and the USA are the only nations to have swum at all editions of the Cup.HistoFINA (2011 ed): Synchro
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on 2011-07-01; retrieved 2012-03-04.

Editions

''Event codes: S= Solo, D= Duet, T= Team, FC= Free Combination, TH= Team Highlights''

References

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