SHENZHEN, South China, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- As the gold medalist of the women's one-meter springboard at the 2007 world swimming championships in Melbourne, Australia, He Zi found herself more comfortable winning at home as she took the women's 3m spring board synchro gold medal at the 15th FINA Diving Grand Prix 2009 here on Friday.

    The 17-year-old He, together with Wang Han, claimed the title in 324.90 points, beating their teammates Fang Min/Hou Yuanyuan into second in 302.40. Mun Yee Leong/Jimie Elizabeth from Malaysiaand Sut Ian Choi/Suit Kuan Choi, Macau, China came to third and fourth, respectively.

    He, who competes for Shenzhen at the national events, said: "I like the feeling to compete at home turf and I feel very comfortable today. "

    He has recently been coached by the experienced Zhong Shaozhen, who is the long-time coach of the four-time Olympic champion Guo Jingjing in the national team.

    He admitted that she has learned some a lot from her new coach but refused to admit that she took the victory thanks by Guo's absence.

    "The most important thing in diving is to show off myself, not to care about who is here or who is not, " He said.

    Olympic champions Lin Yue/Huo Liang survived a narrow escape from a 14-year-old pair Cao Yuan/Zhang Yanquan, claiming the men's10m platform synchro title in 469.68.

    Cao/Zhang scored 458.64, followed by Russia duo Semen Kokunov/Minibaev Victor and Wong Pak Lam/Foo Chuen Li from Hong Kong, China.

    Lin said: "We made some mistakes in the last two dives and also my younger teammates gave us great pressure during the competition."

    The women's 10m platform semifinal and final will take place later on Feb. 13 while the two-time Olympic champion Chen Ruolin will face challenges from her younger fellows.

    The three-day 15th FINA Diving Grand Prix 2009 in Shenzhen had 47 divers from Georgia, Malaysia, Russia, Hong Kong of China, Macau of China and host China with eight events on offer.