Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Synchronized swimming at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
 Beijing National Aquatics Center | |
| Venue | National Aquatics Centre |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 to 23 August |
| Competitors | 104 from 24 nations |
| Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place from August 18 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duet |
 Russia (RUS)Anastasia Davydova Anastasia Ermakova |
 Spain (ESP)Andrea Fuentes Gemma Mengual |
 Japan (JPN)Saho Harada Emiko Suzuki |
| Team |
Russia (RUS) Anastasia Davydova Anastasia Ermakova Maria Gromova Natalia Ishchenko Elvira Khasyanova Olga Kuzhela Yelena Ovchinnikova Anna Shorina Svetlana Romashina |
Spain (ESP) Alba María Cabello Raquel Corral Andrea Fuentes Gemma Mengual Thaïs Henríquez Laura López Gisela Morón Irina Rodríguez Paola Tirados |
 China (CHN)Gu Beibei Huang Xuechen Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen Liu Ou Luo Xi Sun Qiuting Wang Na Zhang Xiaohuan |
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Day | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 18, 2008 | 15:00-16:40 | Duet Technical Routine |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 15:00-17:10 | Duet Free Routine (Preliminary) |
| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | 15:00-16:30 | Duet Free Routine (Final) |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 15:00-15:45 | Team Technical Routine |
| Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 15:00-15:45 | Team Free Routine (Final) |
Qualifying criteria
Team
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | - | - | 1 | China |
| European Synchronized Swimming Cup | May 30 - June 2, 2007 |  Rome | 1 | Russia |
| 2007 Pan American Games | July 13–29, 2007 |  Rio de Janeiro | 1 |  United States |
| African Championship | December 4–5, 2007 |  Cairo | 1 | Egypt |
| Oceania Qualifying Tournament | July 19–22, 2007 |  Zurich | 1 |  Australia |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament | April 16–20, 2008 | Beijing | 3 | Spain Japan  Canada |
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
Duet
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOCs qualified for the team event | - | - | 8 | China Russia United States Egypt Australia Spain Japan Canada |
| Oceania Qualifying Tournament | July 19–22, 2007 | Zurich | 1 |  New Zealand |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament | April 16–20, 2008 | Beijing | 15 | Italy  Ukraine  Greece  Netherlands Switzerland Brazil  France  Israel  North Korea  Kazakhstan  Mexico  Great Britain .svg.png){kind=small} Belarus  Czech Republic  Austria |
| TOTAL | 24 | |||
References
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