The FINA Synchronized 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. It was first held in 1979, and 2010 saw its twelfth edition.
The event features competition in the four synchro event (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.
1979 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Helen Vandenburg
Duet-Helen Vandenburg,Kelly Kryczka
Team-USA
1985 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Carolyn Waldo
Duet-Carolyn Waldo,Michelle Cameron
Team-Canada
1987 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Carolyn Waldo
Duet-Carolyn Waldo,Michelle Cameron
Team-USA
1989 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Tracy Long
Duet-Tracy Long,Michele Svitenko
Team-Canada
1991 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Sylvie Fréchette
Duet-Karen Josephson,Sarah Josephson
Team-USA
1993 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Sylvie Fréchette
Duet-Karen Josephson,Sarah Josephson
Team-USA
1995 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Becky Dyroen-Lancer
Duet-Jill Sudduth,Becky Dyroen-Lancer
Team-USA
1997 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Olga Sedakova
Duet-Olga Sedakova.Olga Brusnikina
Team-Russia
1999 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Olga Brusnikina
Duet-Olga Brusnikina,Maria Kisseleva
Team-Russia
2002 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Virginie Dedieu
Duet-Anastasia Ermakova,Anastasia Davydova
Team-Russia
2006 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Natalia Ishchenko
Duet-Anastasia Ermakova,Anastasia Davydova
Team-Russia
2010 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Solo-Natalia Ishchenko
Duet-Wenwen Jiang,Tingting Jiang
Team-Russia
2014 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup - Gold Medalist:
Team-Chinese Synchronized Swimming team
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