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.
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.
Qualification timeline Event Date Venue 2014 South American Aquatics Championships October 8–11, 2014 Mar del Plata 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games November 15–21, 2014 Veracruz
Qualification summary NOC Team Duet Athletes X X 9 X X 9 X X 9 X X 9 X 2 X 2 X 2 X X 9 X 2 X X 9 X 9 X X 9 X 2Total: 13 NOC's81282
Team Competition Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 Qualified automatically 1 2014 South American Championships 3 3 Total 8
Duet Competition Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 Qualified automatically 1 2014 South American Championships 3 2 3 2 Total 12
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