Triple bronze for Canada at the Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final
At the first-ever FINA Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final, Canada picked up a trio of bronze medals in Budapest, Hungary on Friday.
Jacqueline Simoneau and Claudia Holzner paired up for the first medal of the day, a bronze in the duet technical event.
Their routine was given a score of 87.6666 points. Ahead of them on the podium were Ukraine (92.0205) and Italy (89.0333).
The duo are part of the nine person team heading to Lima 2019.
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Claudia Holzner and Jacqueline Simoneau of Canada perform in the synchronized swimming duet of FINA Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final in Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 14, 2019. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)
Simoneau won the second medal in the solo technical event. She finished in third with 83.5809 points. Spainard Ona Carbonell (90.8142) won the gold while Ukraine’s Marta Fiedina claimed the silver (90.6254).
Jacqueline Simoneau of Canada performs in the synchronized swimming solo of FINA Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final in Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 14, 2019. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)
The last medal of the day was a team effort. Canada won the bronze for the team technical routine. They finished behind Ukraine and Spain, respectively.
Competition continues through Sunday.
