II FINA Trophy (Teams)

1. SPAIN

2. RUSSIA

3. USA

4. JAPAN

5. ITALY

6. BRAZIL

7. MEXICO

8. EGYPT

II FINA Trophy (duets)

1. Anastasia Davydova / Anastasia Ermakowa (RUS)

2. Gemma Mengual / Andrea Fuentes (ESP)

3. Christina Jones / Andrea Nott (USA)

4. Saya Kimura / Maya Kimura (JAP)

5. Manila Falmini / Federica Tommasi (ITA)

6. Lara Teixeira / Nayara Figueira (BRA)

7. Nara Falcon / Mariana Cifuentes (MEX)

8. Dalia Gebaly / Raem Wael (EGY)

humor :)

"Si hay algo que yo encuentro realmente aburrido, son los pinguinos sincronizados"

II FINA Trophy - Rio de Janiero

DUETS / DUETOS:

1. Davydowa / Ermakowa (RUS) 98,334

2. Mengual / Fuentes (ESP) 98,000

3. Jones / Nott (USA) 96,666

TEAMS / EQUIPOS:

1. ESP 99,667

2. RUS 99,000

3. USA 96,000FREE COMBINED / COMBOS:

1. RUS 99,000

2. USA 98,666
3. ESP 97,334

OVERALL / TOTAL

1. RUS 296,332

2. ESP 295,000

3. USA 291,334

Full results here / aqui

and yes... I watched it LIVE! / y si... yo lo vi en VIVO!

FINA Synchronized Swimming Judges School (Cali)

My concept about the FINA Synchronized Swimming Judges School is very good, you have the chance to learn a lot of new things and you also even remember a lot more that probably you are not thinking about when you are giving a mark. It was a great experience but very tiring. Great: because there were 4 full days about Synchronized Swimming (and those that don't know about this sport say: don't they get tired of Synchro??? well, no, we don't!!!) but we all were a bit tired because there were 4 full days or work, from 9am to 6pm. About the test? Well, it wasn't as difficult as I expected (the ones that indeed knows about it, knows).

There were 6 Judges from Venezuela, 2 from Cuba, 1 from Brazil, 1 from Aruba and all the others were from Colombia as I am.

P.S.- And yes, there were NO parties because everybody was exhausted.

Lina Zapata

FINA B Judge - Colombia

Mi concepto acerca de la Escuela FINA para Jueces de Nado Sincronizado es muy bueno: Se aprenden nuevas cosas y se recuerdan otras que posiblemente no se tienen en cuenta al dar una nota. Fue vacana y un poco agotadora. Vacana: porque fueron 4 dias completos de Nado Sincronizado, dicen los que no aben: NO se cansan de ver Nado Sincronizado??? pues no, no nos cansamos!!! pero si un poco de cansancio porque las jornadas son de 9am a 6pm durante 4 dias. El examen nada dificil: El que sabe, SABE! Estuvimos 6 Jueces de Venezuela, 2 de Cuba, 1 de Brazil y 1 de Aruba y el resto de Colombia.

Y nada de fiesta, por el cansancio.

Lina Zapata

Juez FINA B - Colombia