Photos: The 2019 Artistic-Swimming World Championships

Alan Taylor
July 16, 2019
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In Gwangju, South Korea, the 2019 World Aquatics Championships are currently under way, featuring six disciplines, including diving, swimming, water polo, and artistic swimming (formerly known as synchronized swimming). Photographers have been on site capturing all the aquatic action, but it’s the photos of the artistic-swimming events that really shine. Gathered here, some of the scenes from both above and below the water of the performances of these national teams of artistic swimmers.

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Italy's team competes in the highlight-routine artistic-swimming final during the 2019 World Aquatics Championships at Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 15, 2019. #

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Jacqueline Simoneau of Canada competes in the solo free preliminary round on day four of the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships on July 15, 2019. #

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Britain's Kate Shortman competes in the solo free artistic-swimming event at Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju on July 15, 2019. #

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U.S.A.'s Bill May and Natalia Figueroa compete in the mixed-duet technical artistic-swimming final on July 15, 2019. #

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Team Canada competes in the team technical final on day five of the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships. #

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Evangelia Platanioti of Greece competes in the solo technical final on July 13, 2019. #

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Team Spain competes in the team technical final on day five, July 16, 2019. #

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Team Russia competes in the team technical preliminary round on day three of the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships. #

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France's Eve Planeix swims in the solo free artistic-swimming event on July 15, 2019. #

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Xuechen Huang and Wenyan Sun of China compete in the duet free preliminary round on day five. #

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The toes of Austria's Anna-Maria Alexandri and Eirini-Marina Alexandri are visible during the duet free artistic-swimming event at Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju on July 16, 2019. #

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Water flies off Switzerland's Vivienne Koch as she competes in the solo free artistic-swimming event in Gwangju on July 15, 2019. #

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Greece's Evangelia Platanioti competes in the solo free artistic-swimming event on July 15, 2019. #

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Thailand's team swims in the highlight-routine artistic-swimming final at Yeomju Gymnasium on July 15, 2019. #

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Ukraine's team competes in the highlight-routine artistic-swimming final during the 2019 FINA World Championships on July 15, 2019. #

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Team Ukraine competes in the women's highlight-routine final on day four. #

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Xuechen Huang and Wenyan Sun of China swim in the duet free preliminary round on day five of the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships. #

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Jacqueline Simoneau of Canada competes in the solo free preliminary round on July 15, 2019. #

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China's Shi Haoyu and Zhang Yayi compete in the mixed-duet technical artistic-swimming final in Gwangju on July 15, 2019. #

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China's team swims in the team technical artistic-swimming final on July 16, 2019. #

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Thailand's team competes in the highlight-routine artistic-swimming final at Yeomju Gymnasium on July 15, 2019. #

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Claudia Holzner and Jacqueline Simoneau of Canada swim in the duet free preliminary round on day five. #

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Team USA competes in the team technical final on day five of the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships. #

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Austria's Vasiliki Alexandri swims in the solo free artistic-swimming event in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 15, 2019. #

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