FINA WJSSC2016: russian duet dominates preliminary round

The duet event kicked off Day 1 of the FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships in Kazan.

Russia’s Veronika KALININA and Darya KULAGINA ended up on the top of the preliminary round table of the junior tournament. The duet earned 90.2333 points. Oya KIRARA/Mashiro YASUNAGA of Japan ranked second, with the Ukrainians Yana NARIEZHNA and Yelyzaveta YAKHNO finishing third.

The duet final will be held on July 12. The FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships take place at the Aquatics Palace, Kazan from July 9 to 13.

15th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships

Duet. Preliminary round

1. Veronika KALININA/Darya KULAGINA (RUS) - 90.2333 points,

2. Oya KIRARA/Mashiro YASUNAGA (JPN) - 88.0333 points,

3. Yana NARIEZHNA/Yelyzaveta YAKHNO (UKR) - 87.5333 points,

4. Yu FENG/Ciyue WANG (CHN) - 86.8000 points,

5. Andree-Anne COTE/Halle PRATT (CAN) - 85.5000 points,

6. Sara SALDANA/Irene TOLEDANO (ESP) - 84.9667 points,

7. Rachel LAU/Jacklyn LUU (USA) - 84.1000 points,

8. Sofia Evangeline MALKOGEORGOU/Athanasia TSOLA (GRE) - 83.9000 points,

9. Claudia MODAELLI/Francesca ZUNINO (ITA) - 83.0667 points,

10. Charlotte TREMBLE/Laura TREMBLE (FRA) - 82.1667 points.