Team USA Synchronized Swimming Vying for the 4th FINA World Trophy

The top synchronized swimming countries in the world will flock to Montreal, Canada, November 27 - 29 2009 for the 4th FINA World Trophy competition. The event is unique as it is judged solely on artistic merit. The elite international competition will be held at the Olympic Park Sports Centre and is hosted by the Canadian Synchronized Swimming Federation (Synchro Canada).

Alyson Haylor and Alexa Tchekmarev will represent the United States in the thematic duet competition while Lyssa Wallace will serve as the soloist. The other disciplines include the free combination, the thematic team and the team acrobatics event. The schedule of the competition is as follows:

• Friday, November 27 Team Acrobatics and Thematic Duet
• Saturday, November 28 Free Solo and Thematic Team
• Sunday, November 29 Free Combination Routine

USA Synchronized Swimming Team competing at the 2009 FINA World Trophy consists of:

• Chelsea Aton (Noblesville, Ind.)
• Elizabeth Chinoransky (Springfield, Va.)
• Molly Knight (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
• Vanessa Calle (Concord, Calif.)
• Elizabeth Norton (Stillwater, Minn.)
• Samantha Davis (Boulder, Colo.)
• Kelsey Smith (Penfield, N.Y.)
• Alexandra Stensby (Yorba Linda, Calif.)
• Anna Nelson (Stillwater, Minn.)
• Lyssa Wallace (San Antonio, Texas)
• Alyson Haylor (Las Vegas, Nev.)
• Alexa Tchekmarev (Troy, Mich.).

The Team USA Coaching Staff for the 2009 FINA World Trophy consists of:

• Kim Wurzel-Lo Porto, a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team
• Kim Probst, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team
• Emily Van Vleck, a former U.S. National Team member

Check www.usasynchro.org for results during the competition.