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Synchro team heads to FINA World Cup
By Taylor Payne // USA Synchro // September 8, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Team will make a splash in Yokohama, Japan, at the 2006 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup, Sept. 14-17, featuring top international competition. Christina Jones will represent the United States in the solo competition (Sept. 15) and will pair up with Andrea Nott for the duet event (Sept. 16). The team competition will debut on Sept. 17. The U.S. has won six of 10 World Cup team titles.
The duet and team events can be viewed on same-day delay via http://www.wcsn.com/ at 4:00 p.m. ET. Former U.S. National Team member and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, Nathalie Bartleson will provide commentary.
The U.S. National Team I consists of Brooke Abel (Fallbrook, Calif.), Poppy Carlig (Richmond, Calif.), Janet Culp (Littleton, Colo.), Kate Hooven (Pleasanton, Calif.), Christina Jones (Fremont, Calif.), Becky Kim (Walnut Creek, Calif.), Elizabeth-Anne Markman (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), Barbara Nesbitt (Riverside, Calif.), Andrea Nott (San Jose, Calif.), Annabelle Orme (Walnut Creek, Calif.), Jillian Penner (Seattle, Wash.) and Kim Probst (Troy, N.Y.).
Check http://www.usasynchro.org/ and http://www.yokohama2006.org/daily for results and information. Also, log on to http://www.wcsn.com/ for same-day webcast of the duet and team events.
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