Canadian artistic swimmer Lamothe sets PB en route to bronze at World Cup Super Final
18-year-old from Montreal reaches podium in women’s solo technical event in Spain
Canadian artistic swimmer Audrey Lamothe captured bronze after delivering a personal-best performance on Friday at the World Cup Super Final in Oviedo, Spain.
The 18-year-old from Montreal reached the podium in the women's solo technical event with a score of 239.5017 — improving her personal best by 43 points. Her previous personal best was set in March while earning World Cup bronze in Markham, Ont., where she also claimed bronze in the women's solo free.
Lamothe finished just 0.4 points behind Iris Tio Casas of Spain on Friday, while two-time Olympic medallist Yukiko Inui of Japan won gold with 268.4217 points.
"I've been working very hard on my hybrids and elements, and I'm very proud that I reached my declared degree of difficulty in all of them today," Lamothe said in a release.
Une performance spectaculaire d’Audrey Lamothe qui lui permet de remporter la médaille de bronze à la super finale de natation artistique à Oviedo! 💦 (Images : World Aquatics) <a href="https://t.co/UHI1bqnAvx">pic.twitter.com/UHI1bqnAvx</a>
—@RC_SportsLamothe credited her relationship with coach Liza Yakhno as playing a role in her steady improvement.
Canada finished fourth in the team technical event during the evening session.
Lamothe will be back in the pool on Saturday to compete in the women's solo free, while Regina's Kenzie Priddell and Calgary's Jonnie Newman will compete together in the duet technical event.
The Canadian squad is gearing up for this summer's World Aquatics Championships, running from July 14-30 in Fukuoka, Japan.
