Quebec artistic swimmers Rosalie Boissonneault, Laurianne Imbeau, Raphaëlle Plante, Kiara Quieti, Maude Turcotte, Sydney Carroll and Scarlett Finn, as well as their teammates Kenzie Priddell, Claire Scheffel and Kiana Aiko Sweet, obtained a score of 85.2000 points, which which earned them seventh place in the final of the acrobatic team routine on Saturday at the FINA World Championships.
Posted at 2:01 p.m.
It was the last day of competition in this discipline at the Worlds held in Budapest, Hungary.
The Ukrainians (95.0333) won ahead of the Italians (92.2667) and the Spaniards (91.9333) at the top of the 12-team standings.
Canada’s seventh place is the same ranking obtained in Thursday’s preliminaries, except that it was much more satisfying according to Rosalie Boissonneault.
“Our routine in the final was really better than the preliminaries, so we were really happy with that! Most of our highlights didn’t go well in the foreplay and they weren’t at the level of what we could do. Today [samedi]we really did better, especially thanks to the acrobatic pushes, ”commented the Drummondvilloise to Sportcom, adding that the synchronization between the swimmers was superior.
The 18-year-old broke his toe on the day of the team technical program when his left foot accidentally struck a teammate.
“My physiotherapist made sure I had as little pain as possible. She froze the whole thing with ice and with the adrenaline, I didn’t feel much, ”continued the one who has difficulty walking.
The swimmers will return home on Sunday to enjoy a rest period before resuming training. Rosalie Boissonneault ensures that the motivation will be there.
“We are not completely satisfied and we are ready to push even harder next year in order to qualify for the Olympic Games. At the moment, we are behind our competitors. Next year we will have to go up a level. »