The 16th FINA World Masters Championships are in full swing now. The majority of the athletes competing at these Championships live in the Athletes’ Village. As of today about 896 athletes checked in. Although some athletes who have completed their competitions have checked out and are already on their way home. Currently 804 athletes are living in the Athletes’ Village.

85-year-old diver from the United States, Ibone De Belausteguigoitia, revealed the secrets to living a happy life in an interview with a sports reporter of the Kazan 2015 OC’s Press Office. Within only two days she managed to grab two gold medals in the 1m and 3m springboard events. Tomorrow the world champion and Conroe Diving Club member will execute 3 platform dives.

Jazz concerts have become a traditional event for the FINA Water World Park. A concert in memory of great Kazan jazz musician Viktor Dering took place today as part of the cultural programme for the 16th FINA World Masters Championships.

“Youth shouldn't be associated with mistakes and maturity should not be considered a merit,” the Masters athletes say. They are mostly to recall their youth and brag about some achievements rather than stop living, enjoying their lives today. Despite their age, many accomplishments and new events are still ahead of them. While being interviewed by a sports reporter of the Kazan 2015 OC's Press Office, Igor Brovin, the Masters tournament athlete, talked about how to be a worthy senior citizen, to have a long healthy lifestyle and how to set a decent example for children and grandchildren.

The fourth day of swimming competitions at the FINA World Championships in Kazan turned out to be quite packed with events: eight finals were contested in four disciplines. A large number of participants in swimming events comes as no surprise because every person could have entered to compete in the Masters tournament. It’s not the victory but the participation that matters. And the truth of this saying was demonstrated by the participation of Tatarstan’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport Vladimir Leonov in today’s 50m freestyle event.

Irina Rybanina hasn’t gone swimming for about 20 years, but it took her not that long to make up for lost time and get fit again. Being encouraged by other athletes’ success, she arrived in Kazan to grab nothing but gold in the 60-69 age group.

The 3m springboard finals concluded at the Aquatics Palace today. The Masters divers from 25 to 85 years old competed for 23 sets of medals. It seemed just yesterday the athletes trained, when today they showed really impressive results and many intricate acrobatic elements.

The Kremlin LIVE International Contemporary Culture Festival, which has been long time favourite with Kazan's festival-goers, was held yesterday at the FINA Water World Park. Russia's most popular jazz musicians lit up the stage with their talented performances. Sergey Zhilin, one of the greatest pianists and jazzmen of our time, became the headliner of the Festival.