Synchronized swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics


At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the team event in women's synchronized swimming was contested. It was the first appearance of the team event, which replaced the duet and solo events held previously.
Eight countries qualified for the Olympic Games at an Olympic qualifying event held in conjunction with the 1995 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup. Each team consisted of eight swimmers. The competition included two events, the technical routine program and the free routine program.
The technical routine required entries to perform a series of required elements in prescribed order. It had a time limit of two minutes and 50 seconds. Music selection and choreography was up to the discretion of each team. In the free routine, there were no specifications for the routine other than the five-minute time limit. In both the technical and free routines, a panel of 10 judges awarded points from 0 to 10 in one tenth point increments.
When the technical merit and artistic impression scores were calculated for a total score, the technical routine score was weighted to 35 percent and the free routine to 65 percent. These two scores were then combined to determine overall medal placement.

Schedule

All times are Beijing Standard Time UTC+8
DateTimeRound
Tuesday, July 30, 199619:30 Free routine
Friday, August 2, 199619:30 Technical routine

Results