<p>The eight-girl team, judged on execution and overall impression, racked up an overall points total of 98.833 in Rome's scorching heat. <br /><br />Spain, looking resplendent in their multi-coloured costumes, snatched silver after entering the pool with the pressure on as the penultimate team. <br /><br />The bronze went to China while the Canadian team danced for joy on the poolside after finishing a surprise fourth. <br /><br />The swimming events at the 13th World Championships begin next Sunday.<br /><br />On Saturday, Paola Espinosa beat Chinese favourites Chen Ruolin and Kang Li to win the women's 10-metre platform event and become Mexico's first ever diving World champion. <br />The mighty Chinese team bounced straight back though when Olympic champions Qin Kai and Wang Feng retained their men's three-metre synchronised springboard title later in the day.<br /><br />Espinosa took command with her third dive and made sure of victory with an excellent fifth and final dive, giving her a score of 428.25 points after Olympic champion Chen threatened to pinch it with a superb final effort. <br /><br />Chen finished on 417.60 while her compatriot Kang took bronze with 410.35. <br /><br />"I am very happy because I competed several times against the Chinese girls and this time I managed to beat them," Espinosa, who won bronze in the 10-metre synchronised with Tatiana Ortiz at the Beijing Olympics, told reporters. <br /><br />Wang and Qin dominated the men's synchronised 3-metre from start to finish and ran out easy winners with a score of 467.94. <br /><br />Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen of the United States won silver while the Canadian pairing of Alexandre Despatie and Reuben Ross completed the podium.</p>
<p>The eight-girl team, judged on execution and overall impression, racked up an overall points total of 98.833 in Rome's scorching heat. <br /><br />Spain, looking resplendent in their multi-coloured costumes, snatched silver after entering the pool with the pressure on as the penultimate team. <br /><br />The bronze went to China while the Canadian team danced for joy on the poolside after finishing a surprise fourth. <br /><br />The swimming events at the 13th World Championships begin next Sunday.<br /><br />On Saturday, Paola Espinosa beat Chinese favourites Chen Ruolin and Kang Li to win the women's 10-metre platform event and become Mexico's first ever diving World champion. <br />The mighty Chinese team bounced straight back though when Olympic champions Qin Kai and Wang Feng retained their men's three-metre synchronised springboard title later in the day.<br /><br />Espinosa took command with her third dive and made sure of victory with an excellent fifth and final dive, giving her a score of 428.25 points after Olympic champion Chen threatened to pinch it with a superb final effort. <br /><br />Chen finished on 417.60 while her compatriot Kang took bronze with 410.35. <br /><br />"I am very happy because I competed several times against the Chinese girls and this time I managed to beat them," Espinosa, who won bronze in the 10-metre synchronised with Tatiana Ortiz at the Beijing Olympics, told reporters. <br /><br />Wang and Qin dominated the men's synchronised 3-metre from start to finish and ran out easy winners with a score of 467.94. <br /><br />Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen of the United States won silver while the Canadian pairing of Alexandre Despatie and Reuben Ross completed the podium.</p>