Christina Jones (Fremont, Calif.) will represent the United States in the solo competition. Jones grabbed a fifth place finish in the 2005 World Championships, which marked her first major senior international competition. Jones will team up with Andrea Nott (San Jose, Calif.) in the duet event. The pair took fourth place finishes in both the FINA World Cup and Trophy Cup last year.
Team USA will look to reclaim the gold medal it captured in the combination event in the 2006 FINA World Trophy Cup last October. The combo always proves to be a fan-favorite as it incorporates five different routines into one seven-minute program. The gold medal marked the first earned by the U.S. in a major international competition since the 1996 Olympic Games, in which Team USA posted a perfect score.
The U.S. National Team consists of:
- Brooke Abel (Fallbrook, Calif.)
- Janet Culp (Littleton, Colo.)
- Jennie Culp (Littleton, Colo.)
- Kate Hooven (Pleasanton, Calif.)
- Christina Jones (Fremont, Calif.)
- Becky Kim (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
- Meghan Kinney, (Mission Viejo, Calif.)
- Andrea Nott (San Jose, Calif.)
- Annabelle Orme (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
- Jillian Penner (Seattle, Wash.)
- Kim Probst (Troy, N.Y.)
- Layla Smith (Boulder, Colo.)
Check www.usasynchro.org and www.melbourne2007.com.au daily for results and information.
About United States Synchronized Swimming: USSS serves as the National Governing Body for the sport of synchronized swimming, appointed as such by the United States Olympic Committee. USSS is a membership-based and non-for-profit organization which services the sport from the grass roots level to the National Team. The mission statement of USSS is "to provide leadership and resources for the promotion and growth of synchronized swimming, to achieve competitive excellence at all levels and to develop broad based participation."
