FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup

The FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup is an international, synchronized swimming event organized by FINA and currently held every 4 years. It is a top-level international 'synchro' competition.^[1] It was first held in 1979, and 2010 saw its twelfth edition.^[2]

The event features competition in four different synchro events (Solo, Duet, Team and Free Combination), and allows each entered nation to have 1 entrant per event. The winner of the event is determined by adding a nations points from the four events. (Note: Free Combination was added to the event beginning in 2006.)

As of 2012, Canada, Japan and the USA are the only nations to have swum at all editions of the Cup.^[3]

Editions

Edition	Year	Events	Location	Dates	Nations	Best Nation
1	1979	S, D, T	Tokyo,  Japan		8
2	1985	S, D, T	Indianapolis,  United States		3
3	1987	S, D, T	Cairo,  Egypt		10
4	1989	S, D, T	Paris,  France	September 7-9	10
5	1991	S, D, T	Bonn,  Germany	September 12-15	10
6	1993	S, D, T	Lausanne,   Switzerland	July 7-10	11
7	1995	S, D, T	Atlanta,  United States	August 1-5	9
8	1997	S, D, T	Guangdong,  China	July 16-19	13
9	1999	S, D, T	Seoul,  South Korea	September 8-12	12
10	2002	S, D, T	Zurich,   Switzerland	September 12-15	12
11	2006	S, D, T, FC	Yokohama,  Japan	September 14-17	29
12	2010	S, D, T, FC	Changshu,  China	September 16-19	23
13	2014	D, T, FC, TH	Quebec,  Canada	October 2–5	17

Event codes: S= Solo, D= Duet, T= Team, FC= Free Combination, TH= Team Highlights

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