Jones and Nott are the reigning Pan American Games duet champions. Competition continues tomorrow with the free team event while the free combination routine will take place Sunday. The United States will look to defend its free combination title which it earned in 2006.
The three day competition is being held at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park, which was also the site of the 2007 Pan American Games. This competition is unlike any other FINA event as it focuses primarily on artistic impression. The format includes the duet, team and combination routine events and will crown an overall winner based on the highest sum of results. The Brazilian Synchronized Swimming Federation is serving as host to the elite international competition.
The schedule of the competition is:
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Friday, October 12
Duet Free Competition
Saturday, October 13
Team Free Competition
Sunday, October 14
Free Combination Competition
The U.S. National Team was named in April of 2007. The Team solidified its Olympic Games berth by earning gold medals in both the team and duet events at the 2007 Pan American Games. Team USA consists of: Brooke Abel (Fallbrook, Calif.), Janet 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.) and Kim Probst (Troy, N.Y.).
For complete results and more information, check www.cbda.org.br.
About United States Synchronized Swimming: United States Synchronized Swimming (USSS) serves as the National Governing Body for the sport of synchronized swimming. 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." For more information, visit USA Synchronized Swimming on-line
