Diving GP 2016: 7 golds for China in San Juan

The third leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix, held in San Juan (PUR), witnessed once again China’s dominance in the sport of diving.

The powerhouse nation asserted itself in usual fashion with seven gold medals out of nine at stake during the four-day competition on the island. The remaining two titles went to France and the USA, respectively  in the men’s 3m springboard (Matthieu Rosset, 457.30) and in the women’s 10m platform (Samantha Bromberg, 327.75).

Puerto Rico, with Rafael Quintero, Canada with Celina Toth and Switzerland with Jessica Favre/Guillaume Dutoit, were other nations climbing on the podium in San Juan.

China topped all synchronised events including the mixed 3m in which Huang Bowen/Wu Chunting (CHN) placed first with 304.28 points, in front of USA’s Abby Johnston/Jordan Windle (278.40) and the Swiss pair (254.58).

Detailed results can be found here

MEDALLISTS in San Juan

Men
3m springboard: 1. Matthieu Rosset (FRA) 457.30; 2. Troy Dumais (USA) 441.15; 3. Michael Hixon (USA) 412.25
10m platform: 1. Lian Junjie (CHN) 477.20; 2. Rafael Quintero (PUR) 467.50; 3. Xu Zewei (CHN) 426.75
3m synchro: 1. Peng Jianfeng/Sun Zhiyi (CHN) 363.48; 2. Matthieu Rosset/Antoine Catel (FRA) 362.67; 3. Michael Hixon/Troy Dumais (USA) 361.02
10m synchro: 1. Huang Bowen/Xu Zewei (CHN) 453.54; 2. Jordan Windle/David Dinsmore (USA) 384.15; 3. Alexis Jandard (FRA)/Szymczak Lois (FRA) 306.84

Women
3m springboard: 1. Wu Chunting (CHN) 338.25; 2. Abby Johnston (USA) 310.85; 3. Xu Zhihuan (CHN) 295.05
10m platform: 1. Samantha Bromberg (USA) 327.75; 2. Li Jinming (CHN) 323.55; 3. Celina Toth (CAN) 303.50
3m synchro: 1. Wu Chunting/Xu Zhihuan (CHN) 309.60; 2. Abby Johnston/Kassidy Cook (USA) 288.60
10m synchro: 1. Suo Miya/Li Jinming (CHN) 294.18; 2. Samantha Bromberg/Delaney Schnell (USA) 276.00 

Mixed
3m: 1. Huang Bowen/Wu Chunting (CHN) 304.38; 2. Abby Johnston/Jordan Windle (USA) 278.40; 3. Jessica Favre/Guillaume Dutoit (SUI) 254.58

FINA Diving Grand Prix 2016 calendar:

1. Madrid (ESP): January 15-17
2. Rostock (GER): January 29-31
3. San Juan (PUR): March 31-April 3
4. Gatineau (CAN): April 7-10
5. Bolzano (ITA): July 15-17
6. Kuching (MAS): October 21-23
7. Gold Coast (AUS): October 27-30
8. Singapore (SIN): November 4-6

Swimming news courtesy of FINA.

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