Over the summer, Katie Gu, grade 10, traveled to Milan, Italy, to compete in the Mediterranean Cup, the world’s largest synchronized swimming championship for swimmers aged 13 to 15. Gu, who is a member of the Santa Clara Aquamaids club, qualified for the U.S. national team in May, and spent six weeks preparing for the championship with top coaches at a training camp in Walnut Creek.

At the Mediterranean Cup, which took place Aug. 4-7, the U.S. national team placed sixth in the team competition, fifth in free routine combination and fifth overall in the combined rankings.

The full results of the Mediterranean Cup can be viewed at the 13-15 National Team’s United States Synchronized Swimming website.