The 5th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships was held June 29-July 3, 1997, in Moscow, Russia. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old from 27 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.

Participating nations 27 nations swam at the 1997 World Junior Championships were:

Results Solo   details Alexandra Vassina   Russia 91.390 Yoon Kyeong Jang   Korea 90.639 Valérie Hould-Marchand   Canada 89.961 Duet   details Yoon Kyeong Jang Min-Jeong Kim   Korea 91.286 Alexandra Vassina Ekaterina Androchina   Russia 90.608 Ayano Egami Ikuyo Kihusawa   Japan 89.282 Team   details Russia 91.194 Japan 89.396 USA 89.357

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