The 17th FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships was held from 23 to 27 August 2022 at Desjardins Aquatic Centre in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[1][2][3] Competition was open to individuals between 15 and 18 years of age, inclusive, per their age at the end of the 2022 calendar year.[1] It was the first FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships to allow men to compete as individuals (in solo events).[4][5]
| 17th FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Quebec City, Canada |
| Date(s) | 23–27 August |
| Venue(s) | Desjardins Aquatic Centre |
In April 2022, FINA banned all Belarusian and Russian athletes and officials from the Championships due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]
Results
editWomen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo technical | Moe Higa Japan |
88.4438 | Susanna Pedotti Italy |
85.2942 | Oriane Jaillardon France |
84.3904 |
| Solo free | Moe Higa Japan |
89.7667 | Marina Garcia Polo Spain |
87.6000 | Susanna Pedotti Italy |
86.8000 |
| Duet technical | Japan Moka Fujii Yukina Hotta |
87.5591 | Spain Aitana Crespo Mercedes Diaz Cervera Lilou Lluis Valette[a] |
85.6516 | France Oriane Jaillardon Romane Lunel |
84.6559 |
| Duet free | Japan Moka Fujii Yukina Hotta |
88.7333 | Spain Aitana Crespo Mercedes Diaz Cervera |
88.2000 | Italy Alessia Macchi Susanna Pedotti |
86.5667 |
| Team technical | Japan |
88.3786 | Spain |
86.6667 | Italy |
85.2905 |
| Team free | Spain |
89.3000 | Japan |
89.2333 | Italy |
86.9333 |
| Team free combination | Japan |
89.1667 | Spain |
88.5000 | Italy |
86.3667 |
- a Individual was a reserve competitor.
Men
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo technical | Dennis Gonzalez Boneu Spain |
82.6639 | Yotaro Sato Japan |
80.9088 | Eduard Kim Kazakhstan |
79.2620 |
| Solo free | Dennis Gonzalez Boneu Spain |
83.6000 | Yotaro Sato Japan |
83.3000 | Eduard Kim Kazakhstan |
79.6000 |
Mixed
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duet technical | Japan Yotaro Sato Ayano Shimada |
84.0251 | Spain Dennis Gonzalez Boneu Valeria Parra Telegina |
83.2318 | Italy Alessia Austranti Filippo Pelati |
79.5817 |
| Duet free | Japan Yotaro Sato Ayano Shimada |
85.7000 | Spain Valeria Parra Telegina Dennis Gonzalez Boneu |
84.6333 | Kazakhstan Eduard Kim Zhaklin Yakimova |
84.6333 |
| Team highlight | Spain |
87.5333 | Italy |
86.6000 |  Greece |
84.7333 |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Quebec 2022 FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships: Technical Bulletin v2.0". FINA. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Québec City hosted World's Best Junior Artistic Swimmers". Canada Artistic Swimming. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 FINA Junior World Championships Recap". Artistic Swimming Australia. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Boutin, Richard (22 August 2022). "Natation artistique: une page d'histoire sera écrite au mondial junior à Québec" (in French). Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Great Britain's Junior Artistic Swimmers continue to impress in Canada". Swim England. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Koos, Torin (21 April 2022). "PRESS RELEASE | FINA Bureau acknowledges decision to suspend Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov". FINA. Retrieved 19 November 2022.