FINA WJSSC2016: russian synchro swimmers top preliminary round

The Russian junior synchro swimming team earned 90,6667 points, finishing ahead of the teams of China and Japan.

Team Russia won the team preliminary round on the first competition day of the FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships in Kazan. The girls collected 90,6667 points. The team’s roster includes Anastasia ARKHIPOVSKAIA, Mayya GURBANBERDIEVA, Veronika KALININA, Daria KULAGINA, Anna LARKINA, Mariia NEMCHINOVA, Varvara SUBBOTINA, Karina TASHAGADZHIEVA. The teams of China and Japan ranked second and third consecutively.

The team final is scheduled for July 12. The FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships take place at the Aquatics Palace, Kazan from July 9 to 13. The five-day competition programme features competitions in such events as solo, duet, group, free combination and figure competition.

15th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships

Team. Preliminary round

1. Russia (Anastasia ARKHIPOVSKAIA, Mayya GURBANBERDIEVA, Veronika KALININA, Daria KULAGINA, Anna LARKINA, Mariia NEMCHINOVA, Varvara SUBBOTINA, Karina TASHAGADZHIEVA) – 90.6667

2. China (Yan CHEN, Wentao CHENG, Qingyuan CUI, Shiyi DAI, Jiayi FAN, Yu FENG, Ciyue WANG, Yunan XIANG) – 88.6000

3. Japan (Sakiko AKUTSU, Keina FUJIYAMA, Yui KITAMURA, Natsuno KUMON, Kirara OYA, Mashiro YASUNAGA, Michika YOSHINO) – 88.5667

4. Ukraine (Maryna ALEKSIIVA, Vladyslava ALEKSIIVA, Veronika HRYSHKO, Oleksandra KOVALENKO, Yana NARIEZHNA, Alina SHYNKARENKO, Kateryna TKACHOVA, Yelyzaveta YAKHNO) – 87.9333

5. Spain (Leyre ABADIA, Ariadna ARISO, Julia ECHEBERRIA, Raquel NAVARRO, Sara SALDANA, Irene TOLEDANO, Lidia VIGARA, Georgina VILADOT) – 85.8000.