The 2022 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series began on 19 March 2022 with a virtual event jointly hosted by the United States and Canada and ended on 22 May 2022 with an onsite super final event in Athens, Greece.Koos, Torin (7 March 2022). "FINA reveals updated FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 calendar". FINA. Retrieved 7 March 2022. The series consisted of four legs across three continents and featured solo, duet, and team artistic swimming events in female, male, and mixed categories."Artistic Swimming World Series: Rules & Regulations 2022 Edition". FINA. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022. It was the final edition to use the name FINA Artistic Swimming World Series preceding a change of competition name on 9 December 2022 to FINA Artistic Swimming World Cup for the 2023 edition.Koos, Torin (9 December 2022). "FINA Artistic Swimming World Cup 2023 hosts revealed". FINA. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
Mixed gender team events featured up to two men per team. In December 2022, following the conclusion of World Series, the International Olympic Committee announced it would be allowing men to compete in artistic swimming for the first time only in mixed gender teams events at the 2024 Olympic Games, using the same format for team composition, up to two men, as the World Series."For the first time, men eligible to compete in Artistic Swimming at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024". FINA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
From 21 April through the end of the World Series, athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus were banned from participating due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Schedule Originally the World Series was scheduled to include five legs across three continents, including a first ever joint hosting of a FINA Artistic Swimming World Series leg and a FINA Diving World Series leg in Kazan, Russia for the third leg in May 2022.Koos, Torin (2 December 2021). "Artistic Swimming World Series and Diving World Series 2022 schedules revealed". FINA. Retrieved 7 March 2022.Shay, Ashleigh (2 December 2021). "FINA reveals 2022 schedule for Artistic Swimming World Series and Diving World Series". Swimming World. Retrieved 7 March 2022."USA To Host FINA Youth World Championships In 2022". TeamUSA.org. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022. However, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022, FINA canceled the leg of the World Series scheduled to take place in Kazan out of concern for the safety and well-being of participating athletes."Press Release | Decisions on the FINA international events calendar". FINA. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.Ransom, Ian; Carroll, Rory (27 February 2022). "FINA cancels World Junior Championships in Russia". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022. To ensure the safety of participants, FINA required athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus to compete under neutral labels (no country name, flag, anthem, etc.) during competition."Press Release | FINA Order award withdrawn". FINA. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022."Press Release | FINA Bureau approves key measures to protect FINA events and athlete welfare". FINA. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022. The designation "Independent FINA Athlete" (IFA) was the neutral term for competitors from the two countries. After initially allowing athletes and officials from both countries to participate as neutrals, FINA reversed its decision and banned the athletes and officials altogether effective 21 April 2022 through the end of competition. The updated schedule included the four non-canceled legs.
Leg Dates Host Venue # athletes # countries Notes1 19–20 March United States - Canada Various 80 15 Virtual event 2 1–3 April Paris, France Piscine Georges VallereyCroes, Maureen (31 March 2022). "Artistic Swimming World Series comes back to Paris". FINA. Retrieved 31 March 2022. 124 26 3 8–10 April Kazan, Russia Palace of Water Sports – – Cancelled 4 7–8 May Australia Various 126 24 Virtual event 5 20–22 May Athens, Greece Olympic Athletic Center of AthensKoos, Torin (19 May 2022). "By the Numbers | Preview to the Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 Super Final". FINA. Retrieved 19 May 2022. 137 23 Super Final
Leg 1 was a virtual format with events competed between 19 and 25 February 2022 and performances webcast publicly with commentary on 19 and 20 March 2022."FINA Virtual Artistic Swimming World Series: CAN & USA 2022". FINA. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022. Leg 4 was a virtual format with events competed between 8 and 19 April 2022 and performances webcast publicly with commentary on 7 and 8 May 2022."FINA Artistic Swimming World Series: AUS (Virtual) 2022". FINA. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
Medal summary Each National Swimming Federation was permitted multiple entrants in individual and duet events, however, medals were awarded to the top three competitors in each event, with only the highest scoring competitor from each National Swimming Federation eligible for a final ranking and medal.
Medal table
Female Solo technical routine Hennigan, Caoimhe (19 March 2022). "Technical events feature during day one of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 opener". FINA. Retrieved 19 March 2022. Varvara Subbotina Independent FINA Athlete 91.5848 Itsuki Hirota 82.5916 Audrey Lamothe 82.0037 Paris"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Women Solo Technical". FINA. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022. Oriane Jaillardon 83.5476 Audrey Lamothe 83.3653 Polina Prikazchikova 80.4161 KazanCancelled Vasiliki Alexandri 84.1776 Audrey Lamothe 83.0599 Itsuki Hirota 82.7571 Athens"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Super Final: Results Women Solo Technical". FINA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022. Vasiliki Alexandri 86.9450 Anita Alvarez 84.6848 Marlene Bojer 80.0743
Solo free routine FINA (20 March 2022). "Day 2 | FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - USA & CAN - Virtual Event". YouTube. Retrieved 20 March 2022.Hennigan, Caoimhe (20 March 2022). "Creativity and composure on display during day two of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 opener". FINA. Retrieved 20 March 2022. Eve Planeix 87.4667 Yuka Kawase 84.2667 Emma Grosvenor 77.9667 Paris"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Women Solo Free". FINA. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022. Iris Tió 86.7333 Federica Sala 85.8000 Laelys Alavez 83.9000 KazanCancelled Audrey Lamothe 84.6000 Itsuki Hirota 83.9000 Polina Prikazchikova 83.0667 Athens"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Super Final: Results Women Solo Free". FINA. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Vasiliki Alexandri 89.4333 Iris Tió 88.2000 Anita Alvarez 87.1000
Duet technical routine Independent FINA Athletes Varvara Subbotina Svetlana Kolesnichenko 93.1321 Anastasia Bayandina Daria Bayandina 88.3151 Siri Kawaguchi Uta Kobayashi 80.2902 Paris"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Women Duet Technical". FINA. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022. Oriane Jaillardon Romane Lunel 83.7000 Eleni Fragkaki Krystalenia Gialama 82.7753 Shelly Bobritsky Ariel Nassee 82.4852 KazanCancelled Anna-Maria Alexandri Eirini-Marina Alexandri 87.8449 Shelly Bobritsky Ariel Nassee 82.6422 Airi Kawaguchi Uta Kobayashi 81.7360 Athens"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Super Final: Results Women Duet Technical". FINA. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Anna-Maria Alexandri Eirini-Marina Alexandri 90.4430 Bregje de Brouwer Marloes Steenbeek 84.8617 Megumi Field Daniella Ramirez 84.3622
Duet free routine Megumi Field Natalia Vega 84.9000 Yoonseo Hur Lee Ri-young 84.2000 Independent FINA Athletes Marharyta Kiryliuk Valeryia Valasach 83.7333 Paris"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Women Duet Free". FINA. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022. Megumi Field Natalia Vega 85.7667 Shelly Bobritsky Nikol Nahshonov 83.8000 Lalie Chassaigne Sasha Comte 83.2333 KazanCancelledFINA (8 May 2022). "DAY 2 - PART 2 | FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Australia - Virtual Event". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2022. Megumi Field Natalia Vega 84.8000 Shelly Bobritsky Nikol Nahshonov 84.2667 Yoonseo Hur Lee Ri-young 82.7333 Athens"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Super Final: Results Women Duet Free". FINA. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022. Anna-Maria Alexandri Eirini-Marina Alexandri 91.6000 Bregje de Brouwer Marloes Steenbeek 86.6667 Eden Blecher Shelly Bobritsky 85.8000
Team technical routine 87.7137 83.2592 Independent FINA Athletes 81.9504 Paris"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Women Team Technical". FINA. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022. 86.0680 84.7341 82.5568 KazanCancelled 84.8199 83.5067 81.5018 Athens"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Super Final: Results Women Team Technical". FINA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022. 86.1525 83.4367 79.2041
Team free routine 84.7000 Independent FINA Athletes 83.2333 none awarded Paris"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Women Team Free". FINA. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022. 90.7000 85.7667 84.4667 KazanCancelled 84.8000 83.9333 79.6000 Athens"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Super Final: Results Women Team Free". FINA. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022. 85.1333 81.5333 75.7333
Male Solo technical routine Aleksandr Maltsev Independent FINA Athlete 90.4231 Fernando Díaz del Río 76.4571 Javier Ruisanchez 53.7147 Paris"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Men Solo Technical". FINA. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022. Fernando Díaz del Río 76.2795 Javier Ruisanchez 60.8774 none awarded KazanCancelledCroes, Maureen (7 May 2022). "FINA Artistic Swimming World Series for first time hosted virtually by Australia". FINA. Retrieved 7 May 2022. Fernando Díaz del Río 74.2865 Eduard Kim 69.8678 Javier Ruisanchez 57.9860 Athens"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Super Final: Results Men Solo Technical". FINA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022. Fernando Díaz del Río 77.9618 Kenneth Gaudet 74.8963 Eduard Kim 74.8478
Solo free routine Javier Ruisanchez 60.2000 none awardednone awarded Paris"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Men Solo Free". FINA. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022. Gustavo Sánchez 80.8667 Nicolò Ogliari 79.0667 Javier Ruisanchez 65.6333 KazanCancelledFINA (8 May 2022). "Day 2 | FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Australia - Virtual Event". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2022. Gustavo Sánchez 77.4667 Javier Ruisanchez 62.5333 none awarded Athens"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Super Final: Results Men Solo Free". FINA. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Fernando Díaz del Río 80.3333 Nicolò Ogliari 76.5000 Kenneth Gaudet 76.4667
Mixed Duet technical routine Independent FINA Athletes Mayya Gurbanberdieva Aleksandr Maltsev 90.5697 Emma García Pau Ribes 82.7569 Nicolle Torrens Javier Ruisanchez 64.1346 Paris"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Mixed Duet Technical". FINA. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022. Emma García Pau Ribes 84.3804 Ivy Davis Kenneth Gaudet 79.0104 Gustavo Sánchez Jennifer Cerquera 77.7850 KazanCancelled Yotaro Sato Tomoka Sato 83.5156 Emma García Pau Ribes 82.8584 Eduard Kim Zhaklin Yakimova 78.8609 Athens"FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 - Super Final: Results Mixed Duet Technical". FINA. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Emma García Pau Ribes 83.3138 Claudia Coletti Kenneth Gaudet 78.3346 Eduard Kim Zhaklin Yakimova 78.2740
Duet free routine