MONTREAL — The only thing missing at the coronation of Alexandre Despatie as the king of diving was a crown. The Canadian thoroughly dominated his rivals for the second time at the World Swimming ...

ATHENS - AUGUST 24: Alexandre Despatie of Canada celebrates after receiving the silver medal at the men's diving 3 metre springboard medal ceremony on August 24, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer ...

Alexandre Despatie won silver medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics in the 3-meter dive :: Heinz Kluetmeier/SI MONTREAL -- Two-time Olympic medalist Alexandre Despatie has retired from diving after ...

Alexandre Despatie first came to public attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with an impressive gold medal on the 10-meter platform which included an unprecedented ...

Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que., and Reuben Ross of Regina set a meet record score en route to the gold medal in the three-metre synchro Saturday at the Summer Nationals diving competition. Despatie ...

MONTREAL — Alexandre Despatie gave Canada another gold medal to celebrate at the World Swimming Championships. Despatie won the three-meter springboard title Tuesday night in front of his flag-waving ...

MADRID, Spain, June 14. DURING a training session ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix being held this weekend, Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie sustained a gash on his forehead, which required surgery at ...

MONTREAL - Three-time world diving champion Alexandre Despatie is retiring after an illustrious career that saw him burst on to the international scene as a 13-year-old phenomenon. He made the ...

For Alexandre Despatie, an Olympic medal just months after suffering a concussion would have been too good to be true. The legendary Canadian diver officially slipped out of contention in the men's ...

Three subpar dives cost Canadian world champion Alexandre Despatie a medal in the men's 10-metre platform competition Saturday in Athens. The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., was hoping to win his second ...

Alexandre Despatie could have given up. And he almost did. The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., thought about throwing in the towel, so to speak, after he blew his third dive in the men's three-metre ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Alexandre Despatie made history at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the record books once again beckon the charismatic Canadian diver in ...