England added to its burgeoning gold-medal lead at the Commonwealth Games when divers Jack Laugher and Chris Mears won the synchronised 3-meter springboard on Friday.
At the Royal Commonwealth Pool at Edinburgh, about an hour’s drive east of Glasgow, Laugher and Mears won England’s 45th gold of the games with nearly three days of competition remaining.
Australia, which led the medal standings for most of the first week after dominating in the swimming pool, had 36 golds. It has won the gold-medal race at every Commonwealth Games since 1990.
Australia picked up silver in the 3-meter event, as 2008 Olympic 10-meter platform gold medalist Matt Mitcham and Grant Nel combined to finish second. Nick Robinson-Baker and Freddie Woodward of England earned the bronze.
