INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Squad members
Anita Alvarez (Kenmore, N.Y./Town of Tonawanda Aquettes) and
Sandra Ortellado (Walnut Creek, Calif./Walnut Creek Aquanuts) finished 11th in the free duet Friday at the Make Up For
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Anita Alvarez and Sandra Ortellado finished in 11th place
in the free duet at the 2014 French Open. |
Ever French Open in Montreuil, Paris, gaining some valuable international experience in the process.
Competing against swimmers with years of senior national team experience, the two 16-year-olds scored 80.6667 points in the final.
Alvarez and Ortellado had 79.7667 points in Thursday's preliminaries to be one of 13 out of 27 duets to advance to the final.
China's Wenyan Sun and Xuechen Huang won gold with 92.2000 points. Japan's Yukiko Inui and Risako Mitsui finished second at 90.3333, and Ukraine's Lolita Ananasova and Anna Voloshyna were third with 90.0000 points.
Karensa Tjoa (San Jose, Calif./Santa Clara Aquamaids) was the U.S. reserve.
About USA Synchro
USA Synchro was established as a nonprofit organization in 1977, and is the United States national governing body for the sport, recognized by the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee and FINA (Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur) - the international governing federation.
USA Synchro organizes, participates in, and promotes a variety of competitive events each year. These events begin at the local level and continue in the following categories: Age Group (12-19), Junior (15-18), Senior and Masters (20+).
