Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's duet

The women's duet event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, took place inside the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre from 23 to 25 August.^[1] Reigning world champions Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova of Russia overwhelmed the audience with an extraordinarily synchronous and impressive performance to defend their Olympic title with a final merit of 99.334 points. Japan's Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda maintained a silver-medal streak in their second Olympics with 98.417, while U.S. duo Anna Kozlova and Alison Bartosik climbed out from behind to earn a bronze with 96.918.^[2][3]

VenueAthens Olympic Aquatic Centre

Date23–25 August 2004

Competitors48 from 24 nations

Winning points99.334

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Women's duet at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Aquatic Centre in Athens
Venue	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Date	23–25 August 2004
Competitors	48 from 24 nations
Winning points	99.334
Medalists
Anastasia Davydova Anastasia Ermakova  Russia Miya Tachibana Miho Takeda  Japan Alison Bartosik Anna Kozlova  United States
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The preliminary phase consisted of a technical routine and a free routine. The scores from the two routines were added together and the top 12 duets qualified for the final.^[1]

The final consisted of one free routine, the score from the final free routine was added to the score from the preliminary technical routine to decide the overall winners.^[1]