Mandy Moran fourth at FINA Grand Prix diving competition

May 30th, 2009

Mandy Moran

MADRID – Canadian champion Mandy Moran of Thunder Bay came within four points of earning her first career Grand Prix diving medal on Saturday placing fourth on women’s three-metre springboard.

Qulin Zheng of China won the gold medal with 317.20 points, Olivia Wright of Australia was second at 297.40 and Lin Qu of China third at 293.05.

Moran finished the competition with a strong reverse dive but just missed reaching the podium earning 289.55 points. She was also fourth earlier this season at the Grand Prix event in Germany.

Hailey Casper of Calgary advanced to the semifinals and placed eighth overall.

In the men’s 10-metre preliminaries, Kevin Geyson of Winnipeg was ninth.

Competition ends Sunday with the semis and final on men’s tower and the women’s three-metre synchro.

About the FINA Grand Prix
Held since 1995, the FINA Grand Prix is similar in format to the World Cups in alpine skiing and speed skating. This season there are five stops, including the Canada Cup from April 30-May 3 in Montreal, Quebec.

About Diving Plongeon Canada
Diving Plongeon Canada (DPC) was established in 1967 as a not-for-profit organization to promote the growth and awareness of the sport in this country. As a member of FINA, the world’s governing body of aquatic sports, DPC contributes to the development of globally accepted standards of excellence in diving and supports the rules and regulations of international competition. Representing nine provincial diving associations, 67 local diving clubs and close to 4,000 high performance athletes, DPC shares a national commitment to advance the art and sport of diving and to position Canada as the number one diving nation of the world.  For information, visit www.diving.ca.

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