Read moreJennifer Abel, Ivan Garcia Top Day 2 of Diving at Pan Ams (Photo Gallery)12 July 2015Coverage of the 2015 Pan American Games is sponsored by Triton Wear. Visit Swimming World’s event landing page for results and more! The second day of diving at the 2015 Pan American Games featured Canada's Jennifer Abel (women's 3M) and Mexico's Ivan Garcia (men's 10M) taking home golds. Abel turne...
Read more3Near Perfect Day in Budapest For Chinese Divers17 July 2017Today's diving events in Budapest included women's synchronized three meter and men's synchronized ten meter. On the women's side, Shi Tingmao and Chang Yani from China took gold. After finishing preliminaries in the top spot, the women held onto their gold medal standing through every round of comp...
Read moreChina Rolls at FINA Diving World Series in Guangzhou11 March 2017The team of China got the best possible outcome in the second leg of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2017 taking place in Guangzhou (CHN) from March 9-11, by getting 10 titles out of the 10 gold medals on offer. Following the success in the inaugural event in Beijing, with nine victories, Chinese d...
Read moreCanadian Divers Sweep Mixed Pairs Events at FINA Diving Grand Prix13 April 2015GATINEAU - Canada's mixed pairs Francois Imbeau-Dulac / Jennifer Abel and Meaghan Benfeito / Vincent Riendeau took gold respectively in 3m and 10m mixed events this weekend in Gatineau (CAN) where the third leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix took place from April 9-12. Canada also won the gold medal ...
Read moreShi Tingmao, with Wang Han, Repeats as Women’s 3-Meter Synchro Champ25 July 2021Shi Tingmao, with Wang Han, Repeats as Women’s 3-Meter Synchro Champ Five years ago, Shi Tingmao won gold at the Rio Olympics alongside Wu Minxia. In Tokyo, Shi’s partner is different, but the result is the same. Shi and Wang Han dominated the women’s synchronized three-meter springboard final Sunda...
Read morePenny Oleksiak, Cheerios Team Up to Support Canada's ‘Food Bank Heroes’08 May 2020As one of Canada’s top summer Olympic athletes, Penny Oleksiak’s likeness was already set for cereal boxes this summer. But with the Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021 thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Oleksiak is among the Canadian athletes using her profile to help frontline workers in food ban...
Read moreAquatics Canada Aquatiques Names Brent Hayden, Maggie MacNeil Athletes of the Year13 January 2022Aquatics Canada Aquatiques Names Brent Hayden, Maggie MacNeil Athletes of the Year Aquatics Canada Aquatiques on Thursday released its annual ACA Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in Canadian aquatics. The two top awards, for male and female athlete of the year, went to Olympic swimmers Br...
Read moreChina Dominates Home Pool With FINA Diving World Series Stop at Water Cube16 March 2014LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 16. BEIJING’s ‘Water Cube’ provided the backdrop to brilliant performances during the opening leg of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2014, held from March 14-16. The superb venue was host to a Diving World Series meet for the fourth time and welcomed the best divers in ...
Read moreChina Crushes FINA Diving World Series Stop in Dubai23 March 2015The second stop of the FINA Diving World Series 2015 was held in Dubai (UAE) on March 19-21. British Jack Laugher prevented a Chinese sweep by taking the gold in the men’s 3m springboard. Other nations with medals in Dubai were Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia and Ukraine. In the men’s 3m s...
Read moreChina Takes Top Two Spots In Women's Three Meter21 July 2017Today's events in Budapest included the preliminary and semifinal rounds in men's individual platform, and finals for the women on three meter. After semifinals this morning, Aleksandr Bondar from Russia is holding onto first place. He is followed by fan favorite Tom Daly from Great Britain, the Chi...
Read moreThe Week That Was: Ilya Shymanovich Takes Down a World Record29 November 2021The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. Read the five biggest stories of the week in The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. This week was highlighted by Ilya Shymanovich taking down a world record, Ryan Murphy setting an ISL and US record, ISL playoff matches, and two retirement announcements. We...
Read more1Swimming & Para Swimming Among 10 Sports On 2026 Commonwealth Games Programme: Diving Misses Out22 October 2024Swimming & Para Swimming Among 10 Sports At 2026 Commonwealth Games: Diving Misses Out Swimming and para swimming have been confirmed among 10 sports to be contested at the 2026 Commonwealth Games although diving will not be on the scaled-down programme in Glasgow. The programme also includes athlet...
Read moreChina's Cao Yuan Leads All Divers With Three Golds in Windsor02 June 2014WINDSOR, Canada, June 2. CHINA took home seven of the eight titles on offer at the penultimate leg of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series, held for the first time in Windsor (CAN) on May 30 – June 1. Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion, 2013 World silver medallists, pocketed their first World Series t...
Read moreHausing, Benfeito Grasp 1st Individual Golds on FINA Diving World Series09 June 2014MONTERREY, Mexico, June 9. FIRST-time host Monterrey (MEX), the last of six meets, successfully concluded the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2014 with once again a top-notch three-day competition, held from June 6-8 and featuring the best divers in action. China walked away with six victories, Germany...
Read moreTwo-Time Olympic Medal-Winning Diver Jennifer Abel Announces Retirement27 November 2021Two-Time Olympic Medal-Winning Diver Jennifer Abel Announces Retirement Olympic diver Jennifer Abel, who won medals at the 2012 and 2021 Olympics, announced her retirement this week. Abel made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday. A day later, she and her fiancé, professional boxer David Lemieux...
Read moreChina Wins Big In Synchronized Diving On Fourth Day Of World Championships15 July 2019By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor. China added two golds to their collection in today's diving events. The day four final events started with women's synchronized three-meter. The winning team from China, made up of Shi Tingmao and Wang Han, put on a show for the judges and the world. The ...
Read moreMeaghan Benfeito, Sascha Klein Win at FINA Diving Grand Prix in Rostock23 February 2015ROSTOCK - Canada’s Meaghan Benfeito, 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, and current 10m synchro World champion Sascha Klein of Germany took the gold in both platform events, individual and synchro, in Rostock (GER), the first meet of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2015 held on February 20-22. Belarus, China...
Read moreWorld's Best Divers Looking Forward to Competing in FINA/CNSG Diving World Series in Montreal25 April 2019Eighty-five of the world's best divers have arrived in Montreal for the third leg of a total FINA/CNSG Diving World Series events. Prior editions in Sagamihrara, Japan (87 divers) and Beijing, China (67) tested the athletes who have arrived in Canada earlier this week to compete head to head to win ...
Read moreChina's Wu Minxia Claims 8th Diving World Title at 2015 FINA World Championships25 July 2015The Aquatics Palace hosted the women’s synchronised 3m springboard final where four-time Olympic champion Wu Minxia and double world champion Shi Tingmao won their second straight world title with 351.30 points. At the previous World Championships in Barcelona, the Chinese duet Wu Minxia and Shi Tin...
Read moreAustralians Win Mixed Synchro, Chinese Men Command 10m on Eighth Day of World Championships20 July 2019By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor. Today, on the eighth and final day of springboard and platform diving, mixed three-meter synchro and men's ten-meter platform concluded the diving competition at the 2019 FINA World Championships. Mixed synchro, a non-Olympic event where teams are made up...