By Canadian Press

Canadian high divers Carlson, Macaulay earn medals at world championships

Feb 14, 2024 | 8:17 AM

DOHA, Qatar — Canada picked up two high-diving medals at the world aquatics championships Wednesday as Molly Carlson earned silver and Jessica Macaulay earned bronze in the women’s 20-metre event.

Carlson totalled 320.70 points, while Macaulay had 320.35. Both divers are from Montreal. 

Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland claimed gold with a combined score of 342.00.

All three medallists replicated their placing at the 2023 championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

The event capped a successful diving season for Carlson, who finished second overall behind Iffland in the Red Bull Cliff Diving series.

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Macaulay, in her final competitive season, was sixth in the cliff diving series and earned a bronze in her final event in Auckland, New Zealand.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 14, 2024.

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