Athens Olympic champion Guo Jingjing is set to lead a 14-member
Chinese diving squad headed for the 12th FINA World Championships,
The Chinese swimming association announced in Jinan on
Wednesday.
The competition will be held from March 17-April 1 in Melbourne,
Australia.
In addition to two-time Olympic gold winner Guo, Athens Olympic
medalists Wu Minxia and Li Ting were also featured in the line-up.
However, fellow Olympic champions Peng Bo, Hu Jia, and Yang Jinghui
were all sidelined due to injuries.
At the event, Guo will pair up Wu Minxia rather than Li Ting in
the women's three-meter springboard synchronized event. While Guo
and Wu both earned gold at the Athens Olympics they were competing
separately at the time. Guo won the gold with Li at last world
championships in Montreal, Canada two years ago.
The 12th FINA World Championships will involve five disciplines:
Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Water Polo, Diving, and Synchronized
Swimming. An estimated 2000 athletes from as many as 175 countries
will compete at the water fest.
Following is the Chinese diving team roaster for the 2007 FINA
World Championships:
Men
Luo Yutong (one meter springboard)
He Chong (one meter springboard, three meter springboard)
Qin Kai (three meter springboard, three meter springboard
synchronized)
Wang Feng (three meter springboard synchronized)
Lin Yue (platform, platform synchronized)
Zhou Luxin (platform)
Huo Liang (platform synchronized)
Women
He Zi (one meter springboard)
Li Ting (one meter springboard)
Guo Jingjing (three meter springboard, three meter springboard
synchronized)
Wu Minxia (three meter springboard, three meter springboard
synchronized)
Wang Bin (platform)
Chen Ruolin (platform, platform synchronized)
Jia Tong (platform synchronized)
(Xinhua News Agency March 1, 2007)