Sun Yang became only the second man to defend the 800 meters men's freestyle title at the FINA World Championships when he swam to victory in Barcelona.
Chinese swimming ace Sun Yang got a bit of payback for his Olympic defeat by pulling away for a dominating win Sunday over rival Mack Horton of Australia in the men's 400-meter freestyle.
China won their first ever gold medal in synchronized swimming at the FINA World Championships as they took away the team free combination champion on Saturday.
China's Shi Tingmao won the women's 3m springboard final of Diving at the 17th FINA World Championships at Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary on July 21, 2017.
Chinese diver Xie Siyi came from behind to clinch the title in the men's 3m springboard at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest on Thursday, adding a sixth gold to the diving powerhouse's collection.
Chinese synchronized swimming sister duo of Jiang Wenwen/ Jiang Tingting made a wonderful comeback journey at the 17th FINA World Championships as they won their second silver medal in the Duet Free on Thursday.
China's Sun Yang, the enfant terrible of competitive swimming, is set to undergo another test of his fragile temperament at the world championships after a turbulent 2016 Rio Olympics.
Cheong Jun Hoong grabbed the spotlight of the diving event at the 17th FINA World Championships here on Wednesday, becoming the first ever Malaysian diver to win the world champion. China's Si Yajie and Ren Qian had to sit second and third respectively.
A huge error stopped Chinese divers Qiu Bo and Chen Yiwen's quest for the gold medal as they finished sixth in mixed 3m and 10m Team Event at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday.
BUDAPEST - Fueled by Olympic champions Chen Aisen and Shi Tingmao, China's diving team clinched two more gold medals in synchronized events at the World Aquatics Championships on Monday.
Highlights of 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 4
China's elite diver Cao Yuan and his new partner Xie Siyi missed the gold of the men's synchronized 3m springboard at the FINA World Championships here on Saturday, as they were overtaken by experienced Russian duo Ilia Zakhrov/Eugenia Kuznetsov in the final round.
Ren Qian and Lian Junjie won the mixed 10-meter synchronized diving title for China to get its first gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships on Saturday.