| Date | 22 – 23 August 2008 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Beijing Guojia Youyong Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing | |
| Participants | 69 from 8 countries | |
| Format | Technical and free routines. Final total is sum of 50% of technical routine score and 50% of free routine score. | |
Russia was not expected to be challenged and they were not, winning the gold medal easily. In the technical routine they opened a 0.583 lead over Spain, eliminating any suspense over the outcome. But they put on a true show in the freestyle final routine, scoring a perfect 50 points. China placed third, winning their first ever medal in synchronized swimming.
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