The 15th edition of the FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships took place at the Aquatics Palace (70 Sibgata Khakima St.), Kazan on July 9-13, 2016. 242 synchro swimmers representing 34 countries and 132 team representatives (23 of them are international judges) came to Kazan for the event.
About tournament
The FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships are held every two years, in even years. In 2014, the tournament took place in Helsinki (FIN). Kazan hosted this tournament for the first time.
The five-day competition programme featured competitions in such events as solo, duet, group, free combination and figure competition.
The tournament brought together the following nations: Australia, Austria, Belarus, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Israel, Spain, Canada, Lichtenstein, Mexico, China, Colombia, Macao, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, San-Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, USA, France, Switzerland, South Africa, Japan.
Competition results
The Russian national junior team grabbed gold medals in all five medal events.
