Canadian divers Benfeito and McKay finding synchro chemistry after bumpy start
MONTREAL — After a bumpy start in 2017, Canadian divers Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay seem to have finally made their mark in the 10-metre tower synchronized event.
This season, they won the bronze medal in the discipline at the first two Diving World Series events in Japan and China, before coming first at the Canada Cup earlier this month in Calgary.
“It’s been great so far. The season has started really well, so that’s motivating,” said Benfeito, a triple Olympic medallist. “I cannot see myself doing synchro with anyone other than her (McKay). You know, Roseline (Filion, her former partner) is Roseline, and Caeli is Caeli. And Caeli is the right person for me right now.”
The 30-year-old Montrealer and her Calgary teammate will compete at the Montreal Diving World Series this weekend. In addition to the scheduled synchronized event on Friday, Benfeito will compete in the individual tower event the next day. The event wraps up on Sunday.