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Russia claims gold in Melbourne
24/03/2007 12:59 - (SA)
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| A Russian swimmer emerges from the water during the synchronised swimming team free final at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne. Russia won the gold medal. (Rob Griffith, AP) |
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Melbourne - Results from the world swimming championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday:
Synchronised swimming, team free:
1. Russia (Maria Gromova, Natalia Ischenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Olga Kuzhela, Anna Naeskina, Elena Ovtchinnikova, Svetlana Romashina, Anna Shorina, Elizavera Stepanova, Sofya Volkova), 99.000 points.
2. Spain (Andrea Fuentes Fache, Tina Fuentes Fache, Thais Henriquez Torres, Gemma Mengual Civil, Gisela Moron Rovira, Irina Rodriquez Alvarez, Paola Tirados Sanchez, Cristina Violan Espinosa, Alba Cabello Rodilla, Ona Carbonnell Ballestero), 98.500.
3. Japan (Saho Harada, Naoko Kawashima, Hiromi Kobayashi, Erika Komura, Takako Konishi, Ayako Matsumura, Emiko Suzuki, Masako Tachibana, Ai Aoki, Erina Suzuki), 97.334 points.
4. China 96.331.
5. United States 95.834
6. Canada 95.167.
7. Italy 94.000.
8. Greece 92.167.
9. Ukraine 91.166.
10 (tie) Brazil 90.333; North Korea 90.333.
12. France 89.666.
- AP
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