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U.S. Synchronized Swimming Duet Grabs Fifth at FINA World Championships

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The 2007 FINA World Championships continued today featuring the duet free final. Christina Jones teamed up with Andrea Nott to represent the United States with a fifth place finish and a mark of 95.334. Russia dominated the medal stand yet again, with a near perfect 99.333. Spain (97.667), Japan (97.333) and China (96.166) followed respectively. The United States will have one more shot at a medal as the team free final will wrap up the Championships on Saturday, March 24.

Earlier in the week, Team USA claimed the bronze medal in the free combination routine final. The combo always proves to be a fan-favorite as it incorporates five different routines into one seven-minute program.

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.) and Layla Smith (Boulder, Colo.).

More on the 2007 FINA World Championships - Melbourne, 17 March - 1 April 2007 - Including links to full results.

About United States Synchronized Swimming: 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." For more information, visit USA Synchronized Swimming on-line

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