Waldo Is in Sync and in the Lead at World Swim Meet

MADRID — Canada’s Carolyn Waldo led with 100.833 points after the completion of the six figures in synchronized swimming Thursday at the World Swimming Championships.

U.S. champion Sarah Josephson was second with 97.567 points.

Waldo entered today’s solo competition as the solid favorite. She won the silver medal in the 1984 Olympics and swept three gold medals in solo, duet and team events at the World Cup last year.

Josephson, a 22-year-old graduate of Ohio State with a degree in genetics, was second to Waldo in all three events at the World Cup.

Canada and the United States dominated the competition with 10 places each in the top 22 positions.

In water polo, the U.S. women battled Canada to a 7-7 tie, and the American men routed Greece, 13-3. In another men’s game, the Soviet Union defeated Brazil, 16-10.