Thomas Daley (Rear)/Andrea Spendolini Sirieix of Team Britain compete during the mixed 3m & 10m team final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
DOHA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Britain made a splash on Friday at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, as they secured gold in the mixed team event, marking a strong start to their diving campaign.
Thomas Daley, Andrea Spendolini Sirieix, Scarlett Mew Jensen, and Daniel Goodfellow showcased exceptional teamwork, accumulating a total of 421.65 points to clinch the victory, with Mexico and Australia settling for silver and bronze respectively.
In other diving highlights, Australia's Alysha Koloi emerged triumphant in the women's 1m springboard. The 22-year-old collected an impressive 260.50 points. Britain's Grace Reid finished second with 257.25, followed by Maha Eissa from Egypt, who claimed her country's first diving medal at the world championships.
China, the reigning champions in both events last year in Fukuoka, Japan, did not participate in these two events this time. ■
Rocio Velazquez/Nicolas Garcia Boissier (front) of Team Spain compete during the mixed 3m & 10m team final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Valeria Antolino (R)/Carlos Camacho del Hoyo of Team Spain compete during the mixed 3m & 10m team final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Thomas Daley (L)/Scarlett Mew Jensen of Team Britain compete during the mixed 3m & 10m team final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Mikali Dawson (R) and Nathan Brown of Team New Zealand compete during the mixed 3m & 10m team final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Valeria Antolino (R)/Carlos Camacho del Hoyo of Team Spain compete during the mixed 3m & 10m team final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Alysha Koloi of Australia (C), Grace Reid of Britain (L), Maha Eissa of Egypt celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the women's 1m springboard final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
Maha Eissa of Egypt competes during the women's 1m springboard final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
Elna Widerstrom of Sweden competes during the women's 1m springboard final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
Alysha Koloi of Australia competes during the women's 1m springboard final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
Grace Reid of Britain competes during the women's 1m springboard final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
Michelle Heimberg of Switzerland competes during the women's 1m springboard final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
