Japan's dominance at the third meet of the brand new FINA Synchronised Swimming World Series 2017 was only disrupted by Spain's Ona Caronell this weekend in Tokyo, Japan, as the 26 year-old athlete grabbed the golds at stake in both the technical and free solo routines. Japan however claimed four of the five golds on offer.
Atsushi Abe / Yumi Adachi (JPN) earned the mixed duet honours by virtue of being the only entrants, while Yukiko Inui first paired with Mai Nakamura and then with Kanami Nakamaki to take gold in the duet technical and free routines respectively.
Japan earned top honours in all team events - Team Free, Team Technical and Free Combination.
Medallists in Tokyo
Solo Technical: 1. Ona Carbonell (ESP) 92.2446; 2. Yukiko Inui (JPN) 91.0121; 3. Jacqueline Simoneau (CAN) 88.7567
Solo Free: 1. Ona Carbonell (ESP) 93.6667; 2. Yukiko Inui (JPN) 91.9000; 3. Jacqueline Simoneau (CAN) 90.6767
Duet Technical: 1. Yukiko Inui / Mai Nakamura (JPN) 90.4721; 2. Jacqueline Simoneau / Karine Thomas (CAN) 88.345; 3. Evangelia Papazoglou / Evangelia Platanioti (GRE) 85.8946
Duet Free: 1. Yukiko Inui / Kanami Nakamaki (JPN) 92.6333 2. Jacqueline Simoneau / Karine Thomas (CAN) 89.6000; 3. Evangelia Papazoglou / Evangelia Platanioti (GRE) 87.7333
Mixed Duet Technical: 1. Atsushi Abe / Yumi Adachi (JPN) 83.0235
Mixed Duet Free: 1. Atsushi Abe / Yumi Adachi (JPN) 85.3667
Team Free: 1. Japan 91.5684; 2. Mexico 85.5436; 3. Kazakhstan 78.6959
Team Technical: 1. Japan 91.5684; 2. Mexico 85.5436; 3. Kazakhstan 78.6959
Free Combination: 1. Japan 93.1667; 2. France 84.8000; 3. Kazakhstan 87.7000
The World Series circuit resumes today in Toronto, Canada (May 2-7). It then calls at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain, and Long Island, USA, before concluding in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent.