All the drama of synchronized swimming at the FINA World Championships

Emil Lendof

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Jul 17, 2017

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Budapest 2017 FINA World Championship – Day 1

The biennial FINA Swimming World Championships brings talented athletes from all over the world to compete in a variety of aquatic sports. However, no other aquatic sport has more drama than synchronized swimming. Mixing the disciplines of dance and gymnastics with swimming, synchronized swimmers perform movements that bring awed crowds to their feet. Here is a selection of some of the best synchronized swimming moments from this year’s FINA Swimming World Championships in Budapest. Getty Images

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Alberto Pinto and Gabriela Bello Acosta of Panama REUTERS

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Alberto Pinto and Gabriela Bello Acosta of Panama AP

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Atsushi Abe and Yumi Adachi of Japan REUTERS

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Bill May and Kanako Kitao Spendlove of USA REUTERS

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Anna Voloshyna and Yelyzaveta Yakhno of Ukraine AP

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Tingting Jiang and Wenwen Jiang of China AP

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Team USA during the women’s team technical preliminary AP

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Team Slovakia during the women’s team technical preliminary AP

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Team Russia during the women’s team technical preliminary AP

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Vasileios Gkortsilas and Olga Kourgiantaki of Greece AP

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Singapore’s Debbie Soh competes in the women’s solo technical preliminary. AFP/Getty Images

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Anna Voloshyna of Ukraine competes during the women’s synchronized solo preliminary. Getty Images

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Anna Voloshyna of Ukraine competes during the women’s synchronized solo preliminary. Getty Images

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Hristina Damyanova of Bulgaria competes during the women’s synchronized solo preliminary. Getty Images

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Chile’s Isidora Letelier competes in the women’s solo technical preliminary. AFP/Getty Images

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Natalia Jenkins of Costa Rica competes during the women’s synchronized solo technical preliminary. Getty Images

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Japan’s Yukiko Inui competes in the women’s solo technical preliminary. AFP/Getty Images

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Budapest 2017 FINA World Championship – Day 2

Vasiliki Alexandri of Austria competes during the women’s synchro solo technical final. Getty Images

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Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships – Day 3

Slovakia competes during the synchronized swimming team technical preliminary. Getty Images

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Budapest 2017 FINA World Championship – Day 3

Team Japan competes during the synchronized swimming team technical preliminary. Getty Images

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Croatia’s team competes in the women’s team technical preliminary. AFP/Getty Images

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Spain’s team competes in the women’s team technical preliminary. AFP/Getty Images

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Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships – Day 4

Mikhaela Kalancha and Aleksandr Maltsev of Russia compete during the synchronized swimming mixed duet technical final. Getty Images

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Manila Flamini and Giorgio Minisini (unseen) of Italy perform in the synchronized swimming mixed duet technical preliminary. EPA

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