August 22 , 2010

Marc Sabourin-Germain

SINGAPORE – Marc Sabourin-Germain of Mascouche, Que., posted a personal best score on men's three-metre and placed 10th on Sunday in diving action at the Youth Olympic Games.

Bo Qiu of China won the gold medal with 607.15 points, Oleksandr Bondar of Ukraine was second at 565.35 and Michael Hixon of the U.S., was third at 554.65.

Sabourin-Germain, 17, totalled 506.50

"I'm very satisfied with my performance," said Sabourin-Germain, who competed at two senior Grand Prix events this year. "I wasn't too nervous. I just wanted to go out there, have fun and see where I stand against the others."

Sabourin-Germain's coach Aaron Dziver of Montreal was equally pleased.

"He was consistent and made no major mistakes," said Dziver. "He'll take a lot from this experience. To get to the next level he needs to increase the difficulty of his dives and improve other facets such as his the height of his take-offs."

Competition continues Monday.

About Youth Olympic Games (YOG)
The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Game is being held in Singapore, from August 14th to 26th, 2010. The Youth Olympic Games strives to assemble the most talented youth athletes – between the ages of 14 and 18 – from all over the world. Additionally, non-sport participants such as youth ambassadors and young reporters participate in the event. This first edition of the Games includes approximately 3,600 athletes and 1450 officials from 26 different sports. The event will be run on a quadrennial cycle with Summer Games taking place in 2010, 2014, 2018 etc…

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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