CONNOR ADDS NEXT PIECE IN OLYMPIC DIVING PUZZLE

James Connor has added the final individual quota spot for the Australian diving team for next year’s Rio Olympics with victory in the men’s platform final at the Oceania Championships in Melbourne.

The Victorian, who currently studies and competes in the United States, finished with 490.15 points, well ahead of second place Kurtis Mathews on 395.20.

Connor’s win means Australia will have two divers in every individual event at next year’s Olympics.

Other Olympic quotas on the weekend were achieved by Brittany Broben (platform) and Grant Nel (springboard)

Connor himself secured Australia’s first 3-metre quota at this year’s World Championships in Kazan. Domonic Bedggood secured the first men’s platform quota at the same event.

Other quota spots in Kazan were secured by Esther Qin and Maddison Keeney in the 3-metre, and Melissa Wu in the women’s platform.

Australia’s Samantha Mills and Qin also qualified a quota for the women’s 3-metre synchro in Kazan, but will have to wait until next year’s World Cup in Rio to try and qualify in the men’s 3-metre and platform synchro, and the women’s platform synchro.

The final Olympic squad will be decided at the Australian Championships in May.

In other events on Sunday, Anabelle Smith won the 3-metre springboard final, finishing just ahead of her Commonwealth Games teammate, Georgia Sheehan.

Melissa Wu and Brittany Broben teamed up to win the women’s platform synchro, while Matthew Carter and Ross Todd won the men’s 3-metre synchro.