The World Aquatics Junior Artistic Swimming Championships is an international, synchronized swimming event organized by World Aquatics held every 2 years.World Junior Synchro Championships page from the FINA website; retrieved 2013-08-09. It was first held in 1989, and 2012 saw its thirteenth edition.
The event features competition in five artistic swimming event categories (Solo, Duet, Team, Free Combination, Highlight). Free Combination was added to the program beginning in 2002 and Highlight was added to the program starting in the 2022 edition.
For the editions of the Championships between 1989 and 2016, inclusive, the name of the Championships at the time of competition was FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships, but following a name change of the sport from synchronised swimming to artistic swimming in 2017, which corresponded with a change in performance evaluation criteria, the name of the Championships at the time of competition was changed to FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships for all subsequent editions (2018 and 2022).The Associated Press (22 July 2017). "Synchronized swimming to be called artistic swimming". CBC.ca. Retrieved 18 November 2022."What is the difference between synchronized swimming and artistic swimming?". Diario AS. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
Editions Edition Year Events Location Dates Nations 1 1989 S, D, T Cali, 17–23 July 2 1991 S, D, T Salerno, 25–28 July 3 1993 S, D, T Leeds, 27–30 August 4 1995 S, D, T Bonn, 20–23 July 28 5 1997 S, D, T Moscow, 29 June – 3 July 27 6 1999 S, D, T Cali, 7–11 July 15 7 2001 S, D, T Federal Way, 15–19 August 28 8 2002 S, D, T, FC Montreal, 15–18 August 29 9 2004 S, D, T, FC Moscow, 21–25 July 31 10 2006 S, D, T, FC Foshan, 7–11 October 11 2008 S, D, T, FC St. Petersburg, 8–13 July 26 12 2010 S, D, T, FC Indianapolis, 9–15 August 25 13 2012 S, D, T, FC Volos, 12–16 September 33 14 2014 S, D, T, FC Helsinki, 30 July – 3 August 34 15 2016 Fig, S, D, T, FC Kazan, 9–13 July 34 16 2018 TS, FS, TD, FD, MDT, MDF, TT, FT, FC Budapest, 18–22 July 41 17 2022 TS, FS, TD, FD, MDT, MDF, MH, TT, FT, FC, MTS, MFS Quebec City, 23–27 August 25 18 2024 TS, FS, TD, FD, MDT, MDF, A, TT, FT, MTS, MFS Lima, 28 August – 1 September 35 19 2026 TS, FS, TD, FD, MDT, MDF, A, TT, FT, MTS, MFS Budapest, 12–16 August Event codes: Fig= Solo Figures, S= Solo, TS= Technical Solo, FS= Free Solo, D= Duet, TD=Technical Duet, FD= Free Duet, T= Team, TT= Technical Team, FT= Free Team, FC= Free Combination, MDT= Mixed Duet Technical, MDF= Mixed Duet Free, MH= Mixed Highlight, A= Acrobatic, MTS= Man Technical Solo, MFS= Man Free Solo
Medal table Updated after 2026 Championships.
See also FINA World Junior Swimming Championships FINA World Junior Diving Championships FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships
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