Chen Yiwen of China competes during the women's diving 3m springboard final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, July 2, 2022. (PETR DAVID JOSEK / AP)

Chen Yiwen won Team China's 11th diving gold of the FINA World Championships in Budapest with a convincing victory in the women's 3-meter springboard on Saturday.

The 23-year-old led throughout the final, finishing with 366.90 points.

"It was the penultimate day of the meet, and all of my teammates had won golds in the previous events, so it gave me some pressure going into the final today," said Chen, who won her first worlds gold in 1m springboard three years ago in Gwangju, South Korea.

China's Chang Yani moved up from fifth place to win the bronze thanks to a superb last dive which earned her 72 points and a total of 325.85 from five rounds. Canada's Mia Vallee took the silver with 329 points.

"I'm not satisfied with my performance today, it was not the normal level of my dives. I was so nervous in the competition and I need to improve my mentality at major events," said the 20-year-old Chang. "In the second and fourth rounds, I made some errors."

China has been utterly dominant in the women's 3m springboard, with Saturday's gold the nation's 11th straight win at the worlds. Chinese divers have also won gold in the event at the past nine Olympic Games.

US glory

The United States women's water polo team won a record-extending fourth consecutive world championship title, completing yet another undefeated run through a major tournament.

The Americans, winners of the last three Olympic titles, beat host Hungary 9-7 in Saturday's final after nearly squandering an 8-4 lead in the fourth quarter.

Since early 2016, the US has lost just one match at the Olympics, world championships, World Cup and World Super League Final combined. That defeat came in group play at the Tokyo Games.

Seven of the 13 Tokyo Olympians returned for these worlds, led by Tokyo 2020 MVP Maddie Musselman, who scored five goals in Saturday's final, goalie Ashleigh Johnson, who blocked 10 Hungary shots, and captain Maggie Steffens, who scored one goal on Saturday.

Rising Stanford junior Ryann Neushul, whose older sisters Kiley and Jamie were on Olympic gold-medal teams, made her world championships debut in Budapest and scored three goals on Saturday.

US head coach Adam Krikorian praised the electric atmosphere inside the Alfred Hajos National Pool Complex.

"We never played in such circumstances or anything similar to that," Krikorian said. "In the first quarter it was like, 'This is incredible. I can't hear myself think, my players can't hear me… 'It was amazing.

"I was thinking, with all honesty, it doesn't matter if we win or lose, it is an honor to be part of this."