• Russia has won five out of the previous seven free combination events at the World Championships, including the last three editions.
• Svetlana Romashina (RUS) has claimed a record four medals in this event, all gold.
• Japan (2003) and Spain (2009) are the only two other countries to have won this event.
• China finished in second place in free combination at three editions of the last four FINA World Championships. Spain took second place in 2013.
• United States (silver in 2003, bronze in 2007) and Canada (bronze in 2009 and 2011) are both vying to become the first North American team to win the gold medal in this event.
• Regarding teams which have never clinched a medal, Italy had the highest rank when it finished fourth in 2009.
