The FINA Synchronised Swimming World Trophy is an annual, international synchronised swimming event, organized by FINA.Synchro World Trophy page of the FINA website; retrieved 2012-03-03. To highlight the beauty of synchronised swimming, this competition differ from other top-level international competitions: scores are given for the Artistic Impression only, accessories or equipment are permitted, etc. It was first held in 2006.HistoFINA, volume 9 published by FINA on 2009-07-01; retrieved 2012-03-03.
For the event, 8-12 nations are invited to compete, based on their rankings from recent FINA World Championships and the Olympic Games.
Editions Number Year Events Location Dates I 2006 D, T, FC Moscow II 2007 D, T, FC Rio de Janeiro III 2008 DF, DT, TF, FC Madrid December 5-7 IV 2009 S, DT, T, FC, SH Montreal November 27-29 V 2010 DT, T, FC, SH Moscow December 3-10 VI 2011 DT, T, FC, SH Beijing December 9-11 VII 2012 DT, T, FC, SH Mexico City December 5-8 VIII 2013 DT, T, FC, SH Mexico City December 5-8 IX 2014 DT, T, FC, SH Beijing December 13–14 X 2015 DT, T, FC, SH Shaoxing December 12–13 XI 2016 DT, T, FC, SH Yangzhou November 26–27
Event codes: S= Free-Solo, D= Duet, DF= Duet-Free, DT= Duet-Thematic, T= Team, TF= Team-Free, FC= Free Combination, SH=Synchro Highlight routine.
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