2019 FISU Summer Universiade

Ottawa, June 28th, 2019 – Diving Plongeon Canada is pleased to present the divers named to the Canadian team that will compete in the 30th edition of the FISU Summer Universiade.

With his recent successes on the national and international scene, Peter Thach Mai will lead the team in Italy. The 20-year-old won the silver medal on 3-metre at the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Bolzano earlier this month, a few weeks after being crowned national champion in the same event.
 
Canada will also be represented by Ethan Pitman and Laurent Gosselin-Paradis in the men’s platform events. The pair combined to win a bronze medal at the 2018 and 2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix in Calgary.
 
The women’s team will feature Elaena Dick, a two-time Junior Pan American champion on platform, as well as Olivia Chamandy and Mia Vallée on springboard. Chamandy and Vallée will join forces in the synchronized event and try to repeat their performance from the 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix in Madrid, where they won gold.
 

NAME & AGE	RESIDENCE	EVENTS	DATE
Olivia Chamandy, 18	Westmount, QC	3m	Qual: July 5th Final: July 7th
		3m synchro	Final: July 7th
Mia Vallée, 18	Kirkland, QC
		3m	Qual: July 5th Final: July 7th
Elaena Dick, 20	Edmonton, AB	10m	Qual: July 2nd Final: July 4th
		Team event	Final: July 8th
Ethan Pitman, 21	Edmonton, AB
		10m	Qual: July 7th Final: July 8th
		10m synchro	Final: July 5th
Laurent Gosselin-Paradis, 18	Montreal, QC
		10m	Qual: July 7th Final: July 8th
Peter Thach Mai, 20	Montreal, QC	3m	Qual: July 3rd Final: July 4th

Stéphane Lapointe (Laval, QC) and Beverly Boys (Surrey, BC) will be Canada’s coaches in Naples. Francine Lavoie (Quebec City, QC) has been named as the Canadian official for this international event.
 
The full delegation totals over 300 including student-athletes, coaches, staff, and medical personnel. In 2017, diving contributed in winning two of the thirteen medals won by Canada.

Diving Plongeon Canada (DPC) was established in 1967 as a not-for-profit organization to promote the growth and awareness of the sport in this country. As a member of FINA, the world’s governing body of aquatic sports, DPC contributes to the development of globally accepted standards of excellence in diving and supports the rules and regulations of international competition. Representing nine provincial diving associations, 67 local diving clubs and close to 4,000 high-performance athletes, DPC shares a national commitment to advance the art and sport of diving and to position Canada as the number one diving nation of the world. For information, visit diving.ca.