2022 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series

The 2022 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series began on 19 March 2022 with a virtual event jointly hosted by the United States and Canada and ended on 22 May 2022 with an onsite super final event in Athens, Greece.[1] The series consisted of four legs across three continents and featured solo, duet, and team artistic swimming events in female, male, and mixed categories.[2] It was the final edition to use the name FINA Artistic Swimming World Series preceding a change of competition name on 9 December 2022 to FINA Artistic Swimming World Cup for the 2023 edition.[3]

2022 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series
Date19 March – 22 May 2022
Competitors247 from 40 nations
← 2021
2023 →

Mixed gender team events featured up to two men per team.[2] In December 2022, following the conclusion of World Series, the International Olympic Committee announced it would be allowing men to compete in artistic swimming for the first time only in mixed gender teams events at the 2024 Olympic Games, using the same format for team composition, up to two men, as the World Series.[4]

From 21 April through the end of the World Series, athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus were banned from participating due to the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Schedule edit

Originally the World Series was scheduled to include five legs across three continents, including a first ever joint hosting of a FINA Artistic Swimming World Series leg and a FINA Diving World Series leg in Kazan, Russia for the third leg in May 2022.[6][7][8] However, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022, FINA canceled the leg of the World Series scheduled to take place in Kazan out of concern for the safety and well-being of participating athletes.[9][10] To ensure the safety of participants, FINA required athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus to compete under neutral labels (no country name, flag, anthem, etc.) during competition.[11][12] The designation "Independent FINA Athlete" (IFA) was the neutral term for competitors from the two countries.[13] After initially allowing athletes and officials from both countries to participate as neutrals, FINA reversed its decision and banned the athletes and officials altogether effective 21 April 2022 through the end of competition.[5] The updated schedule included the four non-canceled legs.[1]

Leg Dates Host Venue # athletes # countries Notes
1 19–20 March[a]   United States -   Canada Various 80 15 Virtual event
2 1–3 April   Paris, France Piscine Georges Vallerey[14] 124 26
3 8–10 April   Kazan, Russia Palace of Water Sports Cancelled[9][10]
4 7–8 May[b]   Australia Various 126 24 Virtual event
5 20–22 May   Athens, Greece Olympic Athletic Center of Athens[15] 137 23 Super Final
a Leg 1 was a virtual format with events competed between 19 and 25 February 2022 and performances webcast publicly with commentary on 19 and 20 March 2022.[16]
b Leg 4 was a virtual format with events competed between 8 and 19 April 2022 and performances webcast publicly with commentary on 7 and 8 May 2022.[17]

Medal summary edit

Each National Swimming Federation was permitted multiple entrants in individual and duet events, however, medals were awarded to the top three competitors in each event, with only the highest scoring competitor from each National Swimming Federation eligible for a final ranking and medal.[2]

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)106420
2  Spain (ESP)104115
3  Austria (AUT)6006
4  Independent FINA Athletes5128
5  France (FRA)4127
6  Canada (CAN)39113
7  Israel (ISR)36817
8  Japan (JPN)2439
9  Colombia (COL)2013
10  Puerto Rico (PRI)1258
11  Greece (GRE)1203
12  Italy (ITA)0415
13  Kazakhstan (KAZ)03710
14  Netherlands (NED)0202
15  South Korea (KOR)0112
16  Chile (CHI)0011
  Germany (GER)0011
  Slovakia (SVK)0011
  Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (19 entries)474540132

Female edit

Solo technical routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[18]
Varvara Subbotina
  Independent FINA Athlete
91.5848 Itsuki Hirota
  Japan
82.5916 Audrey Lamothe
  Canada
82.0037
  Paris[19] Oriane Jaillardon
  France
83.5476 Audrey Lamothe
  Canada
83.3653 Polina Prikazchikova
  Israel
80.4161
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[20] Vasiliki Alexandri
  Austria
84.1776 Audrey Lamothe
  Canada
83.0599 Itsuki Hirota
  Japan
82.7571
  Athens[21] Vasiliki Alexandri
  Austria
86.9450 Anita Alvarez
  United States
84.6848 Marlene Bojer
  Germany
80.0743

Solo free routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[13][22]
Eve Planeix
  France
87.4667 Yuka Kawase
  Japan
84.2667 Emma Grosvenor
  Switzerland
77.9667
  Paris[23] Iris Tió
  Spain
86.7333 Federica Sala
  Italy
85.8000 Laelys Alavez
  France
83.9000
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[24] Audrey Lamothe
  Canada
84.6000 Itsuki Hirota
  Japan
83.9000 Polina Prikazchikova
  Israel
83.0667
  Athens[25] Vasiliki Alexandri
  Austria
89.4333 Iris Tió
  Spain
88.2000 Anita Alvarez
  United States
87.1000

Duet technical routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[18]
  Independent FINA Athletes
Varvara Subbotina
Svetlana Kolesnichenko
93.1321   France
Anastasia Bayandina
Daria Bayandina
88.3151   Japan
Siri Kawaguchi
Uta Kobayashi
80.2902
  Paris[26]   France
Oriane Jaillardon
Romane Lunel
83.7000   Greece
Eleni Fragkaki
Krystalenia Gialama
82.7753   Israel
Shelly Bobritsky
Ariel Nassee
82.4852
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[20]   Austria
Anna-Maria Alexandri
Eirini-Marina Alexandri
87.8449   Israel
Shelly Bobritsky
Ariel Nassee
82.6422   Japan
Airi Kawaguchi
Uta Kobayashi
81.7360
  Athens[27]   Austria
Anna-Maria Alexandri
Eirini-Marina Alexandri
90.4430   Netherlands
Bregje de Brouwer
Marloes Steenbeek
84.8617   United States
Megumi Field
Daniella Ramirez
84.3622

Duet free routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[13]
  United States
Megumi Field
Natalia Vega
84.9000   South Korea
Yoonseo Hur
Lee Ri-young
84.2000   Independent FINA Athletes
Marharyta Kiryliuk
Valeryia Valasach
83.7333
  Paris[28]   United States
Megumi Field
Natalia Vega
85.7667   Israel
Shelly Bobritsky
Nikol Nahshonov
83.8000   France
Lalie Chassaigne
Sasha Comte
83.2333
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[29]   United States
Megumi Field
Natalia Vega
84.8000   Israel
Shelly Bobritsky
Nikol Nahshonov
84.2667   South Korea
Yoonseo Hur
Lee Ri-young
82.7333
  Athens[30]   Austria
Anna-Maria Alexandri
Eirini-Marina Alexandri
91.6000   Netherlands
Bregje de Brouwer
Marloes Steenbeek
86.6667   Israel
Eden Blecher
Shelly Bobritsky
85.8000

Team technical routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[18]
  France 87.7137   Canada 83.2592   Independent FINA Athletes 81.9504
  Paris[31]   United States 86.0680   Canada 84.7341   Israel 82.5568
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[20]   United States 84.8199   Canada 83.5067   Israel 81.5018
  Athens[32]   United States 86.1525   Israel 83.4367   Kazakhstan 79.2041

Team free routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[13]
  Canada 84.7000   Independent FINA Athletes 83.2333 none awarded
  Paris[33]   Spain 90.7000   Canada 85.7667   Israel 84.4667
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[29]   Canada 84.8000   Israel 83.9333   Kazakhstan 79.6000
  Athens[34]   Israel 85.1333   Kazakhstan 81.5333   Slovakia 75.7333

Male edit

Solo technical routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[18]
Aleksandr Maltsev
  Independent FINA Athlete
90.4231 Fernando Díaz del Río
  Spain
76.4571 Javier Ruisanchez
  Puerto Rico
53.7147
  Paris[35] Fernando Díaz del Río
  Spain
76.2795 Javier Ruisanchez
  Puerto Rico
60.8774 none awarded
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[20] Fernando Díaz del Río
  Spain
74.2865 Eduard Kim
  Kazakhstan
69.8678 Javier Ruisanchez
  Puerto Rico
57.9860
  Athens[36] Fernando Díaz del Río
  Spain
77.9618 Kenneth Gaudet
  United States
74.8963 Eduard Kim
  Kazakhstan
74.8478

Solo free routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[13]
Javier Ruisanchez
  Puerto Rico
60.2000 none awarded none awarded
  Paris[37] Gustavo Sánchez
  Colombia
80.8667 Nicolò Ogliari
  Italy
79.0667 Javier Ruisanchez
  Puerto Rico
65.6333
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[24] Gustavo Sánchez
  Colombia
77.4667 Javier Ruisanchez
  Puerto Rico
62.5333 none awarded
  Athens[38] Fernando Díaz del Río
  Spain
80.3333 Nicolò Ogliari
  Italy
76.5000 Kenneth Gaudet
  United States
76.4667

Mixed edit

Duet technical routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[18]
  Independent FINA Athletes
Mayya Gurbanberdieva
Aleksandr Maltsev
90.5697   Spain
Emma García
Pau Ribes
82.7569   Puerto Rico
Nicolle Torrens
Javier Ruisanchez
64.1346
  Paris[39]   Spain
Emma García
Pau Ribes
84.3804   United States
Ivy Davis
Kenneth Gaudet
79.0104   Colombia
Gustavo Sánchez
Jennifer Cerquera
77.7850
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[20]   Japan
Yotaro Sato
Tomoka Sato
83.5156   Spain
Emma García
Pau Ribes
82.8584   Kazakhstan
Eduard Kim
Zhaklin Yakimova
78.8609
  Athens[40]   Spain
Emma García
Pau Ribes
83.3138   United States
Claudia Coletti
Kenneth Gaudet
78.3346   Kazakhstan
Eduard Kim
Zhaklin Yakimova
78.2740

Duet free routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[13]
  Independent FINA Athletes
Aleksandr Maltsev
Olesia Platonova
91.9000   Japan
Tomoka Sato
Yotaro Sato
82.7000   Puerto Rico
Nicolle Torrens
Javier Ruisanchez
63.2333
  Paris[41]   Spain
Emma García
Pau Ribes
85.5667   United States
Claudia Coletti
Kenneth Gaudet
83.0333   Italy
Nicolò Ogliari
Federica Sala
82.3667
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[29]   Japan
Tomoka Sato
Yotaro Sato
83.2667   United States
Claudia Coletti
Kenneth Gaudet
82.1000   Spain
Judith Calvo Requena
Fernando Díaz del Río
81.7333
  Athens[42]   Spain
Emma García
Pau Ribes
84.0000   Italy
Nicolò Ogliari
Federica Sala
82.5667   United States
Claudia Coletti
Kenneth Gaudet
80.9333

Team highlight routine edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[13]
  United States 84.6333   Canada 82.9667 none awarded
  Paris[43]
(all female)[a]
  United States 87.8333   Canada 85.5333   Chile 81.4333
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[20]   United States 87.8000   Canada 85.4000   Kazakhstan 80.4000
  Athens[44]   United States 86.8333   Greece 85.0000   Israel 84.5667
a Team highlight routine were composed of up to two men, events composed of only women were all female events.[2]

Team free combination edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  United States
  Canada[13]
none awarded none awarded none awarded
  Paris[45]
(all female)[a]
  Israel 84.0667 none awarded none awarded
  Kazan Cancelled[9][10]
  Australia[29]   Israel 84.0667   Kazakhstan 79.4667 none awarded
  Athens[46]   Greece 85.9333   Israel 85.1667   Kazakhstan 80.8000
a Team free combination were composed of up to two men, events composed of only women were all female events.[2]

Participating countries edit

Athletes from the following 40 countries competed in the World Series.[47][48][49][50]

National Swimming Federation withdrawals edit

On 18 March 2022, the German Swimming Federation withdrew its athletes from the World Series.[13] The German Swimming Federation rejoined the World Series in April on the fourth leg.[51]

On 23 March 2022, the Russian Swimming Federation pulled all athletes from FINA events for the rest of the duration of the 2022 year, including the World Series.[52] A little under one month later, on 21 April 2022, FINA banned all athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from the World Series.[5]

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