15 March 2013 - The FINA/Midea Diving World Series 2013 - Beijing (CHN) opened at the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) on 15 March 2013. The three-day event drew some 60 elite divers from in and outside China, including the top eight from both the London Olympics and previous FINA diving tournaments.

Pictures show divers performing in the men's and women's synchronized 10m platform on the opening day of the FINA/Midea Diving World Series 2013 - Beijing. (Photos China Sports Online Wang Xianmin/An Lingjun/Ni Minzhe)

The men's synchro 10m platform prelims.

China's Lin Yue/Chen Aisen clinch the men's synchro 10m platform title.


Home duo Chen Ruolin (L)/Liu Huixia win the women's synchro 10m platform.


The pre-tournament press conference held in Beijing on 14 March.


Zhou Jihong, Manager of China's nat'l diving team, gives an interview to local media.

Top diver Wu Minxia answers more questions from the media after the press conference.
 

The National Aquatics Center also known as Water Cube.

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