Diving duo in synch to snatch bronze at Rio Games

THEIR nailbiting final performance had us on the edge of our seats — and it was enough to spring dynamic diving duo Maddison Keeney and Annabelle Smith to Olympic bronze.

Bronze medallists from Australia, Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith, pose with their medals after the women's synchronised 3-meter springboard diving final in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

BRISBANE’S Maddison Keeney and partner Annabelle Smith have produced a stunning come from behind result to claim an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s synchronised 3m springboard.

The Aussie diving duo arrived in Rio as genuine medal contenders, however, their hopes appeared dashed as at one point dropped to last in the eight team final.

Australia's Maddison Keeney, top, and Anabelle Smith compete during the women's synchronised 3-meter springboard diving final in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

But through incredible poise and mental fortitude the duo stormed home with their final dive, a two and a half, somersault twist pike, delivering a score of 71.10 and their first Olympic medal.