FINA Awards Nearly Half-a-Million Dollars as Part of Diving World Series

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, September 19. TODAY, FINA announced the cash distribution for top divers who competed in the three-stop Diving World Series. In the end, nearly half-a-million dollars ($480,000 to be exact) went to divers in the series.

The series consisted of events held in Sheffield, England (September 1-2, 2007), Mexico City (September 7-8) and Nanjing, China (September 15-16)

The following announced allocations do not necessarily mean that each diver accepted the prize money. Some divers may have turned down the cash to protect their amateur standing with the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA).

Cash Allocations
MEN
3m springboard
1. Kai Qin (CHN) 52 pts US$ 10,000
2. Alexandre Despatie (CAN) 44 pts US$ 7,000
2. Chong He (CHN) 44 pts US$ 7,000

10m platform
1. Luxin Zhou (CHN) 52 pts US$ 10,000
2. Yue Lin (CHN) 50 pts US$ 8,000
3. Jose Guerra Oliva (CUB) 36 pts US$ 6,000

3m springboard synchro
1. Kai Qin/Feng Wang (CHN) 81 pts US$ 10,000
2. Alexandre Despatie/Arturo Miranda (CAN) 69 pts US$ 8,000
3. Jorge Betancourt/Erick Fornaris (CUB) 57 pts US$ 6,000

10m platform synchro
1. Yue Lin/Liang Huo (CHN) 81 pts US$ 10,000
2. Jose Guerra Oliva/Erick Fornaris (CUB) 66 pts US$ 8,000
3. Thomas Finchum/David Boudia (USA) 60 pts US$ 6,000

WOMEN
3m springboard:
1. Jingjing Guo (CHN) 54 pts US$ 10,000
2. Yulia Pakhalina (RUS) 46 pts US$ 8,000
3. Minxia Wu (CHN) 42 pts US$ 6,000

10m platform:
1. Ruolin Chen (CHN) 54 pts US$ 10,000
2. Xin Wang (CHN) 48 pts US$ 8,000
3. Paola Espinosa (MEX) 28 pts US$ 6,000

3m springboard synchro
1. Minxia Wu/Jingjing Guo (CHN) 81 pts US$ 10,000
2. Anastasia Pozdnyakova/Yulia Pakhalina (RUS) 69 pts US$ 8,000
3. Briony Cole/Sharleen Stratton (AUS) 60 pts US$ 6,000

10m platform synchro
1. Xin Wang/Ruolin Chen (CHN) 81 pts US$ 10,000
2. Emilie Heymans/Marie Eve Marleau (CAN) 69 pts US$ 8,000
3. Briony Cole/Melissa Wu (AUS) 57 pts US$ 6,000

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