Maddison Keeney and Domonic Bedggood win the mixed 3m springboard gold in Doha, as Australia achieves its best performance in the diving program in World Aquatics Championships history.
Maddison Keeney and Domonic Bedggood have won the mixed 3m springboard gold at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, helping Australia achieve its best medal haul among the diving events in the history of the meet. The experienced combination of Brisbane's Keeney and Gold Coast's Bedggood achieved victory with a nicely executed final dive - the most difficult attempted by any pair in the final - to win Australia's second diving gold. After the final day in the diving pool, the Australian squad finished with two golds, two silvers and a bronze. Earlier in the meet, Alysha Koloi won gold for Australia in the women's 1m springboard. Koloi wins world championships gold With the Paris Olympics on the horizon, Australia's Alysha Koloi claims victory at the world titles in Doha, winnings the women's one-metre springboard final. Aside from her gold, she won silver in the women's 3m springboard synchro with Anabelle Smith, and bronze in the mixed 3m/10m team event. After the conclusion of the artistic swimming, diving and open-water programs, China topped the overall medal table at the championships with a remarkable 16 golds out of a possible total of 29.