Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu and Jennifer Abel claimed Canada's first medal at the world swimming championships yesterday with a silver in women's three-metre springboard synchronized diving.
Citrini-Beaulieu and Abel finished with an inward 2-1/2 somersaults pike to finish with 323.43 points.
Shi Tingmao and Chang Yani captured China's ninth straight world title in the event. The pair led from the first round and produced an almost-perfect forward 2-1/2 somersaults, one twist pike in the fifth for a total of 333.30 points.
Kristina Ilinykh and Nadezhda Bazhina won the bronze for Russia.