At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the team event in women's synchronized swimming was contested.

Eight countries qualified for the Olympic Games at an Olympic qualifying event held in conjunction with the 1995 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup.

Music selection and choreography was up to the discretion of each team.

In both the technical and free routines, a panel of 10 judges (five giving scores for technical merit and five awarding scores for artistic impression) awarded points from 0 to 10 in one tenth point increments.

These two scores were then combined to determine overall medal placement.