Canadian divers Citrini-Beaulieu, Abel get silver in 3-metre springboard
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu and Jennifer Abel claimed Canada’s first medal at the world swimming championships Monday with a silver in women’s three-metre springboard synchronized diving.
Citrini-Beaulieu of St-Constant, Que., and Abel of Laval, Que., finished with an inward 2-1/2 somersaults pike to finish with 323.43 points.
“We stayed focused, at the end I knew we were on the podium but I was just happy with the performance that we did,” Abel said. “Bringing back a silver makes everything even more beautiful.”
Shi Tingmao and Chang Yani captured China’s ninth straight world title in the event. The pair led from the first round and produced an almost-perfect forward 2-1/2 somersaults, one twist pike in the fifth for a total of 333.30 points.