Montréal, May 24, 2025 – Olympian Kate Miller was crowned champion of the 10m platform event on Saturday at the Summer National Diving Championships in Saskatoon. The Ontarian, who trains with the Nepean Ottawa Diving Club, accumulated a final score of 349.50 points. She was joined on the podium by Katelyn Fung (Toronto Diving Academy, 342.90) and Éloïse Bélanger (CAMO, 304.25).
Although Miller was in second place after her first dive, she subsequently moved into the top spot, which she held on to for the remainder of the competition. It was a remarkable turnaround for the athlete, who had struggled earlier in the day.
“I feel good, even though I was very frustrated after the qualifiers, since I didn’t dive well. But after my warm-up [for the finals], I felt much better, and I was eager to get back on track. So that’s what I did!” explained the gold medallist, with satisfaction.
Over the past few months, Miller has admitted to being disappointed with her World Cup results. This prompted her to revisit her training program and work on specific aspects of her dives. Her efforts quickly paid off.
“I’m really glad to be here, so that I can show how much I’ve improved!” said Miller, who turns twenty next week and will spend the summer in Montréal fine-tuning her training.
First national title for Thomas Ciprick
Quebec’s Thomas Ciprick (Pointe-Claire Diving Club) reached the top of the podium in the men’s 1m springboard final today, earning 379.30 points to edge out Alberta’s Tazman Abramowicz (Calgary, 371.05). Carson Paul (Boardworks), who claimed the national 3m title yesterday, finished third with a score of 358.50.
Ciprick had to dig deep to capture the national title today. After the second of six rounds, he held provisional sixth place. He then climbed to fourth place, then second, and finally took control of the competition with his last two dives.
“Yesterday [Friday], I didn’t qualify for the 3m finals, which was hugely disappointing,” admitted Ciprick. “It was the first time since 2017, when I was 14 years old. I almost pulled out of the 1m today, but I knew that even though I performed lousily yesterday, I could still bounce back. And I’m proud to have done so, because this is my first national title. I had nothing to lose, so I just trusted my diving.”
The gold medallist has been nursing an injured thumb for quite some time now and was only able to train on the 1m springboard, without being able to practise on the 3m board.
The Canadian Championships will come to a close on Sunday. The day’s program will feature the women’s 3m finals and the men’s 10m finals.
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