USA Diving Holding World Championships Selection Camp This Weekend

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, February 4. THE road to the 2009 FINA World Championships begins next week, when nearly 60 divers are expected to participate in a USA Diving selection camp from February 8-11 at Ohio State University.

The camp will be used to select divers who will represent the United States on the individual 1-meter, 3-meter and 10-meter events at the World Championships in Rome, Italy, from July 18-25. Divers will also be chosen to represent the U.S. on individual 3-meter and 10-meter events at the Canada Cup (May 1-3) and AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix (May 7-9 in Fort Lauderdale).

Team members will be announced Thursday, February 12. Synchronized teams will be chosen at a later date.

Among the divers vying for spots on the team are 10 of the 12 members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team – David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.), Kelci Bryant (Chatham, Ill.), Chris Colwill (Brandon, Fla.), Mary Beth Dunnichay (Elwood, Ind.), Troy Dumais (Ventura, Calif.), Thomas Finchum (Indianapolis, Ind.), Haley Ishimatsu (Seal Beach, Calif.), Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.), Ariel Rittenhouse (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Jevon Tarantino (Boca Raton, Fla.).

A synchronized diving assessment will be held in conjunction with the selection camp. USA Diving's new high performance director Steve Foley will assess current and potential pairs to make recommendations for potential new teams. Divers may be asked to perform with a number of divers, not just their current partners. Synchronized teams for the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix will be chosen in April, with the World Championships synchro teams being selected in May.

The following divers are planning to participate in the selection camp:
Summer Allman – Lansing, Mich./Legacy Diving Assoc.
Bianca Alvarez – Miami, Fla./U.S. Elite Diving Academy/Ohio State
Kaylea Arnett – Spring, Texas/The Woodlands Diving Academy
Kristen Asman – Columbus, Ohio/U.S. Elite Diving Academy/Ohio State
David Bonuchi – Columbia, Mo./Missouri Diving Club
David Boudia – Noblesville, Ind./Purdue University
Allison Brennan – Huntington Beach, Calif./South Carolina Divers
Andrew Brown – Centennial, Colo./Twin City Divers
Kelci Bryant – Chatham, Ill./Unattached
Michelle Cabassol – Montgomery, Texas/The Woodlands Diving Academy
Meili Carpenter – Boulder, Colo./Unattached/Buffalo
David Colturi – Sylvania, Ohio/Purdue University
Chris Colwill – Brandon, Fla./Georgia Diving
Kassidy Cook – The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands Diving Academy
Matt Cooper – Bethesda, Md./Longhorn Aquatics/University of Texas
Cheyenne Cousineau – Temperance, Mich./Legacy Diving Assoc.
Danny Cox – Menomonee Falls, Wisc./Purdue University
Chelsea Davis – Columbus, Ohio/U.S. Elite Diving Academy/Ohio State
Carrie Dragland – Woodinville, Wash./Alabama Diving
Troy Dumais – Ventura, Calif./Longhorn Aquatics
Mary Beth Dunnichay – Elwood, Ind./Unattached
Loren Figueroa – Kingwood, Texas/Conroe Diving Club
Thomas Finchum – Indianapolis, Ind./Unattached
Aaron Fleshner – Spring, Texas/Alabama Diving
John Geyer – La Canada, Calif./Trojan Dive Club
Benjamin Grado – Morrison, Colo./Tucson Diving Team/University of Arizona
Ryan Helms – Moultrie, Ga./University of Tennessee
Christian Holstein – Columbus, Ohio/U.S. Elite Diving Academy
Terry Horner – Longwood, Fla./Tomahawk Diving Club/Florida State University
Kristian Ipsen – Clayton, Calif./Diablo Divers
Haley Ishimatsu – Seal Beach, Calif./Trojan Dive Club
Victoria Ishimatsu – Seal Beach, Calif./Trojan Dive Club/USC
Ryan Jefferson – Madison, Wisc./U.S. Elite Diving Academy/Ohio State
Abby Johnston – Columbus, Ohio/Duke Aquatics
Harrison Jones – Spring, Texas/Trojan Dive Club/USC
Ashley Karnes – Bloomington, Ind./Purdue University
Amy Korthauer – Naperville, Ill/Indiana University
Victoria Lamp – Knoxville, Tenn./Tennessee Diving
David Legler – Blue Springs, Mo./Indiana Diving
Cosima Lenz – Altadena, Calif./Trojan Dive Club
Felicitas Lenz – Altadena, Calif./Trojan Dive Club
Drew Livingston – The Woodlands, Texas/University of Texas at Austin
Christina Loukas – Riverwoods, Ill./Indiana University
Landon Marzullo – Columbus, Ohio/Indiana University
Daniel Mazzaferro – Cheshire, Conn./Auburn Diving
Nick McCrory – Chapel Hill, N.C./Duke Aquatics
Amanda Miller – Centreville, Va./Boilermaker Diving Academy
Sean Moore – Englewood, Colo./U.S. Elite Diving Academy/Ohio State
Ariel Rittenhouse – Santa Cruz, Calif./Trojan Dive Club
Hugh Showe III – Columbus, Ohio/U.S. Elite Diving Academy/Ohio State
Derek Starks – Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo Nadadores
Steven Starks – Mission Viejo, Calif./Trojan Dive Club/USC
Jevon Tarantino – Boca Raton, Fla./Ft Lauderdale Diving Team
Brittany Viola – Orlando, Fla./University of Miami
Thea Vock – Clermont, Fla./Team Orlando Diving
Wes Wieser – Chesterfield, Mo./U.S. Elite Diving Academy/Ohio State
Jonathan Wilcox – Yarrow Point, Wash./Longhorn Aquatics/University of Texas
Cole Young – Overland Park, Kansas/Twin City Divers/University of Minnesota

Special thanks to USA Diving for contributing this report.

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