Tokyo 2020
Artistic Swimming
A women’s only discipline,
Artistic Swimming combines technical perfection, synchronization, choreography, artistry and expressive power. The routines are performed to music.
Swimmers demonstrate strength performance artistry, acrobatics and power with moves that are synchronized to the other swimmers and to the music.
JULY
AUGUST
SCHEDULE
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28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
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7
8
Qualification
Medal
SCHEDULE
Qualification
Medal
JULY
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
AUGUST
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Each team completes two routines
Performances are scored on synchronization, difficulty, technique and choreography
Technical routine lasting two minutes 50 seconds, must include a set of five designated movements
Free routine lasting three to four minutes
BASIC POSITIONS
Ballet
double leg
Back
Ballet leg
Bent knee
Flamingo
Tuck
Surface Arch
Dolphin
Arch
Knight
Vertical
Crane
Front pike
Split
Each team completes two routines
Performances are scored on synchronization, difficulty, technique and choreography
Technical routine lasting two minutes 50 seconds, must include a set of five designated movements
Free routine lasting three to four minutes
BASIC POSITIONS
Ballet
double leg
Back
Ballet leg
Bent knee
Flamingo
Tuck
Knight
Vertical
Crane
Surface Arch
Front pike
Split
Dolphin
Arch
History of events
Artistic Swimming debuted in the olympics in 1984 with 2 events. There are currently 2 medal events.
Most gold medals
Anastasia DAVYDOVA, Natalia ISHCHENKO and Svetlana ROMASHINA are tied for the most gold medals with 5 each.
Medal counts
Olympians from Russia have won the most gold medals historically with 54 wins, of 54 total medals in artistic swimming.
G-S-B
54-0-0
16-3-11
4-15-8
0-21-32
0-20-11
0-13-9
0-0-2
Sources: International Olympic Committee; Tokyo202; Sports: The Complete Visual Reference