Women divers rally, finish fifth

Haley Ishimatsu of Seal Beach and Mary Beth Dunnichay saved their best dive for last, but it wasn't enough to overtake the strong team from China.
China won its third gold medal in diving. The team of Chen Ruolin and Wang Xin finished with 363.54 points. Australia's Briony Cole and Melissa Wu took the silver with 335.16 points, and Mexico's Paola Espinosa and Tatiana Ortiz scored 330.06 for bronze.
Ishimatsu and Dunnichay, the youngest members of the United States team at 15, scored 80.58 points on their final dive to push them to fifth in the final standings with 309.12 points.
"We just stayed calm. The last time we were here (for the World Cup in February), we did that last dive for 80 points, so we knew we could do it," Dunnichay said.
Ishimatsu will dive again next week in the individual 10-meter contest, which begins Aug. 20.
Synchronized diving competition wraps up Wednesday with Chris Colwill of Brandon, Fla. and Jevon Tarantino of Boca Raton, Fla. in the men's synchronized 3-meter contest.