Canadian diver Caeli Mckay wins bronze at Commonwealth Games

Canadian diver Caeli Mckay captured bronze on Thursday for Canada's 58th medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The 23-year-old from Calgary reached the podium in the women's 10-metre platform final after amassing 317.50 points on five dives at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England.

England's Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix claimed gold on the final dive of the event, finishing with 357.50 points. Compatriot Lois Mae Toulson took silver (337.30).

Mckay found herself in fourth place after earning 64.50 points on her opening dive, and she dropped down to seventh with just 56.00 points on her second. But she rebounded with a strong third dive — inward 3 ½ somersaults — that earned 75.20 points, vaulting her into second place with 195.70 entering the penultimate round.

Toth earned 72.00 points with the same dive in the fourth round, bumping her up from seventh to fourth entering the final round. Mckay dropped to bronze position after her fourth dive, but she finished strong on her final dive to earn 62.40 points and momentarily move into first place.

Spendolini-Sirieix ultiately took top spot with an impressive final dive that earned 86.40 points.

Mckay finished fourth in the preliminary round with 302.70 points, while Toth booked her spot in the final by finishing fifth with 297.30 points.

She badly tore ligaments in her left ankle just a few weeks out from the Tokyo Olympics last summer, but she persevered and went on to finish fourth in the 10m synchronized platform event alongside now-retired Meaghan Benfeito.

Canada has won 16 gold, 20 silver and 22 bronze through seven days of competition at the Commonwealth Games.

Canadian hammer thrower Camryn Rogers advanced to the women's final earlier on Thursday with the