Saturday 23 May 2015 10:16, UK
Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow secured silver in the 10-metre synchro on the opening day of competition at the FINA/NVC World Series event in Windsor, Ontario.
The pair put in one of their most consistent performances of the season and scored a total of 325.92 to take second place behind Chinese 16-year-olds Si Yajie and Lian Jie.
Couch and Barrow made their intent clear with a score of 50.40 for their first required dive and, entering the optional rounds, they had 100.20 points on the board.
The Commonwealth silver medallists scored in the 70s for their next three dives but saved the best for last when they posted 78.72 for their last dive, a tough back two-and-a-half somersaults, one-and-a-half twists piked effort.
They finished just two points off gold and eight points ahead of the bronze position.
In the men's three-metre synchro, Chris Mears and Jack Laugher finished just off the medals in fourth place with a score of 409.65. They were beaten to bronze by German duo Patrick Hausding and Stephan Feck, who scored 409.83.
Alicia Blagg and Rebecca Gallantree placed fifth in the women's three-metre synchro with a score of 283.29 - five points off the bronze medal.
