ARTISTIC SWIMMING AT THE PARIS 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS
By: Aqualillies Posted On: August 12, 2024
A few facts about Artistic Swimming at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics! Check this page for ongoing updates throughout the competition.
A total of 96 athletes from 18 countries will compete in Artistic Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 10 countries with qualified teams, each consisting of eight athletes, are automatically qualified for the Duet event. Each Duet is formed from two athletes within these teams. Countries that have qualified only in the duet event can send a maximum of two swimmers to the Games. 18 nations total will compete in the Duet events.
The ten Teams at Paris 2024:
• Australia: Caroline Rayna Buckle, Georgia Meg Courage-Gardiner, Kiera Gazzard, Raphaelle Gauthier, Margo Joseph-Kuo, Anastasia Kusmawan, Zoe Poulis, Milena Waldmann, Natalia Caloiero
• Canada: Sydney Carroll, Scarlett Finn, Audrey Lamothe, Jonnie Newman, Raphaëlle Plante, Kenzie Priddell, Claire Schefell, Florence Tremblay, Jacqueline Simoneau
• China: Chang Hao, Feng Yu, Wang Ciyue, Wang Liuyi, Wang Qianyi, Xiang Binxuan, Xiao Yanning, Zhang Yayi, Cheng Wentao
• Egypt: Farida Abdelbary, Mariam Ahmed, Nadine Barsoum, Amina Elfeky, Hanna Hiekal, Salma Marei, Sondos Mohamed, Nihal Saafan, Malak Toson
• France: Laelys Alavez, Anastasia Bayandina, Ambre Esnault, Laura Gonzalez, Romane Lunel, Eve Planeix, Charlotte Tremble, Laura Tremble, Manon Disbeaux
• Italy: Linda Cerruti, Marta Iacoacci, Sofia Mastroianni, Susanna Pedotti, Enrica Piccoli, Lucrezia Ruggiero, Isotta Sportelli, Giulia Vernice, Francesca Zunino
• Japan: Higa Moe, Kijima Moeka, Kobayashi Uta, Sato Tomoka, Shimada Ayano, Wada Ami, Yasunaga Mashiro, Yoshida Megumu, Fujii Moka
• Mexico: Regina Alférez, María Fernanda Arellano, Nuria Diosdado, Itzamary González, Joana Jiménez, Luisa Rodríguez, Jessica Sobrino, Pamela Toscano, Glenda Inzunza
• Spain: Txell Ferré, Marina García, ilou Lluis, Meritxell Mas, Alisa Ozhogina, Paula Ramírez, Iris Tió, Blanca Toledano, Sara Saldaña
• United States: Anita Alvarez, Jaime Czarkowski, Megumi Field, Keana Hunter, Audrey Kwon, Jacklyn Luu, Daniella Ramirez, Ruby Remati, Calista Liu
The additional participating athletes for only the Duet events at Paris 2024 are from:
• Austria
• Great Britain
• Greece
• Israel
• New Zealand
• South Korea
• The Netherlands
• Ukraine
The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics was the first time that male athletes were allowed to compete for a spot in the competition in Olympic history. The IOC made the decision in December 2022 for men to be eligible to be part of those teams, with a maximum of two per team. While no male athletes are part of the final Team rosters for Paris 2024, we are excited to see more male athletes at future Olympic Games.
“Males having such a prestigious opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games in a sport only known to women is showing the growth and evolution from the years of fighting for this chance. This is a milestone and can ignite a flame into many young men who watch the games this summer. It’s the best feeling to represent my country at the highest level in our sport. It’s a huge honor and I am very proud to say I am an artistic swimmer for the USA!”, says Kenny Gaudet, an athlete for Team USA and a member of our male Aquawillies team. “Ultimately I would love to swim at the Olympics and I am personally shooting for the LA 2028 games here in my very own country the USA!”.
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
Artistic Swimming has been an Olympic discipline at every Summer Olympics since the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games. There are two artistic swimming event categories: the Team events and the Duet events. Athletes will compete in the technical and free events in Duet, and in the technical, free, and acrobatic events in Team. Things to know:
• The combined scores of all two, or three, routines will determine the medalists in each event.
• There is a new type of Team event. At Paris 2024, the team event will have three events in the Team events category: the two already included in the Olympic program (technical and free) and a third new event, the acrobatic routine, where the team needs to perform “complex structures, airborne movements and a wide diversity of acrobatic action combinations,” explains World Aquatics (formerly FINA).
• Since the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, World Aquatics has implemented a new scoring system for Artistic Swimming. This new system scores synchronization and establishes a Degree of Difficulty in acrobatics and hybrids (hybrids are sequences of leg movements performed while a swimmer is underwater during a routine).
• Competitors will aim to avoid receiving basemarks, which are penalties given when a team fails to execute the difficulty level they had declared in advance. The cost of a basemark varies based on the specific element involved.
SCHEDULE
The artistic swimming events at Paris 2024 will take place between the 5th and the 10th of August 2024! See below for the full schedule of events. We hope you tune in for the excitement! All times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (Los Angeles), Eastern Standard Time (New York City), and Central European Time (Paris).
RESULTS
Updated August 10th, 2024
Technical Team Routine Results (August 5th):
1. China
2. Spain
3. Japan
4. USA
5. Italy
6. France
7. Canada
8. Mexico
9. Egypt
10. Australia
Free Team Routine Results (August 6th):
1. China
2. USA
3. Mexico
4. Spain
5. Canada
6. Japan
7. France
8. Italy
9. Australia
10. Egypt
Acrobatic Team Routine Results (August 7th):
1. China
2. USA
3. France
4. Spain
5. Mexico
6. Canada
7. Japan
8. Italy
9. Egypt
10. Australia
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
🥇 China
🥈 USA
🥉 Spain
France
Japan
Canada
Mexico
Italy
Australia
Egypt
Technical Duet Routine Results (August 9th):
1. China
2. Austria
3. Netherlands
4. Great Britain
5. Ukraine
6. Japan
7. Spain
8. Greece
9. Israel
10. France
11. Mexico
12. USA
13. Korea
14. Australia
15. Canada
16. Egypt
17. New Zealand
*Italy: DNS (withdrew due to athlete illness)
Free Duet Routine Results (August 10th):
1. Great Britain
2. Netherlands
3. Canada
4. China
5. Austria
6. Greece
7. Ukraine
8. Spain
9. USA
10. Japan
11. Israel
12. Mexico
13. Korea
14. Egypt
15. Australia
16. France
17. New Zealand
*Italy: DNS (withdrew due to athlete illness)
FINAL DUET RESULTS
🥇 China
🥈 Great Britain
🥉 Netherlands
Austria
Ukraine
Greece
Spain
Japan
Canada
USA
Israel
Mexico
Korea
France
Egypt
Australia
New Zealand
*Italy: DNS (withdrew due to athlete illness)
‘LILLIES AT THE 2024 GAMES
Please join us in cheering on some of our ‘Lillies who are at the Paris Games!
• Anita Alvarez: Team USA, Team Routine
• Natalia Vega: Team USA Staff
• Jaime Czarkowski: Team USA, Team Routine and Duet Routine
Click here to read more about our other ‘Lillies who have competed at past Olympic Games.
HIGHLIGHTS
Check out a selection of Artistic Swimming images from Paris 2024 below!
