On the evening of July 25th, as the Chinese synchronized swimming team secured the gold medal in the team technical free routine, the synchronized swimming events at the 2025 FINA World Championships in Singapore concluded. With a total of four golds and three silvers, China topped the medal table, with all of its medals coming from the synchronized swimming team. The golds were claimed in three team events (sweeping all of them) and one duet event. Out of the 11 sub-events, four did not feature on the medal table. Looking ahead to the Los Angeles Olympic cycle, the Chinese team aims to maintain its strength in team events while enhancing competitiveness in duet routines.

Unlike the Olympic Games, which only feature team and duet events, the World Championships include up to 11 sub-events. In the past three World Championships, the Chinese synchronized swimming team earned four golds and two bronzes in Budapest, three golds, one silver, and one bronze in Fukuoka, and achieved its best historical performance in Doha last year, with seven golds, one silver, and one bronze. Aside from the exceptional circumstances of the Doha Championships, where many teams or key athletes were absent due to the Olympic year, the Chinese team has consistently claimed around four gold medals in the post-Tokyo Olympic cycle. The team has topped the overall synchronized swimming medal tally in four consecutive World Championships. This reflects China's status as the leading synchronized swimming team globally in terms of comprehensive strength.

At this year's World Championships, the Chinese synchronized swimming team dominated in the team events, claiming gold in every category. Particularly notable was their performance against Russian swimmers competing under a neutral flag, which highlighted the team’s formidable collective strength. Compared to the Paris Olympic Games, this year saw at least three or four new faces or substitutes in the squad. Despite this, the team managed to suppress strong competitors from Spain, Japan, Ukraine, and Russia, showing not only technical innovations in their routine designs but also retaining a clear advantage in artistic expression.

According to Beijing Youth Daily reporters, in order to secure a direct qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics at next year's Nagoya Asian Games (where only the champion can secure an Olympic spot), the Chinese team will compete in the National Games in November with the full national squad. This will ensure their readiness for the Olympic qualifier, as some veteran athletes will remain in the team until they achieve Olympic qualification. At the Asian Games in Japan next year, the team must defeat the host nation, as missing out on a gold there would mean an arduous path to Olympic qualification through subsequent qualifiers, both in terms of time and effort. Once the Olympic spot is secured, personnel adjustments will be made to inject fresh talent into the team.

In contrast, the Chinese team has not yet established a dominant position in the solo, duet, and men's events. Four events did not see them on the podium, including duet free routines, two mixed gender events, and men's solo technical routines. While this is somewhat disappointing, it remains within an acceptable range. The mixed gender events are not traditionally China’s strengths, nor are they Olympic events. In the men's solo events, 17-year-old Beijing prodigy Guo Mu also showed potential but failed to win gold as he did at the World Cup Finals, largely due to the return of the 30-year-old Russian athlete, Martsev. Moreover, despite the FINA's allowance for male swimmers in team events, few teams incorporate male swimmers into their routines, meaning that while China did not win gold in the two men's events, this was not a significant concern for the Olympic program. However, for Guo Mu personally, there remains much work to be done if he aims to claim a gold medal at future World Championships.

In the duet events, the departure of Olympic champions Wang Qianyi and Wang Liuyi has been filled by the Beijing-based twin sisters, Lin Yanhui and Lin Yanjun. The sisters won the technical free routine gold but failed to secure a medal in the free routine. Olympic gold in the duet event is determined by the combined scores of both technical and free routines, which means the sisters still have significant room for improvement. While they are not yet dominant, they hold promise, and the team may consider bringing in Xu Huiyan, the solo technical routine gold medalist, as a substitute if necessary.

Overall, the Chinese synchronized swimming team’s performance at the Singapore World Championships met its expected goals and revealed certain gaps in specific events. With three years remaining before the Los Angeles Olympics, there is ample time for the team to refine its lineup and enhance