March 23, 2012

Jennifer Abel and Emilie Heymans of Canada compete before finishing third in the women's synchro 3m Springboard event during the FINA Diving World Series 2012 event at the Water Cube in Beijing on March 23, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON)

World championship silver medallists Emilie Heymans of St-Lambert, Que., and Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., finished third Friday in the women's three-metre synchro event at a FINA World Series event in Beijing.

Heymans and Abel actually finished in a tie for second with Americans Kelci Bryant and Abigail Johnson but lost to them in a one-round dive-off.

Zi He and Minxia Wu of China won the gold medal.

In the women's 10-metre tower event, Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal was fourth, while Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., was sixth. Ruolin Chen of China won gold.

In the men's three-metre, Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que., was fifth. Chong He of China won gold.