With just a year to go until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, most of the world's top swimmers and divers are competing at the 2015 Fina World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.
The two-week event runs from 24 July to 9 August. Diving, synchronised swimming, water polo and open water swimming dominate the first week of the championships, with swimming and high diving set for the second week. IBTimesUK presents the best photographs from the first few days of competition.
A member of team Greece competes in the team free combination preliminary event during the synchronised swimming competition at the 2015 Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, RussiaChristophe Simon/AFPTeam Mexico competes in the women's technical synchronised swimming finalMatthias Hangst/Getty ImagesPortugal's Angelica Maria prepares for the start of the women's 10km open water raceStefan Wermuth/ReutersCanada's Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion dive in the women's 10m synchronised platform finalsStefan Wermuth/ReutersKristian Ipsen of the US warms up prior to the men's 1m springboard preliminaryClive Rose/Getty ImagesSwimmers start in the open water men's 10kmHannibal Hanschke/ReutersTina Punzel and Christina Maria Wassen of Germany compete in the women's 10m platform synchronised diving prelimsClive Rose/Getty ImagesXuechen Huang and Wenyan Sun of China compete in the women's duet technical synchronised swimming preliminary roundClive Rose/Getty ImagesRussian divers Ekaterina Petukhova and Yulia Timoshinina plunge into the water during the women's 10m platform synchronised preliminariesFrancois Xavier Marit/AFPIvan A Garcia Navarro and German Saul Sanchez Sanchez of Mexico are seen underwater during the men's 10m platform synchronised diving eventAdam Pretty/Getty ImagesDrinks are held out for the competitors in the women's 10km open water swimming finalClive Rose/Getty ImagesTania Cagnotto of Italy performs on her way to winning gold in the women's 1m springboard diving finalAdam Pretty/Getty ImagesA diver practises during training at the Aquatics Palace in KazanMatthias Hangst/Getty ImagesThe North Korean team gets ready for the women's team technical synchronised swimming finalAdam Pretty/Getty ImagesChristina Jones and Bill May of the US compete in the synchronised swimming mixed duet technical finalChristophe Simon/AFPAn athlete practises his dive prior to competitionMatthias Hangst/Getty ImagesSwimmers compete in the women's 10km open water swimming final in the Kazanka RiverMatthias Hangst/Getty ImagesYuliya Kim and Anastasiya Ruzmetova of Uzbekistan compete in the women's duet technical synchronised swimming preliminary roundClive Rose/Getty ImagesCzech Republic's Ondfrej Cibulka and Sabina Holubova compete in the mixed duet synchronised swimming preliminary eventFrancois Xavier Marit/AFPA member of the Mexico team goes airborne during the women's free combination synchronised swimming preliminary roundClive Rose/Getty ImagesEvgenii Novoselov of Russia rehearses his dive for the men's 1m springboard preliminaryClive Rose/Getty ImagesChad Ho of South Africa celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 5km open water swimming finalMatthias Hangst/Getty ImagesMembers of Team USA are seen underwater as they perform in the synchronised swimming team free routine preliminaryMichael Dalder/ReutersA member of the Russian team competes in the women's free synchronised swimming preliminary roundMatthias Hangst/Getty ImagesBritain's Sarah Barrow is seen underwater during the women's 10m platform preliminary eventStefan Wermuth/ReutersA member of the Spanish women's synchronised swimming team competes in preliminary roundMatthias Hangst/Getty ImagesYuan Cao and Kai Qin of China compete in the men's 3m springboard synchronised diving finalAdam Pretty/Getty ImagesUS divers Sam Dorman and Kristian Ipsen compete in the men's 3m springboard synchronised finalChristophe Simon/AFPAustralian divers James Connor and Nel Grant compete in the men's 3m springboard synchronised finalFrancois Xavier Marit/AFPEvgenii Kuznetsov and Ilia Zakharov of Russia react during the men's 3m springboard synchronised diving finalAdam Pretty/Getty ImagesSwimmers compete in the women's 10km open water finalMatthias Hangst/Getty ImagesGreat Britain's Jack David Laugher and Chris Mears compete in the men's 3m springboard synchronised diving finalChristophe Simon/AFPA member of team Venezuela competes in the women's team free synchronised swimming preliminary roundMatthias Hangst/Getty ImagesThe Australian team huddle during their men's water polo preliminary round Group D match against MontenegroAdam Pretty/Getty ImagesWater drips off George Ford's cap during Australia's water polo match against MontenegroMatthias Hangst/Getty Images
