Hilarious expressions of divers

 

Screwed up: Hilarious expressions of divers captured moments after they leap from springboard

From the look on these divers' pained faces, it would be easy to think they had just belly-flopped into the water.

But their eye-rolling grimaces, which range from the outright hilarious to the frankly frightening, were a common sight at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.

As the athletes leapt off the springboard, these amazing photos show their fierce level of concentration on getting every move right - even if it did mean gurning all the way to the bottom.

Diving is obviously a hair-raising experience for Jonathan Joernfalk of Sweden who rolls his eyes to heaven as he jumps

Photographers at the 14th FINA World Championships and captured the athlete's expressions as they twisted and turned before hitting the water.

They could regret pulling these faces if the wind changes.
There may only be one gold medal up for grabs, but these divers' expressions are all winners.

Holding on for dear life, Jonathon Joernfalk of Sweden grits his teeth as he competes in the men's 1-metre springboard preliminary in Shanghai

In pain or just concentrating? Evgeny Kuznetsov of Russia remembers to keep his toes well pointed


Muscles bulging and eyebrows stretched, Qin Kai's face is completely distorted as he leaves the springboard

Feel the pain: Qin Kai of China apears to be in agony as he dives during the final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai


 
Sayaka Shibusawa of Japan wraps herself up during the preliminary round of the women's 3m springboard diving event



With his clenched teeth and narrowed eyes, Julian Sanchez of Mexico looks determined to get the perfect score in the Men's 3m Springboard round



Top lip flying, Rashid Alharbi of Kuwait holds tight to his legs while he dives in the Men's 3m Springboard round



Qin Kai of China could be in a wind tunnel as he leaps, with puffed up cheeks and mouth distorted



Their strained faces, paired with their acrobatic aquatics, are perhaps more entertaining than their displays.

The Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) is the international governing body of swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and open water swimming.

While they are probably more concerned with their performance than their faces, the divers' might be a little embarrassed at these photos when they've dried off.

Ilya Zakharov of Russia Federation looks like he's about to sneeze as he dives in


Top-notch: Lithuania's Sergej Baziuk shows the strain of competing as he gurns in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round


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