From Cirque du Soleil to world gold for US

Bill May and Christina Jones of the United States made history on Sunday when they became the first world champions of a mixed synchronised swimming event. May and Jones scored 88.5108 points to defeat Russia's Alexander Maltsev and Darina Valitova (88.2986) with the bronze going to Giorgio Minisini and Manila Flamini of Italy (86.3640). May, 36, once gave up swimming to join the renowned Cirque du Soleil show.