Montréal, July 17th, 2025 – The 2025 Speedo Junior Elite National Championships are in full swing in Edmonton, Alberta, as up-and-coming athletes divided into two age categories (A and B, men and women) will compete at the Kinsmen Sports Centre until Sunday.
On Thursday, four Canadian divers took home gold medals on the opening day of the event. Daniela Durevska triumphed in the women’s 1m group B, as did Jackson Congdon (BDA) in the men’s 3m group A. Chase Shaw (Calgary) won the men’s 3m group B and Ella Lindsay (NEPEAN Ottawa) the women’s group A platform.
“I performed tremendously today! I won gold for the first time in a national competition and I’m proud of myself,” commented Daniela Durevska.
In a very tight final, the Calgary diver battled to the end against British Columbia’s Alexandra Wood (Idive) and came out on top with a final score of 351.45. In the end, Wood came second with 350.05 points, ahead of Windsor’s Jocelyn Casey (347.45).
“I was a bit stressed before the final, but I took all my courage and it paid off. For the rest of the competition, I’m going to keep a positive attitude and enjoy it,” added Durevska.
Meanwhile, BDA Club representative Jackson Congdon came out on top on his final dive in the men’s 3m final in group A with a total score of 571.65 points.
“I know how to execute all my dives, so I came to have fun and show what I can do,” said Congdon after capturing his third medal on the national stage.
Calgary’s Luc Goertzen grabbed silver with 569.20 points, and White Rock’s Mattias Frohloff was awarded bronze with a cumulative score of 568.20 points.
Congdon and Frohloff will be on hand this Friday for the men’s 1m event.
“I’ll keep doing what I do best and enjoy it. I’m not here to mess around, I want to do well and be proud of myself,” shared the winner.
In the women’s A group platform event, Ella Lindsay (372.55 points) took gold, while Mathilde Laberge (365.50 points) and Livia McKibbin (339.90 points) were awarded silver and bronze respectively.
Alberta’s Chase Shaw (404.25 points) was the fourth athlete of the day to stand on the top step of a podium when he beat Preston Cooledge of KWDC (385.80 points) and Alistair Nisbet of PCDC (381.90 points) in the men’s 3m Group B competition.
The day ended on a high note for Canadian divers, who enjoyed a “rip” contest – a friendly competition in which athletes must enter the water with as little splash as possible.
Plenty of action is in store for Friday at the Speedo 2025 Junior Elite National Championships with the men’s 1m group A and platform group B events, as well as the women’s 3m group B competition.
You can find all the results here.
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