Diver McCormick Olympic-bound

Saanich diver Riley McCormick is going to the Olympics.

McCormick closed the book on his with a first place effort on the menB次元官网网址檚 10 metre tower at the Diving Canada Olympic trials in Montreal on Sunday.

The Claremont secondary grad completed an incredible fifth-round reverse dive, which earned perfect 10s from four of the judges, and clinched McCormickB次元官网网址檚 second-consecutive trip to the Olympics. McCormick ended the competition with 979.80 points. Eric Sehn (Edmonton) was second with 863.65.

B次元官网网址淚 knew I had the potential to put it all together. This was one of my best career performances,B次元官网网址� McCormick said on Diving CanadaB次元官网网址檚 website.

Adam OB次元官网网址橫eara tops at Shawnigan Lake

Victoria long-distance triathlete triathlon champion on Sunday.

OB次元官网网址橫earaB次元官网网址檚 time of four hours, four minutes and 54 seconds was more than a minute slower on the rejigged 2012 course than his 2011 winning time of 4:03:36. Wade Carlson (Penticton) and Nathan Killiam (Surrey) finished second and third overall, respectively, on the 1.9-kilometre swim, 88-km bike and 21.1-km run of the Half Iron.

VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Rachel Kiers overtook Stephanie Ossenbrink (Richmond) in the swim to finish as the top woman with a time of 4:24:41.

Shawnigan is the first race of the Subaru Western Triathlon Series, which continues June 17 at Elk Lake.