Simoneau leads Canada on the podium at the Artistic Swimming World Cup

MARKHAM, Ont. — Jacqueline Simoneau of Saint-Laurent, Que., led Team Canada to three silver medals Saturday at the Artistic Swimming World Cup.

She and Montreal’s Audrey Lamothe finished second in the technical duet, and Simoneau was also second in the free solo final.

Simoneau and Lamothe were also among eight Canadians to win silver in the team free routine.

Simoneau and Lamothe will compete in Sunday’s duet free program in Markham, Ontario, which is home to the third stop on the World Cup circuit this year.

Simoneau, 27, won gold in the solo technical program on Friday.

She and Lamothe scored 248.3350 behind Austrian sisters Anna-Maria and Eirini-Marina Alexandri with 248.3567 on Saturday.

Simoneau scored 230.5750 in her solo free routine, behind winner Huiyan Xu of China, 241.9354.

Canada was second in the team free routine with a score of 326.2981 behind gold medalists USA with 341.6208.

The Canadians will compete in the team aerobatic competition on Sunday.

Canada’s artistic swimming team qualified for the Olympics in Paris this summer.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on June 1, 2024.

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