Canada captures 6 medals, including 3 gold, at FINA Diving Grand Prix Canada Cup

The chemistry between Mia Vallee of Beaconsfield, Quebec, and Margo Erlam of Saskatoon, Sask., became apparent in the FINA Diving Grand Prix three-metre synchronized event on Saturday in Calgary.

"It's great for our confidence. We haven't been training together for very long, but we're both strong technically in the individual events, and that carries over well when we dive together," said Erlam. "We've known each other since we were little, so it's really nice to work as a team."

"We're really happy with our performance. We were a bit nervous before the competition, but it turns out we're on the same wavelength, which is very encouraging," added Vallee.

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Vallee and Erlam had to work hard to clinch the gold medal, as they were closely trailed throughout the final by another Canadian duo, made up of Montreal's Pamela Ware and Aimee Wilson of Calgary, who finished second with 299.46 points. The gold medallists finally pulled away from their rivals by scoring 72 points in their final dive.

"I was really nervous before our final jump because there was no room for error if we wanted to win. We did one of the dives we're best at, and it went well," said Erlam.

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"I try to avoid checking the scores during events, but I could still hear the announcers, so I knew that [Ware and Wilson] were always right behind us. Our last two dives were our best, and that's what made the difference," said Vallee.

Erlam's gold medal with Vallee was not her first of the day. Earlier, she had won the mixed 3m synchronized final with her male teammate Bryden Hattie of Victoria. They finished ahead of Brazil's