KAZAN, Russia —From the impossibly altitudinous perch of the dive platform, rising roughly nine stories above the Kazanka River, athlete-daredevils in the FINA World Aquatics Championships high ...

KAZAN, Russia — From the impossibly altitudinous perch of the dive platform, rising roughly nine stories above the Kazanka River, athlete-daredevils in the FINA World Aquatics Championships high ...

This is where the Kazanka River merges into the Volga, the largest source of water into the Caspian, and the flows here vary wildly. In September 2023, the Kazanka was so low it slowed to a trickle.

Gary Hunt, 31, of Great Britain, took the top title at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, diving off the equivalent height of a nine-story building into the Kazanka River below.

An open international contest has been launched to re-masterplan a waterfront plot on the right bank of the Kazanka River in Kazan, Russia [Deadline: 1 June 2021] The free-to-enter competition – ...

2 An athlete competes in the men's High Diving 27m preliminary round on day ten of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Kazanka River in Kazan, Russia. 3 Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu ...

She surged to the lead in the closing meters in the brownish waters of the Kazanka River, hitting the touchpad in 58 minutes, 48.4 seconds. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Chad Ho of South Africa ...

English-language tours are available. The Kazanka River joins the Volga at Kazan and gives a good view of the city’s modern face, including Millennium Bridge, built in 2005 for the 1,000th ...

KAZAN, RUSSIA - JULY 27: Jordan Wilimovsky of the United States points during the Men’s 10km Open Water Swimming Final on day three of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Kazanka river on July 27 ...

Guillermo Vittorio Bertola of Argentina looks on ahead of the Team 5km Open Swimming Final on day six of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Kazanka River on July 30, 2015 in Kazan, Russia.