The pair of Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens won Canada’s third medal at the 2024 Olympics.
PARIS — The Canadian duo of Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens have captured Olympic bronze in the men’s synchronized 10m platform dive.
Zsombor-Murray and Wiens, who also took bronze at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, scored 422.13 points over six dives to finish third behind China and Great Britain.
The pair had been tied for second after two dives, but fell back to third following strong performances from Great Britain, who finished with 463.44 points. China, who maintained a comfortable lead from the first dive, scored 490.35 points.
In the synchronized 10m platform dive, there is just a single round of competition with eight pairs of divers who perform six different dives.
Wiens, from Pike Lake, Sask., learned how to dive in his grandfather’s pool when he was three and swimming with water wings. He won his first Junior National title at age 10 and made his Olympic debut at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, competing in the individual 10m platform dive, where he finished 19th.
Quebec’s Zsombor-Murray also made his Olympic debut in Tokyo, finishing fifth in the 10m synchro event with partner Vincent Riendeau (who retired after Tokyo) and taking 13th place in the individual event, just missing the finals.
Wiens and Zsombor-Murray reportedly almost made their international synchro debut in Tokyo when Riendeau became injured two days before competition.
Next week, Wiens and Zsombor-Murray will transition from teammates to competitors as they face off in the individual 10m platform preliminaries on Aug. 9 starting at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET).
All diving events are taking place in the 6,000-seat capacity Olympic Aquatics Centre, which is one of two permanent sports facilities built for the Paris Games. The venue will also play host to artistic swimming and the preliminary rounds for men’s and women’s water polo.