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Canada’s Vallée takes bronze in one-metre springboard at world aquatics championships

Jun 29, 2022 | 11:12 AM

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Mia Vallée won Canada’s second diving medal at the world aquatics championships with a bronze in the women’s one-metre springboard Wednesday.

The 21-year-old from Beaconsfield, Que., totalled 276.60 points through five dives to pick up her first-career medal at the worlds.

Vallée led through three dives and was second going into her final attempt, but struggled with a score of 48.10, lowest in the 12-competitor field. Still, her strong showing in her previous dives kept her on the podium.

Calgary’s Margo Erlam was ninth with 246.10 points.