swiwmming.world.championships.2015Russia won their fifth straight team gold in synchronised swimming on Monday as they held off China and Japan at the 2015 world championships in Kazan. 

The Russian team totalled 95.7457 points to top the podium while China were just behind on 94.4605 and an emotional Japan team celebrated their first medal in eight years in bronze medal position on 92.4133. 

 

World swimming championships results on Monday:

Men’s 10km open water

 1. Jordan Wilimovsky (USA) 1:49:48.2 

 2. Ferry Weertman (NED) 1:50:00.3 

 3. Spyridon Giannotis (GRE) 1:50:00.7 

 4. Sean Ryan (USA) 1:50:03.3 

 5. Jack Burnell (GBR) 1:50:05.8 

 6. Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA) 1:50:06.4 

 7. Simone Ruffini (ITA) 1:50:09.1 

 8. Richard Weinberger (CAN) 1:50:19.9 

 9. Allan Do Carmo (BRA) 1:50:23.1 

10. Federico Vanelli (ITA) 1:50:23.1 

11. Yasunari Hirai (JPN) 1:50:28.3 

12. Axel Reymond (FRA) 1:50:28.4

 

Men’s 1m springboard

 1. Xie Siyi (CHN) 485.50 pts

 2. Illya Kvasha (UKR) 449.05 

 3. Mike Hixon (USA) 428.30 

 4. Jahir Ocampo Marroquin (MEX) 427.35 

 5. Oleg Kolodiy (UKR) 423.50 

 6. Kristian Ipsen (USA) 420.65 

 7. He Chao (CHN) 415.50 

 8. Constantin Blaha (AUT) 404.40

 9. Woo Haram (KOR) 399.55 

10. Matthieu Rosset (FRA) 392.65

11. Rommel Pacheco Marrufo (MEX) 390.95

12. Sebastian Morales Mendoza (COL) 387.35

– Agence France-Presse

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