Premier ASUA Pan American Synchro Championships Makes Splash in Orlando

U.S. Team On Top Leading Into Finals

Orlando, FL—The first ASUA Junior Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships ended the preliminary rounds today with the U.S. on top heading into final competition.

13 countries competed today in the preliminary rounds for Solo and Duet competition of the ASUA Junior Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships at the YMCA Aquatic Center. The stands were full of cheering sections for Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the United States of America.

Advancing to the Solo competition on Saturday is U.S. Junior National Team Member Christina Jones with a score of 88.833. 17-year-old Jones placed fifth last month in the Solo competition at the XI FINA World Championships in Montreal. Also making it to the finals competition are Elise Marcotte from Canada, Nayala Figueira from Brazil and finally with a three-way tie for sixth place Jennifer Cerquera from Colombia, Liliana Alfaro of Mexico, and Mary Alejandra Soto of Venezuela.

The U.S. made a strong finish in the Duet preliminary competition with two routines taking the top spots. Only the first place Duet of Christina Jones and Annabelle Orme will advance to the finals on Sunday. Christina Jones and Annabelle Orme finished with a score of 89.667, while the U.S. Duet of Brooke Abel and Carolyn Watts placed second with a final score of 88.667. Taking the next two spots were Canada with the Duet of Anastasia Polonska and Belinda Serres finishing in third with a final score of 87.333 and the fourth place finish going to Vanessa Lavoie and Elise Marcotte with a final score of 87.167. Only the Duet of Polonska and Serres will be advancing to Sunday’s event. Brazil’s Duet of Carmen Mores and Lara Teixeira held the fifth place finish with a final score of 84.000.

Final competition for Solo and Team will take place on Saturday beginning at 6:00 pm. Final competition for Duet and the crowd favorite Combo routine will take place on Sunday at 12:00 pm. Join us at the YMCA Aquatic Center for this exciting competition. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $8 per day. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Pete Sherrard at the Central Florida Sports Commission by phone at 407-648-4900 extension 13 or by e-mail at psherrard@orlandosports.org.


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