1979 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup

The 1st FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup was held 1979 in Tokyo, Japan.[1] It featured swimmers from 8 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.[2]

Participating nations

8 nations swam at the 1979 Synchro World Cup:

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Solo
  details
Helen Vandenburg
  Canada Canada
193.0334 Michelle Beaulieu
  United States USA
188.5333 Yuki Ishii
  Japan Japan
179.1833
Duet
  details
Helen Vandenburg
Kelly Kryczka
  Canada Canada
187.4167 Michelle Barone
Linda Shelley
  United States USA
186.1417 Yasuko Unezaki
Kinuyo Okada
  Japan Japan
179.6003
Team
  details
United States USA 188.4958 Japan Japan 183.8917 Canada Canada 183.0750

Point standings

Place Nation Total
1 United States USA 34
2 Canada Canada 34
3 Japan Japan 27
4 Netherlands Netherlands 18
5 United Kingdom Great Britain 17
6 Mexico Mexico 6
7 West Germany Federal Republic of Germany 7
8 Switzerland Switzerland 8

References

  1. Bean, Dawn Pawson (2005). Synchronized Swimming: An American History. McFarland. p. 312.
  2. HistoFINA, volume 9 published by FINA on 2009-07-01; retrieved 2013-08-08.