Synchronized Diving Titles Awarded at USA Diving Winter National Championships

IOWA CITY, Iowa, February 2. KASSIDY Cook (The Woodlands, Texas) and Cassidy Krug (Coraopolis, Pa./Stanford, Calif.) won the women's synchronized 3-meter title and David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind./West Lafayette, Ind.) and Nick McCrory (Chapel Hill, N.C./Durham, N.C.) finished first in the men's synchronized 10-meter contest as the first two national titles were awarded Tuesday at the USA Diving Winter National Championships.

In a tight women's 3-meter synchro contest, Cook and Krug scored 308.31 points to edge Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill./The Woodlands, Texas) and Abby Johnston (Upper Arlington, Ohio/Durham, N.C.) by just .21 points to win their second national title together. Laura Ryan (Elk River, Minn./Bloomington, Ind.) and Kathryn Connolly (San Antonio, Texas) took third with 283.50 points. University of Iowa divers Veronica Rydze and Deidre Freeman were fourth at 263.76.

Loukas and Johnston led by less than a point heading into the final round. Both teams performed a back 2 ½ pike in the fifth round, and Cook and Krug scored slightly higher with 75.60 points to secure the title.

"I knew it was close, but I had no idea how close it was until it ended," Krug said. "We did a much better back 2 ½ today (than in the prelims), and that was the key."
Boudia won his 13th career national title when he and McCrory scored 449.13 points to take the men's 10-meter synchro title. Steele Johnson (Carmel, Ind.) and Toby Stanley (Conway, Ark./Indianapolis, Ind.) took second with 353.85 points, and Dashiell Enos (Studio City, Calif./Indianapolis, Ind.) and Mark Murdock (Flower Mound, Texas/Laramie, Wyo.) were third at 333.63.

"Today was very encouraging. We didn't dive as well as we wanted to, but we still scored 450, so this sets us up well for the summer," Boudia said. "We're excited to represent the United States."

In addition to declaring 10 national titles, the Winter Nationals are being used to select divers for upcoming international meets. The top two synchronized diving teams based on cumulative scores from the prelims and finals are selected to the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix, and the third team earns the right to compete at the Canada Cup. For Tuesday's events, the placing by cumulative scores was the same as placing in the finals, so the gold and silver medalists will have the opportunity to compete in Fort Lauderdale and the bronze medalists in Montreal this spring.

The USA Diving Winter National Championships continue through Sunday, February 6. Due to weather, Wednesday's semifinals have been pushed back by two hours. The women's 1-meter semis will start at noon, and the men's 1-meter semifinals will start at 3 p.m. The 1-meter finals are still scheduled for 6 p.m.

USA Diving Winter National Championships
Results – February 1, 2011

Synchronized Men's 10-meter Final
1. Nick McCrory, Duke Aquatics/ David Boudia, Purdue University, 449.13;2. Steele Johnson, Unattached/ Toby Stanley, Unattached, 353.85;3. Dashiell Enos, Unattached/ Mark Murdock, Unattached, 333.63;4. Conner Murphy, Indiana University/Tanner Wilfong, Montgomery Dive Club, 290.79;5. Zachary Nees, Indiana University/Michael DellOrco II, Indiana University, 278.37.

Synchronized Women's 3-meter Final
1. Cassidy Krug, Stanford Diving/Kassidy Cook, Woodlands Diving Academy, 308.31;2. Christina Loukas, Woodlands Diving Academy/Abby Johnston, Unattached, 308.10;3. Laura Ryan, Indiana University/Kathryn Connolly, San Antonio Divers, 283.50;4. Deidre Freeman, University of Iowa/Veronica Rydze, University of Iowa, 263.76;5. Bianca Alvarez, Ohio State University/Summer Allman, Legacy Diving, 262.47;6. Sydney Couch, Unattached/Brooke Pospichal, Mustangs in the Sun, Inc., 246.24;7. Sarah Bacon, Unattached/Amanda Burke, Rough Riders Aquatic Club, 245.64;8. Brooke Madden, Unattached/Brooke Schultz, Unattached, 240.87.

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