1. Jiao Liuyang swims to a bronze medal finish in the women's 100m butterfly on July 27. 2. Sun Yang starts from the block en route to win a bronze medal in the men's 1500m freestyle on Sunday. 3. China's Liu Zige surges to a silver medal in the women's 200m butterfly on July 30. 4. Zhou Yafei reacts after winning a silver medal in the women's 50m butterfly on Saturday. 5. Gao Chang jumps in the water before winning a bronze medal in the women's 50m backstroke on July 29. 6. Members of Chinese team react after winning the women's 4x100 medley relay on Saturday. 7. Members of Chinese team celebrate their victory in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay on July 30. 8. Zhang Lin is pumped after winning the men's 800m freestyle final on July 29. Zhang also won a bronze medal in the men's 400m freestyle on July 27. 9. Zhao Jing dashes to win the women's 50m backstroke on July 30.

The Chinese team won a total of 10 medals including four golds, two silvers and four bronzes plus setting four world records. This is China's second best performance in a world championship following its 12-gold stunning show 15 years ago in Rome.

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