Synchronised swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships

These are the results from the synchronised swimming competition at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships. Canada won 3 gold medals in the tournament. It was the fifth World Aquatics Championship^[1]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada (CAN)	3	0	0	3
2	United States (USA)	0	3	0	3
3	Japan (JPN)	0	0	2	2
4	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		3	3	3	9

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Solo routine details	Carolyn Waldo (CAN) 200.033	Sarah Josephson (USA) 194.967	Muriel Hermine (FRA) 186.250
Duet routine details	Michelle Cameron (CAN)  Carolyn Waldo (CAN) 196.267	Karen Josephson (USA)  Sarah Josephson (USA) 193.401	Megumi Itō (JPN)  Mikako Kotani (JPN) 185.467
Team routine details	Canada Nathalie Audet Michelle Cameron Sylvie Fréchette Karin Larsen Chantal Laviolette Traci Meades Missy Morlock Carolyn Waldo 191.200	United States Kristen Babb-Sprague Lori Hatch Karen Josephson Sarah Josephson Karen Madsen Susan Reed Lisa Riddell Mary Visniski 190.821	Japan Hisako Aoishi Emiko Goto Emiko Hirada Megumi Itō Mikako Kotani Xurika Ohgane Aki Takayama Miyako Tanaka 185.763