Meaghan Benfeito
Three-time Olympic medallist About Meaghan Benfeito
Benfeito officially took up diving at the age of 7, after being informally introduced to the sport following her swimming lessons. Once the young swimmers’ training session was over, they were given the opportunity to get up on the diving boards and watch diving legends, such has Emilie Heymans train. Meaghan was hooked!
In 2005, she became an internationally recognizable face when she surprised the diving community by winning bronze in the women’s 10-metre synchronized event at the FINA World Championships in Montreal with her long-time teammate Roseline Filion.
In 2008, she competed in her first Olympic Games, where she placed 7th on 10-metre synchro with Filion. Four years later, her dream came to reality when Roseline Filion and herself grabbed the bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics.
In individual, Meaghan continues to prove herself as one of the world’s best divers, collecting World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Pan Am Games, World Series and Grand Prix medals. Stronger than ever, she concluded the 2013-2016 quadrennial in a spectacular way by winning two bronze medals at the Rio Olympic Games. She became the first Canadian diver to bring home two Olympic medals since Anne Montminy in 2000.
Since Roseline Filion retired after the 2016 Olympics, Meaghan has been diving alongside Caeli McKay on 10m synchro. The new duo has shown steady progression as they’re working their way to Tokyo 2020.
In her spare time, Meaghan enjoys photography and cake decorating. She used to be very picky with food, but thanks to her nutritionist, she now eats a bit of everything. Except tomatoes!
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Results
2019
Competition | Date | Location | 10M | 10MS* | Mixed 10M* |
Pan Am Games | 08-2019 | Lima, PER | 1st / | 1st / | |
FINA World Championships | 07-2019 | Gwangju, KOR | 6th / 347.80 | 4th / 304.05 | |
Summer National Championships | 05-2019 | Windsor, ON | 1st / 387.80 | ||
FINA World Series 4 | 05-2019 | Kazan, RUS | 5th / 272.70 | ||
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2019 | Montreal, CAN | 10th /279.65 | 2nd / 328.47 | 5th / 306.60 |
FINA Grand Prix | 04-2019 | Calgary, CAN | 6th* / 284.50 | 1st / 305.85 | 2nd / 313.86 |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2019 | Beijing, CHN | 3rd / 336.40 | 3rd / 313.14 | 3rd / 300.96 |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2019 | Sagamihara, JPN | 2nd / 385.10 | 3rd / 311.70 | 6th / 305.64 |
Winter National Championships | 01-2019 | Victoria, BC | 1st / 372.60 | 1st / 309.30 |
* All 10m synchro results are with Caeli McKay
* Unless specified otherwise, all mixed 10m synchro results are with Nathan Zsombor-Murray
* Finished 6th in prelims and couldn’t advance to final because of the two divers per country rule
2018
Competition | Date | Location | 10M | 10MS* | Mixed 10M* |
FINA World Cup | 06-2018 | Wuhan, CHN | 7th / 324.25 | 3rd / 324.42 | |
FINA Grand Prix 2 | 05-2018 | Calgary, CAN | 2nd / 303.42 | 1st / 310.50 | |
FINA World Series 4 | 05-2018 | Kazan, RUS | 7th / 341.00 | 6th / 288.90 | 3rd / 306.72 (Riendeau) |
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2018 | Montreal, CAN | 3rd / 354.65 | 4th / 293.70 | 1st / 322.08 |
Commonwealth Games | 04-2018 | Gold Coast, AUS | 2nd / 359.75 | 2nd / 312.12 | |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2018 | Fuji, JPN | 7th / 340.25 | 6th / 283.20 | |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2018 | Beijing, CHN | 9th / 311.80 | 5th / 290.88 |
* All 10m synchro results are with Caeli McKay
* Unless specified otherwise, all mixed 10m synchro results are with Nathan Zsombor-Murray
2017
Competition | Date | Location | 10M | 10MS |
FINA World Championships | 07-2017 | Budapest, HUN | 8th | 4th (McKay) |
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2017 | Scarborough, CAN | 1st | |
FINA World Series 4 | 04-2017 | Windsor, CAN | 5th | |
FINA Grand Prix 2 | 04-2017 | Gatineau, CAN | 5th | 4th (McKay) |
FINA World Series 3 | 03-2017 | Kazan, RUS | 4th | 2nd (McKay) |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2017 | Guangzhou, CHN | 4th | 4th (McKay) |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2017 | Beijing, CHN | 4th | 4th (McKay) |
FINA Grand Prix 1 | 02-2017 | Rostock, GER | 3rd | 2nd (McKay) |
2016
Competition | Date | Location | 10M | 10MS |
Olympic Games | 08-2016 | Rio, BRA | 3rd | 3rd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 4 | 04-2016 | Kazan, RUS | 9th | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2016 | Windsor, CAN | 3rd | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA Grand Prix 4 | 04-2016 | Gatineau, CAN | 6th | 1st (Filion) |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2016 | Dubai, UAE | 9th | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2016 | Beijing, CHN | 4th | 4th (Filion) |
German Grand Prix | 01-2016 | Rostock, GER | 2nd | |
Winter Senior National Championships | 12-2015 | Saskatoon, SK | 1st |
2015
Competition | Date | Location | 10M | 10MS |
FINA World Aquatic Championships | 07-2015 | Kazan, RUS | 7th | 2nd (Filion) |
Pan Am Games | 07-2015 | Toronto, CAN | 3rd | 1st (Filion) |
FINA World Series 6 | 05-2015 | Merida, MEX | 8th | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 5 | 05-2015 | Windsor, CAN | 10th | 3rd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 4 | 05-2015 | London, GBR | 4th (Filion) | |
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2015 | Kazan, RUS | 1st | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2015 | Dubai, UAE | 7th | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2015 | Beijing, CHN | 5th | 3rd (Benfeito) |
German Grand Prix | 02-2015 | Rostock, GER | 1st | 1st (Filion) |
Winter Senior National Championships | 02-2015 | Toronto, ON | 1st |
2014
Competition | Date | Location | 10M | 10MS |
Pan Am Festival | 09-2014 | Mexico City, MEX | 2nd | 1st (Filion) |
Commonwealth Games | 07-2014 | Glasgow, SCO | 1st | 1st (Filion) |
FINA World Cup | 07-2014 | Shanghai, CHN | 9th | 3rd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 6 | 06-2014 | Monterrey, MEX | 1st | 3rd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 5 | 05-2014 | Windsor, ON | 9th | 1st (Filion) |
Summer Senior National Championships | 05-2014 | Winnipeg, MB | 1st | |
Gillette Canada Cup | 05-2014 | Gatineau, QC | 3rd | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2014 | London, GBR | 2nd | 3rd (Filion) |
FINA/NVC World Series 2 | 03-2014 | Dubai, UAE | 4th | 3rd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2014 | Beijing, CHN | 5th | 2nd (Filion) |
Winter Senior National Championships | 03-2014 | Saskatoon, SK | 1st |
2013
Competition | Date | Location | 10M | 10MS |
FINA World Aquatics Championships | 07-2013 | Barcelona, ESP | 2nd (Filion) | |
Summer Senior National Championships | 05-2013 | Quebec City, QC | 2nd | 1st (Filion) |
FINA World Series 5 | 05-2013 | Guadalajara, MEX | 8th | 4th (Filion) |
Gillette Canada Cup | 05-2013 | Gatineau, QC | 1st | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2013 | Dubai, UAE | 2nd | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2013 | Beijing, CHN | 2nd | 2nd (Filion) |
Winter Senior National Championships | 02-2013 | Winnipeg, MB | 1st |
2012
Competition | Date | Location | 10M | 10MS |
Olympic Games | 07-2012 | London, GBR | 11th | 3rd (Filion) |
Canadian Diving Trials/Summer Senior National Championships | 05-2012 | Montreal, QC | 3rd | |
USA Grand Prix | 05-2012 | Fort Lauderdale, USA | 6th* | 2e (Filion) |
Tin Bo Travel Canada Cup | 05-2012 | Montréal, QC | 13th* | 1st (Filion) |
FINA World Series 4 | 04-2012 | Tijuana, MEX | 2e | 4th (Filion) |
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2012 | Moscow, RUS | 9th | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2012 | Beijing, CHN | 4th | 3rd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2012 | Dubai, UAE | 5th | 3rd (Filion) |
FINA World Cup | 02-2012 | London, ENG | 13th | 2nd (Filion) |
German Grand Prix | 02-2012 | Rostock, GER | 7th | 6th (Filion) |
2011
Competition | Date | Location | 10M | 10MS |
Winter Senior National Championships | 12-2011 | Victoria, BC | 1st | 2nd (Filion) |
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2011 | Edmonton, AB | 1st | 1st (Filion) |
Canada Cup | 04-2011 | Montreal, QC | 6th | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 4 | 04-2011 | Guanajuato, MEX | 7th | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2011 | Sheffield, GBR | 8th | 2nd (Filion) |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2011 | Beijing, CHN | 8th | 4th (Filion) |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2011 | Moscow, RUS | 5th | 2nd (Filion) |
Spain Grand Prix | 02-2011 | Madrid, ESP | 2nd (Filion) | |
Winter Senior National Championships | 01-2011 | London, ON | 2nd |
2010-2003
Competition | Date | Location | 1M | 3M | 10M | 3MS | 10MS |
Spain Grand Prix | 07-2010 | Madrid, ESP | 2nd | 2nd (Filion) | |||
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2010 | Saskatoon , SK | 1st | 1st (Filion) | |||
FINA World Cup | 06-2010 | Changzhou, CHN | 4th | 3rd (Filion) | |||
Canada Cup | 05-2010 | Montreal, QC | 7th | 2nd (Filion) | |||
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2010 | Veracruz, Mexico | 4th (Abel) | 2nd (Filion) | |||
FINA World Series 2 | 04-2010 | Veracruz, Mexico | 2nd (Filion) | ||||
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2010 | Tsingdao, CHN | 3rd | 5th (Abel) | 3rd (Filion) | ||
German Grand Prix | 02-2010 | Rostock, GER | 11th | 4th (Abel) | 3rd (Filion | ||
Winter Senior National Championships | 01-2010 | Etobicoke, ON | 1st | 1st (Abel) | |||
FINA World Championships | 07-2009 | Rome, ITA | 4th | 4th (Filion) | |||
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2009 | Quebec City, QC | 2nd | ||||
USA Grand Prix | 05-2009 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 3rd | 1st (Filion) | |||
Canada Cup | 05-2009 | Montreal, QC | 1st | 2nd (Filion) | |||
FINA World Series 4 | 04-2009 | Mexico City, MEX | 7th | 3rd (Filion) | |||
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2009 | Sheffield, GB | 7th | 2nd (Filion) | |||
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2009 | Changzhou, CHN | 4th (Filion) | ||||
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2009 | Doha, Qat | 2nd (Filion) | ||||
German Grand Prix | 02-2009 | Rostock, GER | 7th | 1st (Filion) | |||
Winter Senior National Championships | 02-2009 | Calgary, AB | 2nd | 1st (Filion) | |||
Olympic Games | 08-2008 | Beijing, CHN | 7th (Filion) | ||||
Maple Leaf SImply Fresh Diving Trials | 06-2008 | Victoria, BC | 3rd | 1st (Filion) | |||
German Grand Prix | 06-2008 | Rostock, GER | 4th | 2nd (Filion) | |||
USA Grand Prix | 05-2008 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 7th | 6th (Filion) | |||
Maple Leaf Simply Fresh Canada Cup | 05-2008 | Montreal, QC | 3rd (Abel) | 5th (Filion) | |||
Russian Grand Prix | 04-2008 | Moscow, RUS | 8th | 3rd (Filion) | |||
Winter Senior National Championships | 03-2008 | Regina, SK | 5th | 5th | 1st (Abel) | 2nd (Filion) | |
CAMO Invitation | 12-2007 | Montréal, QC | 8th | 9th | 2nd (Abel) | 2nd (Filion) | |
Pan Am Jr. Championships | 11-2007 | Puerto Rico | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st (Abel) | |
Pan Am Games | 07-2007 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 6th | 3rd (MacDonald) | |||
Summer Senior National Championships | 07-2007 | Montreal, QC | 6th | 4th | |||
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2007 | Montreal, QC | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
Russian Grand Prix | 06-2007 | Moscow, RUS | 7th | 4th | 5th (Abel) | 3rd (Filion) | |
USA Grand Prix | 05-2007 | Fort Lauderdale, US | 9th | 3rd (Filion) | |||
Canada Cup | 05-2007 | Montreal, QC | 17th | 2nd (Abel) | 2nd (Filion) | ||
Pan Am Trials | 04-2007 | Vancouver, BC | 2nd | 3rd | |||
FINA World Aquatic Championships | 03-2007 | Melbourne, AUS | 24th | 4th (Filion) | |||
Winter Senior National Championships | 01-2007 | Quebec, QC | 4th | 6th | 5th | 2nd (Abel) | 1st (Filion) |
FINA World Junior Championships | 08-2006 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS | 5th | 27th | 3rd | 5th (Abel) | |
FINA World Cup | 07-2006 | Changshu, CHN | 3rd (Filion) | ||||
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2006 | Edmonton, AB | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2006 | Winnipeg, MB | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd (Abel) | 1st (Filion) |
Commonwealth Games | 03-2006 | Melbourne, AUS | 3rd (Filion) | ||||
Russian Grand Prix | 03-2006 | Electrostal, RUS | 7th | ||||
Winter Senior National Championships | 01-2006 | Winnipeg, MB | 29th | 4th | 1st (Filion) | ||
Pan Am Jr. Championships | 08-2005 | Fort-Lauderdale, USA | 1st | 1st | 3rd | ||
Canada Games | 08-2005 | Regina, SK | 3rd | 4th | 1st | ||
FINA World Aquatic Championships | 07-2005 | Montreal, CAN | 3rd (Filion) | ||||
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2005 | Quebec, QC | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||
FINA Grand Prix Super Final | 06-2005 | Veracruz, MEX | 3rd (Filion) | ||||
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2005 | London, ON | 5th | 3rd | 5th | ||
Canada Cup | 05-2005 | Montreal, QC | 6th | 3rd (Filion) | |||
Winter Senior National Championships | 03-2005 | Quebec, QC | 7th | 2nd | 7th | ||
Australian Youth Olympic Festival | 01-2005 | Sydney, AUS | 3rd | ||||
World Junior Diving Championships | 10-2004 | Balem, BRA | 10th | 9th | |||
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2004 | Victoria, BC | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
Canadian Olympic Trials | 06-2004 | Winnipeg, MB | 8th | ||||
Winter Senior National Championships | 03-2004 | Calgary, AB | 21st | 18th | 10th | ||
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2003 | Winnipeg, MB | 14th | 15th | 16th | ||
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2002 | St Johns, NFLD | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | ||
CAN USA Junior Challenge | 05-2002 | Ottawa, ON | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2001 | Victoria, BC | 3rd | 1st | 2nd |
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Career highlights
- 3 Olympic bronze medal
- 4 World Championships podium
- 6 World Cup medals
- 5 Commonwealth Games medals
- 7 Pan American Games medals
Best scores
414.30
Women’s 10m
2014 Summer Senior Nationals
398.29
Women’s 10m
2014 FINA World Series – Monterrey
337.62
Women’s 10m synchro (Filion)
2012 London Olympic Games
331.40
Women’s 10m synchro (McKay)
2019 FINA World Championships