TORONTO – Canadian divers had a successful start to the Pan American Games with three medals on the opening day of competition.
Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., won silver in the women’s 10-metre platform on Saturday, while Montreal’s Meaghan Benfeito took bronze.
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Earlier, Montreal’s Philippe Gagne won bronze medal in the men’s three-metre springboard.
Filion scored 377.60 points, finishing just 5.6 points behind gold medallist Paola Espinosa of Mexico. Benfeito took bronze with 357.45 points.
Filion scored 79.20 points with her fourth dive – the best result of the round – to move into second place. She finished with a score of 80.00 on her fifth dive to hold off Benfeito.
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It was a different story for Benfeito, who opened with a score of 81.60 and led through the first three round before fading. Still, her strong start was enough to earn a medal.
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