Montréal, March 24, 2024 – Coming out of the Berlin World Cup, Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens are feeling optimistic about the Olympic Games in Paris. Following a tight contest against Australia, they won the silver medal in the men’s 10m synchronized dive event on Sunday.

“I think everything went well, except for our fifth dive. We messed up our reverse a bit, but apart from that, we were pretty consistent,” commented Zsombor-Murray.

Following their first two attempts, the duo, which has already qualified for the Paris Games, had already carved out a spot in the top three. The Canadians pulled out all the stops on their third dive to move up into second place, a position they held through their sixth and final plunge. They finished the competition with a total score of 408.99 points.

“Our third dive went very well. We showed what we’re capable of. Our last one was also good, so the only thing we need to improve on is our basic dives, i.e. the first two and the fifth,” added the 20-year-old Québécois.

“We’ve been diving together for a few years now, so I’m feeling confident about Paris. We have our routine, and I think we know what we have to do to perform well in competition, so we’ll try to recreate that at the Olympics.”

Thomas Daley and Noah Williams of Great Britain won gold with a final score of 465.00 points, while Cassiel Rousseau and Domonic Bedggood of Australia captured bronze with 402.57.

Bronze for McKay

On the women’s side, Caeli McKay also performed well in the individual 10m final. The 24-year-old athlete battled hard until the very end against Andrea Spendolini Sirieix of Great Britain and Delaney Schnell of the USA. McKay ultimately edged out the American, securing the final spot on the podium with 331.30 points, 7.80 points behind Spendolini Sirieix.

“I dove pretty well today [Sunday]. My dives weren’t all perfect, but I was happy with my fourth dive, which went really well,” said the Calgarian, referring to her most difficult dive of the day.

McKay was in eighth place after her first attempt, but quickly rectified the situation by taking provisional fourth place following her third plunge.

“This medal means a lot to me, especially since I finished fourth at the World Cup in Montréal. It feels really good to be on the podium. I still have lots of things to work on, but I’m really looking forward to going to Xi’an.”

With a spectacular score of 432.80 points, Hongchan Quan of China won the gold medal, followed by Spendolini Sirieix.

Elaena Dick also represented Canada in the individual 10m event, where she finished eighth with 308.60 points.

The next stop on the Diving World Cup circuit will be Xi’an, China, from April 19-21.

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