Three Gold and One Silver for Canada’s Divers!
Diving Canada – Pan-American Aquatic Sports Championships
Montréal, May 14, 2025 – Canada’s diving team continued its winning streak on Wednesday at the Pan-American Aquatic Sports Championships in Medellín, Colombia, clinching four more medals on day two of the diving events.
Thomas Ciprick, Lila Gokiert, and Sara-Jade Tessier climbed to the top of the podium in their respective categories, while Maia Jane snagged a silver medal in another one-two Canadian finish in Group C.
Ciprick, the last Canadian to dive at the Cesar Zapata Olympic Pool on Wednesday, put on an impressive show in the men’s 1m springboard event, edging out his opponents and claiming the coveted medal with a total of 349.05 points.
“There were a lot of ups and downs today! My goal was to be as consistent as possible, which I managed to do despite there being a few factors that were beyond my control, like the visibility levels. That was the key today, and overall, I’m happy with my performance!” said the Québécois, moments before the medal ceremony.
Ciprick was accompanied on the podium by Jesus Reyes of Venezuela (343.05) and Simon Zapata of Colombia (327.90). In the same category, Emmitt Reesor (309.70) and Samuel McCaffrey (306.60) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
In the girls’ Group A 10m platform competition, Alberta’s Lila Gokiert clinched the gold medal with an outstanding 381.75 points, well ahead of her opponents.
“This has been a great experience. It’s very different from what we’re used to,” said the Calgarian. “I felt calm, I was very consistent, and I even did well on some of my new dives. It was a great day, but I wasn’t expecting to win a medal, so it was a real honour for me to be on the podium.”
In the same event, Mexico’s Suri Lobato (346.05) and Kelly Mejorada (343.40) completed the podium, while Quebec’s Mathilde Laberge finished fifth with 322.30 points.
And finally, just as they did yesterday, Sara-Jade Tessier and Maia Jane secured another one-two finish for Canada, this time in the girls’ Group C 3m springboard event. With their respective scores of 265.35 and 259.65, they captured the gold and silver medals, ahead of Colombia’s Luciana Torres (241.65).
The action will continue on Thursday in Medellín, where there are seven diving events on the day’s program. Canadians Samuel Talbot, Kash Tarasoff, Dean Calfacacos, Samuel McCaffrey, and Arnaud Corbeil will compete in the boys’ Group A 10m platform event, Lila Stewart will battle it out in the 1m women’s open category, and Daniela Durevska will test herself in the girls’ Group C 3m springboard event.
