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Divers from around the world display their acrobatic maneuvers in the biannual 6-day event, flying off springboards and platforms ranging from 3 to 10 meters title: Diving into a Different World Cup image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt753d2fbbef1f061b/69869c0a13c79fa2631931d9/diving-world-cup-3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [diving](/tag/diving/) ## diving Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Diving into a Different World Cup by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 16, 2014 8:00 PM CUT  Francesco Dell'uomo and Maicol Verzotto of Italy compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanhai on July 16, 2014. Francesco Dell'uomo and Maicol Verzotto of Italy compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanhai on July 16, 2014.Lintao Zhang—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 16, 2014 8:00 PM CUT  David Boudia and Steele Johnson of United States compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day Two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanhai on July 16, 2014. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  Yu Okamoto and Kazuki Murakami of Japan compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 16, 2014. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  Francesco Dell'uomo and Maicol Verzotto of Italy compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanhai on July 16, 2014. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  Francesco Dell'uomo and Maicol Verzotto of Italy compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 16, 2014. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  Sascha Matthias Klein and Patrick Hausding of Germany compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 16, 2014. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  David Boudia and Steele Johnson of United States compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day Two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 16, 2014. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  Lin Yue and Cao Yuan of China compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 16, 2014. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  Yu Okamoto and Kazuki Murakami of Japan compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 16, 2014. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  Yu Okamoto and Kazuki Murakami of Japan compete in the men's 10M Synchro Springboard Preliminary on day two of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 16, 2014. 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