The 2021 edition of the FINA Diving World Cup successfully concluded today at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the venue for the disciplines of Swimming, Diving and Artistic Swimming at this summer’s Olympic Games in the Japanese capital. During the six-day competition, from May 1-6, 225 athletes representing 46 nations were in action, seeking their “ticket” to be present in the Olympic rendezvous.
Amon men, the dominance of Great
Britain was evident, with its best representatives earning three out of the four
medals at stake. The only exception occurred in the 3m springboard, where
Germany’s Martin Wolfram got the sole title for his country in the competition.
Totalling 467.75 points, Wolfram left James Heatly (GBR) in the second position
(461.25) and Alexis Jandard (FRA) with the bronze in 434.25.
In the 10m platform, it was Thomas
Daley’s show, with victories in the individual and synchro event. The British
superstar paired with Matthew Lee in the team event, scoring 453.60.
Individually, he got the title in 541.70. Curiously, in both events, the minor
medals went to the same countries: silver for Mexico with Randal Willars in
individual (514.70) and with his teammate Ivan Garcia in synchro (405.69), and
bronze for Canada, with Rylan Wiens shining alone (488.55) and the pair Vincent
Riendeau/Nathan Zsombor-Murray climbing to the podium in synchro (393.81).
In the 3m springboard synchro, the
winning tale was also British, with Daniel Goodfellow and Jack Laugher taking
the crown in 440.94. Patrick Hausding/Lars Rudiger, from Germany, had to
content with silver in 433.93, while the bronze went to Russia’s Evgenii
Kuznetsov/Nikita Shleikher (415.86).
Among women, the Chinese domination
in the 3m events was notorious, with Chen Yiwen triumphing alone in 383.55 and
pairing with Chang Yani for gold in the synchro competition (317.16). Chang was
also medallist (bronze, 344.40) in the individual event, showing an
extraordinary courage after losing the balance and violently hitting the board
with her legs in the semi-final. Sarah Bacon (USA) took the silver in 348.75.
In 3m synchro, the remaining medals
went to Canada (silver in 289.98 with Jennifer Abel/Melissa Citrini Beaulieu)
and to Italy (bronze in 283.77 with Elena Bertocchi/Chiara Pellacani).
In the 10m platform finals, Pandelela
Pamg (MAS) was the winning card in the individual final, totalling 355.70. She
was followed by Matsuri Arai (JPN), with 342.00 points and by Caeli McKay (CAN,
338.55). In synchro, Canada (Meaghan Benfeito/Caeli McKay) was the strongest team
in the field, getting the title in 305.94. Lois Toulson/Eden Cheng gave the
sole medal for Great Britain in the women’s events, earning silver in 302.88.
Germany’s Christina Wassen/Tina Punzel completed the podium in 292.86.
Working also as a test event for the
Games, the FINA Diving World Cup was the third and final qualification step for
the Olympics, after the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju and the
continental qualification since then. In individual, the World Cup may qualify
up to 18 athletes in each event, while in synchro, four teams were selected
during the six-day competition in Tokyo.
MEDALLISTS – FINA DIVING WORLD CUP
2021
MEN
3m springboard: 1. Martin Wolfram
(GER) 467.75; 2. James Heatly (GBR) 461.25; 3. Alexis Jandard (FRA) 434.25
10m platform: 1. Thomas Daley (GBR)
541.70; 2. Randal Willars (MEX) 514.70; 3. Rylan Wiens (CAN) 488.55
3m springboard synchro: 1. Daniel
Goodfellow/Jack Laugher (GBR) 440.94; 2. Patrick Hausding/Lars Rudiger (GER)
433.92; 3. Evgenii Kuznetsov/Nikita Shleikher (RUS) 415.86
10m platform synchro: 1. Thomas
Daley/Matthew Lee (GBR) 453.60; 2. Randal Willars/Ivan Garcia (MEX) 405.69; 3.
Vincent Riendeau/Nathan Zsombor-Murray (CAN) 393.81
WOMEN
3m springboard: 1. Chen Yiwen (CHN)
383.55; 2. Sarah Bacon (USA) 348.75; 3. Chang Yani (CHN) 344.40
10m platform: 1. Pandelela Pamg (MAS)
355.70; 2. Matsuri Arai (JPN) 342.00; 3. Caeli McKay (CAN) 338.55
3m springboard synchro: 1. Chen
Yiwen/Chang Yani (CHN) 317.16; 2. Jennifer Abel/Melissa Citrini Beaulieu (CAN)
289.98; 3. Elena Bertocchi/Chiara Pellacani (ITA) 283.77
10m platform synchro: 1. Meaghan
Benfeito/Caeli McKay (CAN) 305.94; 2. Lois Toulson/Eden Cheng (GBR) 302.88; 3.
Christina Wassen/Tina Punzel (GER) 292.86
Fédération Internationale de Natation
(FINA)
The Fédération Internationale de
Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA's
five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic
Swimming - are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its
first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA
counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its
headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).
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