Montréal, August 20th, 2025 – The Canadian contingent had an outstanding day on Tuesday at the Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, where it racked up three more medals.
The pairing of Benjamin Tessier and Matt Cullen, along with Katelyn Fung and Kate Miller, captured gold in the men’s and women’s 10-meter synchronized platform events, while Carson Paul climbed onto the third step of the podium in the 3-meter springboard competition.
The last divers in action on this fourth day of competition at the Olympic Aquatic Centre pool, Tessier and Cullen put on a spectacular show in the men’s synchronized platform event. They dominated with a total of 413.46 points to take home the gold medal.
“I’m very proud of our performance. We were able to stay consistent and have a great competition, so the medal means a lot to us,” remarked Tessier at the end of the day.
The Quebec divers were joined on the podium by Mexico’s Kenny Zamudio and Emilio Trevino (380.01) and Cuba’s Bernaldo Arias and Carlos Ramos (350.07), who finished second and third respectively.
“We earned at least 7 or 7.5 on each dive, which is excellent. We would have liked to achieve higher marks and get a better total, but it was still a very good score, so we have something to be proud of. We did the best we could!” exclaimed Tessier.
In the women’s competition, Fung and Miller also took the top spot on the podium in the synchronized platform event. The Ontario duo scored 289.05 points to notch the Canadian brace.
“I’m thrilled to end the season with a gold medal! The last few weeks have been exhausting, but we made one last push and put up a strong performance,” confessed Fung after the event.
“It’s always a treat to dive with Kate. We push each other to be better, and I think we can be proud of what we’ve accomplished this season,” she added.
The Canadians finished ahead of Mexico’s Maria Sanchez and Suri Cueva (279.48) and United States’ Ellireese Niday and Hannah McLaughlin (249.63).
British Columbia diver Carson Paul collected bronze in the 3-meter springboard event with a total score of 403.75 points. The 20-year-old athlete performed his best dive on his penultimate attempt, earning a score of 85.50, which secured him third place.
Only Mexicans David Vazquez (417.65) and Jesus Agundez (414.50) finished ahead of Paul in this event.
Amélie-Laura Jasmin was the only other Canadian in action on Tuesday. She finished at the foot of the podium in the women’s 3-meter springboard event with a total of 278.50 points.
American Sophia Grace Verzyl grabbed gold with a score of 322.85, finishing ahead of Mexico’s Mia Cueva (319.45) and Lia Cueva (292.95), who placed second and third respectively.
The Canadian diving team capped off the Junior Pan American Games in Asunción with a total of five medals, two of them gold.
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