Paola Espinosa and Laura Sanchez win Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard title – Pan American Games
Paola Espinosa and Laura Sanchez of Mexico won gold medal of Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard discipline on the final day of diving events at the 2011 Pan American Games. The session concluded on Saturday, October 29 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in Guadalajara, Mexico
The Pan American Games are scheduled every fourth year and involves the participation of many international athletes.
This was duo's second gold winning effort in the synchronised event as they occupied the title of Women's 10m platform synchronised discipline, earlier at the championship.
The Mexicans remained dominant in the 3m discipline throughout the event. They experienced strong resistance from their Canadian rivals, Jennifer Abel and Emilie Heymans, but proved their eligibility for the crown of the event.
They completed their first round with a wonderful score of 52.80 points and remained 0.60 points ahead of the Canadian divers. In the next round, Espinosa and Sanchez maintained their lead by summing up a total of 105.60 points against 105.00 points' effort of the Canadians.
The Mexican pair succeeded in enhancing their lead to 4.20 points in the third round, as they accomplished 184.80 points to overcome 180.60 points' effort of their rivals.
The fourth round played a vital role in cementing Mexicans as strong contenders for gold medal, where they obtained a score of 262.20 points. Abel and Heymans accomplished a score of 255.30 points in the fourth round.
The Canadian divers struggled hard in the final round to make their way to top of the list, but remained marginally away from overwhelming the efforts of Mexican athletes. Espinosa and Sanchez gained a sore of 338.70 points for gold medal.
They were followed by Abel and Heymans, who remained 2.40 points behind the gold medallists, achieving a total of 336.60 points for silver medal. The third spot was captured by Kassidy Cook and Cassidy Krug of United States, who stepped on the medal rostrum for bronze medal as they earned a score of 319.50 points.
The spectators appreciated commendable efforts of all divers in 3m playoff whereas the winners collected medals for their splendid efforts after completion of the session.
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