Vincent
Riendeau

Riendeau began diving at age 5 when his neighbour introduced him to the sport she was practicing at the Point-Claire Aquatic Center. His desire to become an elite diver was fueled by watching the Canada Cup FINA Grand Prix and seeing what the best divers in the world could do.

Vincent Riendeau climbed the individual 10m podium at three consecutive Canada Cups – the Canadian leg of the FINA Grand Prix circuit – winning gold in Gatineau in 2016, silver in 2017 at the same venue and silver in Calgary in 2018.

Also in the 10m, he took gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, adding to the bronze medal he won at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In 2019, he added another bronze medal to his collection, finishing third on platform at the Pan American Games in Lima.

At his first Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016, Vincent finished 14^th.

Since 2019, Vincent has joined forces with Nathan Zsombor-Murray on men’s 10m synchro. The duo has already demonstrated tremendous potential, placing 2nd at the Pan American Games in Lima and at the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Calgary.

In the 10m mixed synchro, he finished 2^nd with partner Caeli McKay at the 2018 FINA World Cup in Wuhan, China and 2^nd with partner Meaghan Benfeito at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

Vincent is a huge old-school rock fan with a soft spot for romantic ballads. He also claims to know all the words to every song on his playlist but is so tone-deaf that he saves the singing for when he’s by himself.

Career highlights

• 1 Olympic Game (Rio 2016)
• 2 Pan American Games medals
• 2 Commonwealth Games medals

Best score

486.50

Men’s 10m
2019 Winter Senior Nationals

508.45

Men’s 10m
2016 FINA World Series – Windsor