23 July 2013 - On Day 4 of the 15th FINA World Championships held at Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi, Russia emerged victorious in the team technical routine, collecting a total of 96.600 points and the gold medal of the event.

Team Russia, four of which are returning athletes from the 2012 London Olympic Games and won gold at the 2009 and 2011 editions of the event (Patskevich, Timanina, Korobova and Shishkina), performed a speedy routine, marked by perfect command of figures and transitions.

Host Spain and Ukraine captured silver and bronze by totalling 94.400pts and 93.300pts respectively. (Photos Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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