"For our team, it is sometimes hard to focus on training when there is a war in Ukraine. We are very proud to represent our nation and it is a very responsible task to show the world that we are very brave and strong."

  • Silver, Valeriya Tyshchenko (UKR), Artistic Swimming, Team Acrobatic

 

"I have been practicing this sport for twelve years and it has totally changed my life. Last year I left the USA where I was studying in Louisiana and got back to Madrid so that I could train along with Nico (Garcia Boissier). Ever since then we haven’t been separated, not even for a day. We live and train together and now it feels more special because I get to share this medal him."

  • Bronze, Adrian Abadia (ESP), Diving, Men 3m Synchronized

 

"There was a lot of pressure because the Olympic Games are happening in my country so before the race I wanted to be sure that I would qualify.

"Today I realized that I could win a medal too so I’m double as happy. I was extra motivated because I knew that all my family and friends could come to see me participate in Paris. It gave me more energy."

  • Silver, Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA), Open Water, Men 10km

 

"Before today, Italy hadn’t won any synchronized medals at a World Championships so we are very proud that we made the podium here."

  • Silver, Lorenzo Marsaglia (ITA), Diving, Men 3m Synchronized

 

"It was definitely not as we planned but you are looking at the best team in the world with the best coaches in the world. Through everything people throw at us, we take that challenge, and we embrace it. We showed the world what you can do with team spirit and what the USA is all about."

  • Bronze, Bill May (USA), Artistic Swimming, Team Acrobatic

 

"Before the last lap, I repeated to myself that I can do this, I have to do this! Of course the other guys are very strong too but I think I found another gear in the last 200 metres and it was the key for this win."

  • Gold, Kristof Rasovszky (HUN), Open Water, Men 10km

 

"This gold medal is kind of a surprise for us. All we were thinking about was to be ourselves and to show our best version. That was our first goal. The coaches told us to enjoy the competition and give our best.

"It’s my first time in the Acrobatic team in a World Championships and I’m glad that it comes with a world title."

  • Gold, Liuyi Wang (CHN), Artistic Swimming, Team Acrobatic

 

"My first Olympic experience in Tokyo was kind of a bad one and I had to learn a lot about my confidence. To just come here, win a medal and qualify for my second Olympic Games and hopefully continue down the path of redemption is really exciting."

  • Bronze, Hector Pardoe (GBR), Open Water, Men 10km

 

"It is important to show people that even if our country does not have such a good time, we must also fight and to defend our country every day."

  • Silver, Marta Fiedina (UKR), Artistic Swimming, Team Acrobatic

 

"Nobody had even made it to the podium at the World Championships for Spain, so yes, it is a historic moment for Spanish diving. Being World Championships medallists and Olympic Games qualifiers is a double dream."

  • Bronze, Nicholas Garcia Boissier (ESP), Diving, Men 3m Synchronized