Synchronized swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification
Qualification system
A total of 80 synchronized swimers will qualify to compete at the games. 8 teams of nine athletes (including one reserve) along with an additional four duets will qualify to compete at the games. The host nation is automatically qualified with a team of nine athletes. A NOC may enter a maximum of nine athletes, if it has qualified a team and two athletes if it has qualified only a duet.[1]
Canada as host nation and the United States, as being the only member located in zone 3 automatically qualify a full team. The South American region and the Central American and Caribbean region will qualify three teams and five duets each. Therefore a total of eight teams and twelve duets will qualify. All countries qualifying a team will also qualify a duet, the pair most consist of two athletes that compete in the team event.[1]
Qualification timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 South American Aquatics Championships | October 8–11, 2014 |  Mar del Plata |
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games[2] | November 15–21, 2014 |  Veracruz |
Qualification summary
| NOC | Team | Duet | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | X | X | 9 |
 Aruba | X | X | 9 |
 Brazil | X | X | 9 |
 Canada | X | X | 9 |
 Chile | X | 2 | |
 Colombia | X | 2 | |
 Costa Rica | X | 2 | |
 Cuba | X | X | 9 |
 Guatemala | X | 2 | |
| Mexico | X | X | 9 |
 Peru | X | 9 | |
 United States | X | X | 9 |
 Venezuela | X | 2 | |
| Total: 13 NOC's | 8 | 12 | 82 |
Team
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | 1 | United States |
| 2014 South American Championships | 3 | Brazil Argentina Colombia Peru |
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | 3 | Mexico Aruba Cuba |
| Total | 8 |
Duet
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | 1 | United States |
| 2014 South American Championships | 3 | Brazil Argentina Colombia |
| 2 | Venezuela Chile | |
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | 3 | Mexico Aruba Cuba |
| 2 | Costa Rica Puerto Rico Guatemala | |
| Total | 12 |
References
- 1 2 "Qualification System Aquatics – Synchronized Swimming" (PDF). http://www.uana-aquatics.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 19 November 2014. External link in
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