The FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup is an international, synchronized swimming event organized by FINA and currently held every 4 years. It is a top-level international 'synchro' competition.Synchro World Cup page from the FINA website; retrieved 2012-03-03. It was first held in 1979, and 2010 saw its twelfth edition.HistoFINA (2009 ed): volume 9 published by FINA on 2009-07-01; retrieved 2012-03-03.
The event features competition in four different synchro events (Solo, Duet, Team and Free Combination), and allows each entered nation to have 1 entrant per event. The winner of the event is determined by adding a nations points from the four events. (Note: Free Combination was added to the event beginning in 2006.)
As of 2012, Canada, Japan and the USA are the only nations to have swum at all editions of the Cup.HistoFINA (2011 ed): Synchro published by FINA on 2011-07-01; retrieved 2012-03-04.
Editions Edition Year Events Location Dates Nations Best Nation I 1979 S, D, T Tokyo 8 II 1985 S, D, T Indianapolis 3 III 1987 S, D, T Cairo 10 IV 1989 S, D, T Paris September 7-9 10 V 1991 S, D, T Bonn September 12-15 10 VI 1993 S, D, T Lausanne July 7-10 11 VII 1995 S, D, T Atlanta August 1-5 9 VIII 1997 S, D, T Guangdong July 16-19 13 IX 1999 S, D, T Seoul September 8-12 12 X 2002 S, D, T Zurich September 12-15 12 XI 2006 S, D, T, FC Yokohama September 14-17 29 XII 2010 S, D, T, FC Changshu September 16-19 23 XIII 2014 D, T, FC, TH Quebec October 2–5 17 Event codes: S= Solo, D= Duet, T= Team, FC= Free Combination, TH= Team Highlights
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