Synchronized Swimming Ends Competition This Afternoon

Inaugural Event Ends with Much Success

Orlando, FL—The first ASUA Junior Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships ended finals competition this afternoon for Duet and Combo. Fans, athletes and participants bid farewell to a successful inaugural event.

The United States couldn’t be happier with the performance of team members Christina Jones and Annabelle Orme as they succeeded in holding on to the gold medal in the Duet competition. They narrowly held on to this position with a final composite score of 82.757. Canadian athletes Vanessa Lavoie and Elise Marcotte placed second with a final composite score of 82.006. Brazil rounded out the medal placement with athletes Carmen Lucia Moraes and Lara Teixeira earning a final composite score of 78.982. Teams placing in the top ten include Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic and finally Aruba.

The Combo event was the final event of the day with only four countries competing. The crowd favorite combo event is a routine that combines all syncho events. In these routines you will see one or two solos, one or two duets, and a team performance. The first time the Combo event appeared in a World Championship was in Barcelona, Spain in 2003. The United States “Cha, Cha Girls” comprised of Brooke Abel, Erin Bell, Debbie Chen, Danielle DeCarlo, Meghan Kinney, Lauren Oiye, Jillian Penner, Deborah Shim and reserve athletes Michelle Theriault and Carolyn Watts, shook and flipped their way into the gold medal position. Their gold medal performance was with a total composite score of 89.333. Brazil athletes, Beatriz Feres, Branca Feres, Nayara Figueria, Julia Franco, Adriana Gregorut, Carmen Lucia Moraes, Pamela Nogueira, Giovana Stephan and reserve athletes Marcel Takami and Lara Teixeira, earned the silver medal performance. Their total composite score was 87.833. The bronze medal winners for this event were Colombia with athletes Asly Alegria, Margarita Betancourt, Jennifer Cerquera, Ingrid Vanessa Cubillos, Melissa Echeverry, Maritza Valencia, Luana Pratto, Maria Cecilia Reina and reserve athletes Diana Rozo and Irina Rueda.

-USA Synchronized Swimming-