FINA announced on July 22nd, 2023 that male athletes will be allowed to compete in synchronized swimming in the 2024 Olympic Games for the first time. According to FINA, their proposal has been approved by the International Olympic Committee. In the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, male athletes will be allowed to participate in synchronized swimming competitions. It will be the first time that a male flower swimmer is qualified to participate in the Olympic Games since synchronized swimming event 1984 joined the Olympic family.
At that time, male athletes will be allowed to participate in the team event of flower swimming. Of the 8 players in each team, there can be at most two male players. It is estimated that 10 teams will participate in the collective swimming event of the Paris Olympic Games.
From 20 15, the mixed doubles event was set up in the flower swimming competition of the World Swimming Championships. Bill may, an American who won the mixed doubles gold medal on 20 15 and became the first men's singles champion in the World Championships, said that taking part in the Olympic Flower Tour was once considered an impossible dream for men, "but now it has been proved that we should all dream bravely".
Rules of collective free combination in synchronized swimming
1. entry rules: each team consists of 10 regular athletes and 2 substitute athletes, and the number of applicants cannot exceed 12. When participating in the competition, each team should have at least 4 people and at most 12 people. Reduce 1 person, and deduct 0.5 points from the total score.
2. Music selection: the time of music is 5 minutes, and the time error should be controlled at 15 seconds.
3. Scoring rules:1* * The judges are divided into two groups, one group is responsible for scoring technical values and the other group is responsible for scoring artistic impressions.
4. Entry order: The order is determined by drawing lots, from the first round to the final. Players with a total score of 1 6 will be selected from 7 to 12, and players with a total score of 7 to 1 2 will be selected from16.