Synchronized swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification system

A total of 80 synchronized swimmers 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
EventDateVenue
2014 South American Aquatics ChampionshipsOctober 8–11, 2014 Mar del Plata
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games[2]November 15–21, 2014 Veracruz

Qualification summary
NOCTeamDuetAthletes
 ArgentinaXX9
 ArubaXX9
 BrazilXX9
 CanadaXX9
 ChileX2
 ColombiaX2
 Costa RicaX2
 CubaXX9
 GuatemalaX2
 MexicoXX9
 PeruX9
 United StatesXX9
 VenezuelaX2
Total: 13 NOC's81282

Team
CompetitionVacanciesQualified
Host nation1 Canada
Qualified automatically1 United States
2014 South American Championships3 Brazil
 Argentina
 Colombia
 Peru
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games3 Mexico
 Aruba
 Cuba
Total8

Duet
CompetitionVacanciesQualified
Host nation1 Canada
Qualified automatically1 United States
2014 South American Championships3 Brazil
 Argentina
 Colombia
2 Venezuela
 Chile
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games3 Mexico
 Aruba
 Cuba
2 Costa Rica
 Puerto Rico
 Guatemala
Total12

References
  1. "Qualification System Aquatics – Synchronized Swimming" (PDF). http://www.uana-aquatics.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 19 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  2. "Synchronized swimming defines tickets for Pan American Games". http://veracruz2014.mx/. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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