Canadian take golds at FINA Grand Prix

Canadian Olympic medalists Alexandre Despatie and Emilie Heymans won gold medals at the FINA diving Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday. Despatie, the silver medalist in the men's 3-meter competition at the Athens Olympics last summer, won the 3-meter event, while Heymans, who took a bronze in synchronized 10-meter platform diving in Athens, won the women's platform final.

Despatie won with a final score of 480.39 despite a stalled third dive. He began a reverse 3 somersault in the tuck position, but abruptly stopped at the end of the board. His restart went well, and he overcame the two-point mandatory deduction from each judge.

Cesar Castro of Brazil was second (457.38) followed by China's Xu Xiang (455.94). Heymans won the platform with a 377.91 score. China's Jia Dongjin was second (352.38) and Mexico's Paola Espinosa was third (350.38).

The Chinese pair of Jia Tong and Chen Ni won gold in the women's platform synchronized event.

Source: Xinhua