Julia Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdnyakova of Russia dive during the women's 3m synchro springboard final at the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven March 18, 2008. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (NETHERLANDS) 

Julia Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdnyakova of Russia dive during the women's 3m synchro springboard final at the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven March 18, 2008. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (NETHERLANDS) 

Russia's Julia Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdnyakova dive during the women's three-metre synchronised springboard final at the Good Luck Beijing FINA Diving World Cup being held at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing February 24, 2008.
REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

Russia's Julia Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdnyakova dive during the women's three-metre synchronised springboard final at the Good Luck Beijing FINA Diving World Cup being held at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing February 24, 2008.
REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

China's Minxia Wu celebrates gold medal after last dive in 10 meter synchronized diving at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens. China's Minxia Wu celebrates her gold medal after a last dive in 10 metre synchronized diving at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens August 14, 2004. Russia's Vera Ilina and Julia Pakhalina won silver, and Australia's Irina Lashko and Chantelle Newbery captured the bronze medal. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 

Mexico's Paola Espinosa and Laura Sanchez (R) dive in the women's
synchronised three metres final at the World Swimming Championships in
Barcelona July 20, 2003. Espinosa and Sanchez placed third, China's
Minxia Wu and Jingjing Guo won the championship and Russia's Julia
Pakhalina and Vera Ilyina finished second. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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Russia's Julia Pakhalina and Vera Ilyina (L) dive in the women's
synchronised three metres final at the World Swimming Championships in
Barcelona July 20, 2003. Pakhalina and Ilyina finished second, China's
Minxia Wu and Jingjing Guo won the championship and Mexico's Paola
Espinosa and Laura Sanchez placed third. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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China's Minxia Wu and Jingjing Guo (R) dive to win in the women's
synchronised three metres final at the World Swimming Championships in
Barcelona July 20, 2003. Russians Julia Pakhalina and Vera Ilyina
finished second and Mexicans Paola Espinosa and Laura Sanchez placed
third. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo REUTERS

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China's Minxia Wu and Jingjing Guo (R) dive to win in the women's
synchronised three metres final at the World Swimming Championships in
Barcelona July 20, 2003. Russia's Julia Pakhalina and Vera Ilyina
finished second and Mexico's Paola Espinosa and Laura Sanchez placed
third. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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China's Minxia Wu and Jingjing Guo (R) dive to win in the women's
synchronised three metres final at the World Swimming Championships in
Barcelona July 20, 2003. Russians Julia Pakhalina and Vera Ilyina
finished second and Mexicans Paola Espinosa and Laura Sanchez placed
third. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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Russia's Julia Pakhalina (R) and Vera Ilyna dive in the women's
synchronised three metres preliminaries at the World Swimming
Championships in Barcelona July 20, 2003. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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Russia's Julia Pakhalina (R) and Vera Ilyna dive in the women's
synchronised three metres preliminaries at the World Swimming
Championships in Barcelona July 20, 2003. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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Russia's Julia Pakhalina competes in the women's three metre springboard semifinal at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona July 18, 2003. 

Russia's Julia Pakhalina dives in the women's three metres springboard
final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona July 18, 2003.
Pakhalina finished third, Chinese Jingjing Guo won the championship and
her compatriot Minxia Wu placed second. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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China's Jingjing Guo dives to win in the women's three metre
springboard final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona July
18, 2003. Chinese diver Minxia Wu finished second and Russian Julia
Pakhalina placed third. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo REUTERS

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China's Jingjing Guo dives to win the women's three metre springboard
final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona July 18, 2003.
Chinese diver Minxia Wu finished second and Russian Julia Pakhalina
placed third. REUTERS/Albert Gea

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China's Jingjing Guo dives to win the women's three metre springboard
final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona July 18, 2003.
Chinese diver Minxia Wu finished second and Russian Julia Pakhalina
placed third. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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China's Jingjing Guo dives to win the women's three metre springboard
final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona July 18, 2003.
Chinese diver Minxia Wu finished second and Russian Julia Pakhalina
placed third. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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China's Jingjing Guo dives to win the women's three metre springboard
final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona July 18, 2003.
Chinese diver Minxia Wu finished second and Russian Julia Pakhalina
placed third. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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Russia's Julia Pakhalina competes in the women's three metre
springboard semifinal at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona
July 18, 2003. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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Russia's Julia Pakhalina competes in the women's three metre
springboard semifinal at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona
July 18, 2003. REUTERS/Albert Gea

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China's Jingjing Guo dives to win in the women's three metres springboard
final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona July 18, 2003.
Chinese Minxia Wu finished second and Russian Julia Pakhalina placed third.
Pictures of the Year 2003 REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

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