10 August, 2012
A member of the Australian synchronized swimming team competes at the Olympic Games in London, on 10 August.
Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng was born in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China in 1979. He started learning about photography during his childhood. He majored in movie and picture photography at the famo...
London, UK
A member of the Australian synchronized swimming team competes at the Olympic Games in London, on 10 August. Russia won gold in the event for the fourth consecutive year. The Australian team came last out of eight finalists.
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