Montréal, June 8, 2025 – Margo Erlam, who finished fourth in the 3m springboard qualifiers two days ago, appeared to be in a realm of her own during Sunday’s individual 3m finals at the Canada Cup in Gatineau. The Paris Olympian ended the day holding 325.50 points, the gold medal, and a new personal best.
The Canadian team won six medals on Sunday, bringing its total to twelve for the Canada Cup weekend.
Erlam immediately took the lead in the 3m finals, earning 64.50 points on her first dive. And although she slid to second place in the next round, she bounced back with 70.50 points on her third attempt. From then on, the 22-year-old diver from Saskatchewan never looked back as she charged straight to the top of the podium.
“This was my first competition since last summer’s Olympics, and I didn’t feel I was at my best during the qualification rounds on Friday. But I think I did pretty well today, in front of the Canadian crowd,” said Erlam.
“My previous record was 308 points, two years ago, but since then, I’ve had some trouble breaking the 300-point barrier. I’m super happy. Going from 308 to 325 is huge,” she added.
Erlam was accompanied on the podium by Kindal Knight of the USA (288.40) and Natalie Phan of Australia (281.25). In the same event, Toronto’s Alexa Fung rounded out the top ten with 245.50 points, while Ella Lindsay of Nepean followed right behind with 235.75.
Earlier in the day, two Canadian pairs took part in the women’s synchronized platform finals. Éloïse Bélanger and Julianne Boisvert finished second with 267.72 points, not too far ahead of their countrymates Ella Lindsay and Mathilde Laberge (254.52).
Katerina Hoffman and Bailee Sturgill of the USA captured the gold medal (273.33).
“It was our first synchronized competition together, so we had to make some adjustments, especially on our take-offs, so that everything went well. But we were well-prepared [for the competition], and I’m happy with the work we did,” said Boisvert.
It was the third medal of the weekend for Bélanger, of Montréal. She and her teammates won silver in the teams event on Friday, and she clinched bronze in the individual platform event on Saturday.
“It was a lot of fun. Julianne has great energy and a positive attitude. We had a great time and we accomplished a lot together. It was a fun week, and our squad had really good team spirit. I got to talk to some of the younger athletes, who asked me a lot of questions. It was really enjoyable,” said Bélanger.
Silver for Wiens, bronze for Zsombor-Murray
Two Canadians also made their way to the podium in the men’s individual platform finals. Rylan Wiens placed second, while Nathan Zsombor-Murray finished third.
Jonah Mercieca of Australia was the only diver to out-compete the two Canadians, taking the top spot on the podium with 479.05 points.
Wiens, who trains with the Saskatoon Diving Club, held the lead during the first two rounds, but slipped to third place after struggling with his third dive. He did not back down, however, coming back strong to finish second with 461.05 points, only 0.25 of a point ahead of Zsombor-Murray.
“It was so close! Like, the difference may have come down to something as specific as me pointing my big toe at a particular moment. Nathan and I are practically at the same level, and it’s nice to have that confirmed again,” said Wiens.
Although Zsombor-Murray pulled into first place in the fourth round, his main rivals managed to come back from behind. The Québécois was nevertheless able to limit the damage and finish on the third step of the podium, with 460.80 points.
“Obviously, I would have preferred a medal of a different colour, but overall, I’m happy with my day. To be honest, I hadn’t been training as much since the Olympics last summer. It feels good to be back.”
Montréal’s Matt Cullen finished fifth with 394.60 points, while Saskatoon’s Kash Tarasoff placed tenth with 324.15.
In the men’s synchronized 3m finals, Cédric Fofana of Montréal and Victor Povzner of Markham also claimed the top spot on the podium. Their final score of 395.25 placed them more than 20 points ahead of their nearest opponents.
Like most of the other Canadian pairs in Gatineau, they were competing together for the first time.
“We started diving together on Thursday. Following a few minor adjustments, we clicked really quickly. I was a bit nervous at first because our hurdles are not the same. I tried to adjust, but it didn’t work. When Victor tried, it seemed to go much better. He’s an experienced synchronized diver, and it shows,” explained Fofana.
Minhyuk Kang and Seongho Woo of South Korea captured the silver medal (373.14), while Ivor Brown and Nathaniel Grannis of the USA claimed bronze (361.26).
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