The current FINA World Championships are synonymous with firsts for artistic swimmer Audrey Lamothe. The 17-year-old Montrealer, who made the leap to the seniors this year, finished 10th in the technical solo on Saturday in sunny Budapest, Hungary.
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The day’s sole Canadian representative, Lamothe, amassed 83.0909 points in her first appearance in a Senior Worlds final, but also in her first major competition presented outdoors.
“I set a goal to be in the finals and my mission was accomplished,” she said in an interview with Sportcom. I wanted to have fun and gain experience. I’m so happy to finish in the top 10! That is really a great achievement.”
Japan’s Yukiko Inui (92.8662) won the gold medal ahead of Ukraine’s Marta Fiedina (91.9555 points) and Evangelia Platanioti (89.5110) from Greece.