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Fina World Swimming Championships

FINA swimming champs: A fan gets a good view of the action in the main pool
A fan gets a good view of the action in the main pool Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP
FINA swimming champs: Alain Bernard
Alain Bernard speeds through the water in a 100m freestyle heat Photograph: Mark J. Terrill/AP
FINA swimming champs: Gemma Spofforth at the start of the Women's 100m backstroke final
Gemma Spofforth dives backwards at the start of the 100m backstroke final ... Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images
FINA swimming champs: The British team cheer as team-mate Gemma Spofforth wins gold
... and less than one minute later, the British team go wild as Spofforth wins gold and breaks the world record with a time of 58.12sec Photograph: Rebecca Naden/PA
FINA swimming champs: Barry Murphy
Barry Murphy gets a good lungful of air ahead of his 100m freestyle heat Photograph: Michael Sohn/AP
FINA swimming champs: Jiao Liuyang
China's Jiao Liuyang glides under water at the start of a 200m butterfly heat Photograph: Mark J. Terrill/AP
FINA swimming champs: Katlin Sepp competes during the women's 50m backstroke heat
Katlin Sepp competes during a 50m backstroke heat Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images
FINA swimming champs: Marc Politze keeps his eye on the ball
Marc Politze keeps his eye on the ball during Germany's 8-5 defeat to the US in their quarter-final Photograph: Srdjan Suki/EPA
FINA swimming champs: Laszlo Cseh
Laszlo Cseh focuses during the backstroke leg of his 200m individual medley heat Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images
FINA swimming champs: Liuyang Jiao
Liuyang Jiao mid-stroke during her heat Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
FINA swimming champs: Marica Strazmester and Elizabeth Pelton
Marica Strazmester, top, and Elizabeth Pelton compete in a 50m backstroke heat Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images
FINA swimming champs: Mary Descenza celebrates after breaking the world record
Mary Descenza celebrates after breaking the world record, with a time of 2min 4.58sec, in a 200m butterfly heat Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images
FINA swimming champs: Nikola Radjen and Peter Biros
Serbia's Nikola Radjen, left, reacts after Peter Biros pulls his cap as they tussle for the ball during Serbia's 10-9 quarter-final victory over Hungary Photograph: Srdjan Suki/EPA
FINA swimming champs: Michael Phelps at the start of the Men's 200m Freestyle Final
Michael Phelps dives off his block at the start of the 200m freestyle final Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images
FINA swimming champs: Paul Biedermann leads Michael Phelps in the Men's 200m Freestyle Final
Paul Biedermann, left, leads Phelps and goes on to win gold, breaking the world record with a time of 1min 42sec Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images
FINA swimming champs: Oussama Mellouli surfaces at the end of his Men's 800m freestyle heat
Oussama Mellouli surfaces at the end of his 800m freestyle heat Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
FINA swimming champs: Rebecca Soni wins Gold in the women's 100m breaststroke
Rebecca Soni powers her way through the water on her way to winning gold in the 100m breaststroke final Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images
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