Vincent Riendeau (diver) explained

Vincent Riendeau
Birth Date:1996 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height:170cm (70inches)
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Spouse:Caeli McKay
Country:Canada
Club:Pointe-Claire Diving Club

Vincent Riendeau (born December 13, 1996) is a Canadian elite diver.[1] [2] He won a silver medal at the 2015 FINA World Championships in the 10 m mixed synchro event and a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 10 m synchro event. He competed at several World Cups and Grand Prix events.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Career

He was selected as part of the Canadian Olympic team for the 2016 games in Rio and competed in the 10m platform alongside Maxim Bouchard.

At the 2019 edition of the event, along with his partner Nathan Zsombor-Murray finished in 11th place in the men's 10 m synchro event.[7] Under a month later, the pair won silver in the same event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[8]

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup, Riendeau and Zsombor-Murray won bronze in the 10 m synchro event, claiming Canada an Olympic berth.[9] In June 2021, Riendeau was officially named to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] [11]

Personal life

He is married to diver Caeli McKay.[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadians team up for silver medal in Dubai . cbc.ca . 6 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Vincent Riendeau . 30 May 2015 . olympic.ca . 6 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Story - Vancouver Sun . vancouversun.com . 6 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Vincent Riendeau Making His Mark On Canadian Diving Scene | By Mike Hickey | The Suburban Newspaper . July 25, 2015 . www.thesuburban.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20150725222136/http://www.thesuburban.com/article.php?id=1338&title=Vincent-Riendeau-Making-His-Mark-On-Canadian-Diving-Scene . 2015-07-25.
  5. Web site: MeetControl / DiveMeets - Diver Profile . meetcontrol.com . 6 August 2016.
  6. Web site: Canadian mixed synchro diving duo win silver medal in Mexico . cbc.ca . 6 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Vincent Riendeau et Nathan Zsombor-Murray glissent . Vincent Riendeau and Nathan Zsombor-Murray slip . 15 July 2019 . www.journaldemontreal.com/ . French . . 15 June 2021.
  8. News: Lidbetter . Mark . 14 August 2019 . Pan-Am medals for local divers . . Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
  9. News: Morrison . Chloe . Riendeau and Zsombor-Murray plunge to Tokyo 2020 qualification . . 1 May 2021 . 15 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Diving Plongeon Canada Announces Format and Competition Details for the 2021 Canadian Diving Trials . 7 June 2021 . www.diving.ca/ . Diving Canada . 15 June 2021.
  11. News: Team Canada to have 10 divers at Tokyo 2020 . Nichols . Paula . 2 July 2021 . www.olympic.ca/ . . 2 July 2021.
  12. Web site: 'I plan to be very on,' says Calgary diver Caeli McKay in push for Paris podium . . Todd . Saelhof . July 29, 2024 . McKay, who is married to two-time Olympian diver Vincent Riendeau.
  13. Web site: Feeling stronger and healthier, Caeli McKay aims for diving podium in Paris . The Canadian Press . Alexis . Belanger-Champagne . July 19, 2024 . McKay said she leaned on three-time Olympic medalist Benfeito as a mentor and had the support of Montreal diver Vincent Rondeau, now her husband..

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