Synchronised swimmers get off to slow start
Israeli pair finish Duets Free Routine - Preliminary - in 21st place.
Anastasia Gloushkov and Evgenia Tetelbaum finished their first exercise in the pool in 21st place.
Taking part in the Duet Free Routine preliminary, they recorded a total of 78,900 points, with them finishing third-bottom. They return to the pool tomorrow when they compete in the Duets Technical Routine,
Gloushkov is competing in her fourth Olympiad, though Tetelbaum, who moved to Israel from Ukraine in 2009, is taking part in her first.
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