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World Aquatics Championships 2024: China Reign Supreme In Doha - In Pics

Despite the absence of many of the sport’s biggest names, the first day of the swimming events saw a world record at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday. Teenager Pan Zhanle swam the fastest 100 meters in history as he led off China’s gold medal-winning 4x100 freestyle relay team. His time of 46.80 seconds — with a split time of 22.26 — took six hundredths off Romanian David Popovici’s world record from 2022 and established the 19-year-old as one to beat in swimming’s marquee race at this year’s Paris Olympics.

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World Aquatics Championships 2024: China Reign Supreme In Doha - In Pics
World Aquatics Championships 2024 | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar

Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan of China compete during the women's synchronized 10m platform diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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China team compete in the mixed team free of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Yani Chang and Yiwen Chen of China compete during the women's synchronized 3m springboard diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Savannah Heydra Bailey of South Africa competes during the women's 3m springboard diving preliminaries at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Yuxi Chen of China competes during the women's 10m platform final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Isaac Cooper of Australia competes in the men's 50-meter butterfly semi-final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Trinidad Meza Rodriguez and Diego Villalobos Carrillo of Mexico, compete in the mixed duet free of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Enomoto Haruka of Japan competes during the women's 3m springboard diving semifinal at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Yevhen Naumenko of Ukraine competes during the men's 10m platform diving preliminary at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Kim Suji of South Korea competes during the women's 3m springboard diving semifinal at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Kim Woo-min of South Korea, top, Felix Auboeck of Austria, left, and Lucas Pierre A Henveaux of Belgium, right, compete in the men's 400-meter freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Sydney Pickrem of Canada swims in a women's medley 200-meter heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Cao Yuan of China competes during the men's 10m platform diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Ross Haslam and Grace Reid of Great Britain compete during the mixed 3m synchronised diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Domonic Bedggood and Maddison Keeney of Australia compete during the mixed 3m synchronised diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Kacper Lesiak and Aleksandra Blazowska of Poland compete during the mixed 3m synchronised diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Trinidad Meza Rodriguez and Diego Villalobos Carrillo of Mexico compete in the mixed duet free final of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.