Caeli Sierra McKay Riendeau (née McKay, born 25 June 1999) is a Canadian diver.[2][3][4] She competed in the women's 10 metre platform event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[5] In June 2021, she qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6][7] She finished fourth of the women's 10 metre platform event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [8]

Caeli McKay
Personal information
Birth nameCaeli Sierra McKay
Full nameCaeli Sierra McKay Riendeau
Born (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 25)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Home townMontreal, Quebec[1]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
SpouseVincent Riendeau
Sport
CountryCanada
SportDiving
Medal record
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 10 m platform
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 10 m platform
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 10 m platform

Endorsements

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McKay was featured on General Mills and Nestlé's Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal lines packaging.[9]

Personal life

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She is married to diver Vincent Riendeau.[10][11][when?]

References

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  1. ^ "Caeli Mckay profile". Diving Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Divers Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay lock up Tokyo Olympic spots for Canada". rdnews. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Caeli McKay". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ Sports, P. M. N. (4 June 2018). "Canadian divers McKay and Riendeau win silver at World Cup in China | National Post". Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 10m Platform start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. ^ Barnes, Dan (27 May 2021). "Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics an unprecedented challenge because of COVID-19". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. ^ Nichols, Paula (2 July 2021). "Team Canada to have 10 divers at Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. ^ Tozer, Jamie (6 August 2024). "Caeli McKay will leave Paris 2024 with no regrets". Olympic.ca. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Caeli McKay - Diving". Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. ^ Saelhof, Todd (29 July 2024). "'I plan to be very on,' says Calgary diver Caeli McKay in push for Paris podium". Calgary Herald. McKay, who is married to two-time Olympian diver Vincent Riendeau
  11. ^ Belanger-Champagne, Alexis (19 July 2024). "Feeling stronger and healthier, Caeli McKay aims for diving podium in Paris". The Canadian Press. McKay said she leaned on three-time Olympic medalist Benfeito as a mentor and had the support of Montreal diver Vincent Rondeau [sic], now her husband.
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