2010 - New branding and logo for USA Synchro were released in January. The logo was designed to capture the beauty, grace and physical strength of synchronized swimming. Team USA takes bronze at the Spanish Open in the solo and duet events among competition that included brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Spain, Switzerland and Venezuela. Mary Killman represented the stars and stripes in solo and Meghan Kinney paired with Ona Carbonell for duet. The national team is coached by Jenny Ekhilevsky and Kimmy McKinley. Nancy Weiman, Karen Rosolowski and Lizzi Jakobsen are crowned world solo champions at the 13th FINA World Masters Swimming Championships. Team USA travels to the 2010 FINA World Cup in China led by Jenny Ekhilevsky and Kimmy McKinley, claiming fifth in duet, sixth in team and fifth in solo.

2011 - At the Masters National Championships USA Synchro received the Guinness World Record for “The World’s Largest Floating Pink Ribbon” in honor of breast cancer survivors. Mayuko “Mayu” Fujiki, former Japanese Olympian, is named Head Coach of the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championship and Pan American national teams. Team USA places sixth in duet at the German Open represented by Mary Killman and Megan Hansley. OSU once again takes the high-point title at the 2011 U.S. Collegiate Championships by a margin of three points with Stanford coming in second. Killman captures second place in technical solo at the Brazil Open and teams up with Lyssa Wallace for a fourth-place finish in technical duet. Team USA earns bronze medals in both team categories. Killman and Wallace improved their routine to take second-place in technical duet at the 2011 Barcelona Trophy. In the free competition, Team USA grabbed fourth. USA is edged by Canada for Olympic Qualification at the Pan American Games despite improving two points in the technical competition. Lori Eaton is named USA Synchro Assistant Coach. The national team closes out the year finishing sixth overall at the 6th FINA World Trophy in Bejing.

2012 - Mary Killman and Maria Koroleva are named the 2012 US Olympic Qualification duet pair after an impressive performance at the 2011 Pan American games. Competition begins in February where the national squad earns bronze in the team free and team technical events at the Spanish Winter Open. Ohio State snags its 28th overall Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Championship title ahead of University of Incarnate Word. Team USA falls short in bid to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games, finishing sixth at the FINA qualification tournament. Killman and Koroleva are able to qualify in the duet category, finishing in seventh-place. USA Synchro ushers in the inaugural Synchro de Mayo week to promote the sport. The Olympic duet pair records an 11th-place finish at the Olympic Games in London. Julie Fabsik-Swarts is named USA Synchro Executive Director, working collaboratively with President Judy McGowan. Members of Walnut Creek Aquanuts represent the united States at the 7th FINA World Trophy Cup and claim seventh in Mexico.

2013 - Myriam Glez, former British Swimming assistant coach, is named USA Synchro High Performance Director. Stanford tops Ohio State to be crowned US Collegiate Champions. USA Synchro celebrates 35 years of serving as the national governing body for synchronized swimming. The eleven best collegiate athletes in the country travel to Russia for the World University Games where Killman represents Lindenwood and takes fourth in the solo events. The team, made up of athletes from Stanford, Incarnate Word and Ohio State, grabs bronze while the duet of Megan Hansley and Morgan Fuller claim fourth in duet free. Fuller paired with Rosilyn Tegart in free duet and also earned fourth. Walnut Creek Aquanuts participated in Americas Got Talent. The US Open is hosted in Texas and Team USA is awarded silver in the team event. The FINA World Championships are held in Barcelona, Spain. Killman swims to a 10th-place finish in technical solo while Rebecca Moody takes 13th in free solo for her first performance in the category on the world stage. Claire Barton and Sarah Rodriguez are selected to represent USA at the FINA World Trophy event. With just a few weeks to prepare, they finish seventh in thematic duet. Julie Fabre, former French national team coach and Olympic athlete, is named the new coach of the senior national team.

2014 - Kevin Warner is named Executive Director of USA Synchro. Anita Alvarez and Sandra Ortellado compete together for the first time at the French Open and score land in 11th place in free duet. Lindenwood University claims its first US Collegiate title, sweeping the solo, duet, trio and team events.The national duet training squad is announced and is composed of Anita Alvarez, Claire Barton, Mariya Koroleva and Alison Williams. USA Synchro hosted the 2014 UANA Pan American Championships in Riverside, California where national team members grabbed gold medals in 13-15 team, 13-15 duet, 12&Un Team, and 12&U duet.

2015 - Alvarez and Koroleva claim sixth in the free duet and seventh in the tech routine at the French Open. Barton and Williams earn 10th in free and 11th in tech. Alvarez and Koroleva advance to finals to finish sixth. Ohio State University reclaims the US Collegiate Championship. Koroleva switches partners and pairs with Williams, winning silver medals in duet at the China Open. Shari Darst is named High Performance Coordinator. Alvarez and Koroleva re-pair to represent the USA at the Pan American Games in Toronto after winning bronze at the US Open. Mixed duet is introduced at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Bill May wins two medals, earning gold with Christina Jones in mixed duet tech and silver with Kristina Lum Underwood in mixed duet free. Mary Killman ties for eight in women’s solo free and takes ninth in solo technical. Team USA takes tenth in team technical and 12th in team free. Team USA is edged at the Pan American Games, finishing in third with bronze medals in duet (Koroleva, Williams) and team. USA Synchro moves headquarters from Indianapolis to Colorado Springs. Alvarez and Koroleva are selected as the 2016 US Olympic duet. The senior national team performs in Times Square in one of the largest ever constructed swim tanks to showcase the new line of Epson EcoTank Printers.

2016 - Olympic hopefuls begin their season at the 2016 German Open and French Open, Anita Alvarez and Mariya Koroleva win a Bronze at both events. The duet goes on to qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio after finishing in seventh for both free and tech, Team USA is unable to qualify the team. After returning from retirement, Bill May winsFINA Male Synchro Athlete of the Year. Stanford claims its eighth U.S. Collegiate Title, also taking gold in duet, trio and team. In April, the Olympic duet participates in the China Open, bringing home a gold in duet free and a silver in duet tech. They fall to fifth at the Synchro America Open when competing against five Olympic duets. The pair advances to finals at the Rio Olympic Games and finish in ninth place. Bill May and Kanako Spendlove claim gold at the UANA Pan American Championship in mixed duet. USA also wins 13-15 team, 13-15 duet, 13-15 solo, 13-15 figures, 12&U team and 12&U duet. USA Synchro is awarded the Diversity and Inclusion Advancement award from USOC.

2017 - Following the retirement of Koroleva, Victoria Woroniecki pairs with Anita Alvarez to become the new Team USA duet representatives. They compete together for the first time at the French Open, notching seventh in the free final and 10th in the technical event. Ohio State adds a 30th national championship to its resume, taking gold in team, solo and duet. Alvarez and Woroniecki take two silver medals at the China Open and Alvarez notches a gold in tech solo. The pair then travels to Tokyo where they claim eight at the Japan Open. Team USA sees success at the Synchro America Open, taking gold in team. Other notable wins from the event include Bill May and Kanako Spendlove taking first in mixed duet free, Team USA duet with bronze and Anita Alvarez with bronze in solo. USA athletes traveled to Budapest, Hungary to claim 12th in team free, 11th in duet free, 12th in duet tech and 3rd in mixed duet tech.

2018 - Ohio State repeats as collegiate national champions, claiming the institution’s 31st national title in synchro. OSU takes gold in team and duet and Stanford, the runner-up for Overall Institution Award, takes first in solo and trio. The US senior national team begins the season in April, competing in Bejing at the China Open. Alvarez pairs with a new duet partner in Ruby Remati to take bronze in duet tech and free and the team earns silver in both the technical and free event. The duet then travels to Japan and claims 11th in the duet free final and 10th in the duet tech final. The Canadian World Series is the first time Remati pairs with Yara Elain to finish eight in free duet and Alvarez and Remati take seventh in duet tech. Team USA is awarded fifth in team free and tech and a silver medal in combo free. The US once again hosts its annual Synchro America open where the same free duet pair finishes seventh and the same tech duet takes fifth. The senior national team earned bronze medals in free team and combo and fourth in tech team.USA finishes the competition circuit strong at UANA Pan American Championship where the senior national team is crowned champions inteam tech and free team. Yara Elian and Ruby Remati win the senior free duet. Remati and Nicole Goot claim silver in senior duet tech. Andrea Fuentes, Spain’s most decorated female aquatic Olympian, takes over the national team program in September as Head Coach followed by Adam Andrasko who takes the reins from Linda Loehndorf as Chief Executive Officer. Bill May, Natalia Vega and Kanako Spendlove are named to the 2019 U.S. Senior Mixed Duet Squad and 2016 Olympian Anita Alvarez, Ruby Remati, Lindi Schroeder and Abbygayle Remmers named to Senior National Team Duet Squad.

2019 - The Ohio State University achieves a collegiate sweep the Collegiate Championship, garnering gold in solo, duet, trio and team and winning the Overall Institution Championship for the third straight year. This is the fifth time the program has achieved a collegiate sweep and the first since 2002. FINA World Championships in South Korea prove to be a highlight. 2016 Olympian Anita Alvarez and partner Ruby Remati swim to "It's Oh So Quiet" for the tech duet and finish 12th place and their risky, rap-inspired free duet lands 12th. Bill May and partner Natalia Vega barely miss the podium in both mixed duet events, placing fourth. Team USA unveils a brand-new technical routine to "It's Raining Men " and showed off the robot-themed free routine, both placing 11th. Alvarez makes her World Championship debut as a soloist for the US, performing an emotional free solo to Jessie J's "Rose Confessional” that places her at 12th. USA Synchro wins back-to-back bronze medals at the Pan American Games in Peru after nailing an extremely difficult lift in the team competition and an impressive performance for duet. Lara Teixeria, three-time Olympian, is named the Junior National Team Assistant Coach and High Performance Manager. Alvarez and Lindi Schroeder are named USA duet representatives with Ruby Remati serving as alternate.

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