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Team USA Grabs Bronze at
2007 FINA World Trophy Cup
Spain Knocks Off Top Ranked Russia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The 2007 FINA World Trophy Cup continued today at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park featuring the team event. Team USA, which is the reigning Pan Am Champion in the event, performed its mime routine for the final time earning a bronze medal with a mark of 96.000. Spain scored a near perfect 99.666 en route to knocking off top ranked Russia (99.000).
Competition continues tomorrow with the free combination routine. The United States will look to defend its free combination title which it earned at the 2006 FINA World Trophy Cup.The three day competition is being held at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park, which was also the site of the 2007 Pan American Games. This competition is unlike any other FINA event as it focuses primarily on artistic impression. The format includes the duet, team and combination routine events and will crown an overall winner based on the highest sum of results. The Brazilian Synchronized Swimming Federation is serving as host to the elite international competition.
The schedule of the competition is as follows:
Friday, October 12 Duet Free Competition
Saturday, October 13 Team Free Competition
Sunday, October 14 Free Combination Competition
For complete results and more information, check www.cbda.org.br or contact Taylor Payne.
The U.S. National Team was named in April of 2007. The Team solidified its Olympic Games berth by earning gold medals in both the team and duet events at the 2007 Pan American Games.
The Team consists of:
Brooke Abel (Fallbrook, Calif.), Janet Culp (Littleton, Colo.), Kate Hooven (Pleasanton, Calif.), Christina Jones (Fremont, Calif.), Becky Kim (Walnut Creek, Calif.), Meghan Kinney (Mission Viejo, Calif.) Andrea Nott (San Jose, Calif.), Annabelle Orme (Walnut Creek, Calif.), Jillian Penner (Seattle, Wash.) and Kim Probst (Troy, N.Y.).
United States Synchronized Swimming, Inc. - 201 S. Capitol Avenue, Suite 901 - Indianapolis, IN 46225 phone: 317.237.5700
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