He Zi and Wu Minxia compete a dive on their way to winning the 2011 FINA World Championship title in the women's 3 meter synchronized springboard diving competition.
More photos from the competition will be posted at a later date.
This photo was taken with a Canon 7D and a Tamron 70-300 VC USD lens.
Marketa Slukova of Czech Republic wears a long face during a tough match against the formidable combination of Xue Chen and Zhang Xi at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour Beijing Grand Slam in Beijing, China, June 10, 2011. Slukova and teammate Kristyna Kolocova lost against the 2008 Olympic bronze medalists in straight sets on this occasion.
Beach Volleyball Photos: Beijing Grand Slam, FIVB Swatch World Tour, Chaoyang Park, Beijing, China. All pictures taken with a Canon 7D.
Pictured in gallery: Jonas Reckermann of Germany, Emanuel Rego of Brazil, Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor of the USA, Kerri Walsh, Ilka Semmler and Katrin Holtwick of Germany, Phil Dalhausser of the United States, a Chinese cheerleader, Spanish cheerleaders show they have back, cheerleading practice pose, Jen Kessy of the U.S., and Walsh and May-Treanor again at the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour Beijing Grand Slam.
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Pictured in this gallery: Maria Clara and Carolina Salgado of Brazil, Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink of Germany, Jennifer Kessy and April Ross of America, Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti of Italy with coach, Menegatti/Cicolari advance to the semi-finals, Todd Rogers taps a pass, Lauren Fendrick throws down a spike, Marta Menegatti and Greta Cicolari smile for the cameras, Elsa Baquerizo Macmillan and Liliana Fernández Steiner of Spain, Nicole Branagh of the United States and Cicolari and Menegatti during a timeout at the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour Beijing Grand Slam in Chaoyang Park.
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Vivian Cunha and Taiana Lima of Brazil (above) dive for a ball at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Beijing Grand Slam in Beijing, China.
Beach volleyball cheerleaders (above) at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Beijing Grand Slam in Beijing, China.
Becchara Palmer of Australia (above) cheers on teammate Louise Bawden at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Beijing Grand Slam in Beijing, China.
Bikini-wearing cheerleaders (above) at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Beijing Grand Slam in Beijing, China.
Facing off against Brooke Hanson of the United States, Carolina Salgado of Brazil (above) squeezes cool water out of her hair at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Beijing Grand Slam in Beijing, China.
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Xu Linyin of China (above) at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Beijing Grand Slam.
Todd Rogers of the USA (above) at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Beijing Grand Slam.
Carolina Salgado of Brazil (above) congratulates teammate and sister Maria Clara Salgado at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Beijing Grand Slam.
Misty May-Treanor of the USA drives forward for a pass (above) at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Beijing Grand Slam.
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Chinese cheerleaders perform at Chaoyang Park beach volleyball venue during the Beijing Grand Slam on the FIVB Swatch World Tour in 2011. Chaoyang Park was also the site for the beach volleyball games during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor congratulate each other after winning the final in the 2011 Beijing Grand Slam in women's beach volleyball. The two-time Olympic gold medal tandem of Walsh/May-Treanor of the United States held off the gritty German combination of Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler of Germany to win the women's final at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour Beijing Grand Slam at Chaoyang Park in Beijing, China on June 11, 2011.Walsh and May-Treanor are getting ready for London 2012, when they hope to compete for an unprecedented third Olympic gold medal in beach volleyball. Their tournament plans were briefly delayed last month when May-Treanor sprained her knee. Holtwick and Semmler, who entered the elimination rounds as the number 31 seed out of 32 teams remaining, beat the number 1 and number 2 seeded teams from Brazil before falling to the American pair. Walsh and May-Treanor won 2-1 (21-14, 24-26, 15-9). Earlier in the day, Walsh and May-Treanor faced off against Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in a close semifinal match.
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