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Adjusting To Life As a Student-Athlete

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor. We're several weeks into the college academic calendar, which for many swimming and diving programs means practice has started in full force. For student-athletes, particularly freshman, adjusting to the rigors of college athletics and academics can be a ...

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Members of USA Diving's High Performance Squad Off To College

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor. USA Diving's High Performance Squad is made up of divers who exhibit the most potential, skill, and determination to become future U.S. Olympic Team Members. The squad is categorized into three tiers. Tier One includes the Nations' most accomplished diver...

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Everything You Need To Know About Last Week's Diving

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor  Sunday, May 26, 2019 was the final day of a big week in diving. USA Diving's Senior National Championship wrapped up along with the FINA High Diving World Cup and the last leg of the FINA Diving World Series. The FINA Diving World Series wrapped up on May...

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Debunked: Five Myths About Divers

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor. There are plenty of stereotypes and in any sport. But as a sport that many people don't understand, or can't relate to, diving has a lot of them. Here are five myths about diving, debunked. 1. Divers aren't afraid of heights. Many divers are afraid of hei...

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Road To Tokyo 2020: USA Diving Events To Watch

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Magazine Contributor  As the 2019 NCAA competition ends, many of Team USA's elite divers have their sights set on the next big thing-- the 2020 Summer Olympics. Steele Johnson's recent announcement that he will forgo his last year of NCAA eligibility in exchange for a...

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Saying Goodbye, Starting Anew: Words From The End Of A Diving Career

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Magazine Contributor.  As a 22 year old, entering my senior diving season, I knew my diving career was coming to a close. Now that my conference meet is over, it's time to say goodbye to a sport thats's been such a big part of my life for the last decade. [caption id=...

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Villanova Diving Dominates At Big East Championships

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor The Big East Conference Championships took place at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, New York from February 20 to 23, 2019. Villanova's divers won all the diving events, contributing to the Villanova women's sweep of every single individual...

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College Bound: Top Young Divers Announce Commitments

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor Each year, USA Diving releases a high performance squad list, naming the nation's most talented and promising divers. The list is made up of three tiers. The third tier is all junior divers. Some of the divers on this list are taking their talents to colle...

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Swimming World's Top Five Diving Moments of 2018

By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World Contributor. As 2018 comes to a close, its time to reflect on everything that happened this over the course of the year. Here are Swimming World's top five diving moments of 2018. #5) 14 year old Zhang Jiaqi's performance in FINA World Cup Zhang dove in her first FINA...