The Chinese divers bagged two gold medals in the 18th FINA Diving World Cup in London on Wednesday, while the host Britain claimed its first medal.

Olympic champion He Chong won the men's 3m springboard, leaving the silver to his compatriot Qin Kai.

He, 24, produced a commanding performance and entered the final round with a 15.10 point cushion over Qin, winner of the synchronized 3m springboard on Monday.

"I am satisfied and very proud to get it," he said after the final. "This medal gives me more confidence for the Olympic Games."

Qin showed his ability in depth to recover from a poor round dive which dragged him down to the seventh.

In his next dive, the most difficult 109C which featured fast-spinning four and a half somersaults with tuck, he produced the dive of the night scoring a massive 108.30 points. The score took him straight back to second, where he remained.

Talking about the dramatic changes, he said, "I tried not to think about the score, just concentrate on my performance."

The bronze was grabbed by Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie with a narrow advantage ahead of the fourth place.

In the women's synchronized 10m platform, Chinese Chen Ruolin, paired up with Wang Hao, won her second gold in this World Cup, despite a below-par start with just 50.40 points.

The home crowd seethed when Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch, Britain's most celebrated female diver who placed eighth in the individual 10m platform at the Beijing Games, produced a stunning last round dive, which catapulted them from eighth to the third in the standings.