Dancing on water

Dancing on water

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Spray flies around the body of a competitor as Britain's team performs in a synchronised swimming final at the world championships in Barcelona.

Reuters photographer Albert Gea documented the teams competing in this acrobatic water sport, dominated this year by Russia's swimmers, who brought home all seven gold medals.

. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Russia's synchronised swimming team work towards victory as they perform in the free combination routine preliminaries, during the world swimming championships.

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The first gold medallist, Russia's Svetlana Romashina, contorts backward in a solo performance at the preliminaries.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

The first gold medallist, Russia's Svetlana Romashina, contorts backward in a solo performance at the preliminaries.

Canadian soloist Chloe Isaac rises from the water.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Canadian soloist Chloe Isaac rises from the water.

Russia's Svetlana Romashina is poised to receive the first gold of the championship.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Russia's Svetlana Romashina is poised to receive the first gold of the championship.

Canada's team perform their free combination routine.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Canada's team perform their free combination routine.

Ukraine's team exhibit their technical prowess.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Ukraine's team exhibit their technical prowess.

Egypt's swimmers form a coil of bodies during their practice session.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Egypt's swimmers form a coil of bodies during their practice session.

Spain's team perform upside-down.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Spain's team perform upside-down.

France's team display their skills in the free combination routine preliminaries.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

France's team display their skills in the free combination routine preliminaries.

A Russian swimmer is seen suspended briefly above the pool in the team free routine final.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

A Russian swimmer is seen suspended briefly above the pool in the team free routine final.

A Russian swimmer sails through the air.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

A Russian swimmer sails through the air.

Netherlands's team give an impassioned effort at the team free combination event.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Netherlands's team give an impassioned effort at the team free combination event.

The legs of duet winners Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina from Russia appear above the water.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

The legs of duet winners Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina from Russia appear above the water.

The Netherlands team perform at the free routine combination final.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

The Netherlands team perform at the free routine combination final.

Mexican swimmers fly over the water.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Mexican swimmers fly over the water.

The feet of Colombia's Estefania Piedrahita Alvarez and Monica Arango Estrada make contact in the preliminaries.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

The feet of Colombia's Estefania Piedrahita Alvarez and Monica Arango Estrada make contact in the preliminaries.

Greece's Evangelia Platanioti and Despoina Solomou perform in the synchronised swimming duet free final.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Greece's Evangelia Platanioti and Despoina Solomou perform in the synchronised swimming duet free final.

Russia's duet, Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina show their skills.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Russia's duet, Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina show their skills.

Alone in the pool, South Africa's Emma Manners-Wood performs in the preliminaries.
. BARCELONA, Spain. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Alone in the pool, South Africa's Emma Manners-Wood performs in the preliminaries.