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FINA World Championships: Synchro Team Claims Bronze
By USOC.Staff // U.S. Olympic Committee // March 20, 2007
The 2007 FINA World Championships are underway from Melbourne, Australia. The World Championships includes the World Championships for the sports of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo. Swimming will be contested March 25-April 1. Synchronized Swimming will be March 17-24. Diving is March 18-25 and Water Polo is March 19-April 1.
The free combination final highlighted day two of the synchronized swimming portion of the 2007 FINA World Aquatic Championships held in Melbourne, Australia.
Team USA scored a 96.500 to secure a bronze medal after the finals of the free combination event. Russia finished on top with a near perfect 99.000 while Japan followed with a 97.833.
The solo technical final highlighted day three of the synchronized swimming World Championships. Christina Jones represented Team USA and finished fourth with a score of a 95.500. She steadily rises after placing fifth at the 2005 World Championships, which marked her first major senior international competition.
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