Canada's Reuben Ross and Riley McCormick finished seventh in the men's 10-metre synchro event at the world swimming championships to cap a successful performance for the diving team.
Off Rome's port of Ostia, Simon Tobin of Ste-Foy, Que., battled huge waves, a hot sun and jellyfish stings en route to a ninth-place finish in the 25-kilometre open water swimming race.
Canada's diving team, meanwhile, heads home with three medals -- a silver and two bronze -- and had three fourth-place finishes, finishing third in the medal count.
Huo Liang and Lin Yue won the 10-metre synchro with 482.58 points, giving China its seventh diving gold medal. Americans David Boudia and Thomas Finchum were second with 456.84, while Jose Guerra and Jeinkler Aguirre of Cuba took third with 456.60.
Ross, from Regina, and McCormick, from Victoria, finished with 406.98 points.
"We didn't put any objectives out there and it turned out to be a very strong competition for us," said McCormick, 17. "We exceeded our expectations and we should only get better over the next couple of years."
China earned seven golds, four silvers and three bronze in the 10 diving events. The U.S. took four silvers to finish second in the medals.
Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que., won a pair of bronze medals -- on the three-metre and three-metre synchro with Ross. Emilie Heymans of St-Lambert, Que., was second on women's three-metre to capture Canada's first ever medal in the event at worlds.
"We're really proud of this team," said Mitch Geller, Diving Canada's chief technical officer. "Our veterans showed they are still the great competitors and we also showed our depth and potential. It bodes really well for the next three years.
"Six top-four finishes in the eight Olympic events is remarkable."
Tobin, meanwhile, posted Canada's best result in the open water events this week.
Valerio Cleri of Italy won the gold medal in five hours 26 minutes 31.6 seconds in the sea course. Trent Grimsey of Australia took the silver medal finishing 19.1 seconds behind, while Vladimir Dyatchin of Russia was third.
The 24-year-old Tobin, the only Canadian entry, finished in 5:34:08.
"I'm still suffering," said Tobin. "All my muscles are aching, I can barely stand it."
Despite the aches and pains, Tobin said he was pleased with his race.
"I woke this morning and I didn't feel it was going to be a good day," he said. "I was still feeling the effects from the 10 kilometre (on Wednesday). But I kept focused and never got discouraged and gave it all I had.
"The result is good, but I know if I was at my best I could have done even better."
Tobin will need to recover quickly. He's scheduled to race next weekend in a 37-kilometre event at the FINA Grand Prix in Magog, Que.
Russia wrapped up another dominating run in the synchronized swimming pool with a victory in the final event, team free, on Saturday.
The Russians received a couple of 10s for artistic impression and nothing lower that 9.9 for a total of 99.167 points for their performance to Alveiro's "Life of Sea."
Perennial runner-up Spain, wearing skeleton suits to go along with their "Haunted House" music, received one 10 for artistic impression but settled for another silver at 98.167. China was third at 97.167.
Russia won six of seven synchro events. They did not enter the free combination.
