Diving

The World Aquatics High Diving World Cup saw some tremendous diving Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center this week. As a qualifier for the World Aquatics Championship in Fukuoka Japan this summer, divers from all over the world competed in the high dive events at the newly renovated Fort Lauderdale Aquati...

Sarah Bacon, Brandon Loschiavo Cap Nationals with Titles Sarah Bacon and Brandon Loschiavo wrapped up the 2023 USA Diving Nationals with titles to earn trips to the World Championships. Bacon won the women’s 3-meter event. Loschiavo prevailed in the men’s 10-meter platform. The runners-up in the eve...

Delaney Schnell, Andrew Capobianco Take Titles at USA Diving Nationals Andrew Capobianco and Delaney Schnell have both parlayed NCAA titles this year into national championships at the USA Diving Nationals Tuesday. Capobianco won the men’s 3-meter title on the penultimate day of nationals at the Aqu...

NCAA Rules Committee Proposes Team Diving, Competition Definition Changes The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Rules Committed put forth a set of proposals at its most recent meeting last week that includes changes to the definition of a” bona fide competition” and the possible adoption of...

The World Aquatics High Diving World Cup will make a splash at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center this week. The new state-of-the-art facility will host the event for the first time since its $47 million renovation, making it one of the premier venues in the world. “The Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Cente...

Hailey Hernandez, Jack Ryan Win 1-Meter National Titles Hailey Hernandez and Jack Ryan were crowned 1-meter springboard champions at the 2023 USA Diving National Championships on Saturday. Hernandez, of the University of Texas, claimed the women’s event. Stanford University’s Ryan won the men’s. Bot...

Kassidy Cook, Sarah Bacon Secure Another National Title, Worlds Spot Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon teamed up to win a national title on Friday, claiming the women’s 3-meter synchro crown at the 2023 USA Diving Nationals. They were one of two champions crowned on the third night of the eight-day event...

Olympic Medalists Jessica Parratto, Delaney Schnell Win at USA Diving Nationals Two summers ago, Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell teamed to win a historic silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in women’s platform synchro. Thursday, they added a national title to their heap of trophies. Schnell and ...

Max Weinrich, Kaylee Bishop Start 2023 USA Diving Nationals with Platform Synchro Crown Max Weinrich and Kaylee Bishop were crowned mixed synchronized 10-meter platform champions Wednesday night on the opening day of 2023 USA Diving Nationals. Krysta Palmer and Jack Ryan added gold in the mixed 3-me...

Canada Has Strong Showing at Montreal World Cup Diving Stop Canada showed well at the second World Aquatics World Cup Diving Stop in Montreal last weekend, winning four medals, including silver in the team competition. Pamela Ware led the way with silver in the women’s 3-meter diving and bronze in 3...

35 Thoughts Swimmers Have While Watching Diving By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern It’s a safe assumption to say that the vast majority of swimmers — including myself — do not understand diving. Those combinations of numbers and letters and twists and flips and diving lingo is all fo...

China Dominates First FINA Diving World Cup Stop in Xi’an with Sweep of Golds China swept all nine gold medals and added two silvers in the first FINA Diving World Cup meet of the year in Xi’an, held last Friday through Sunday. Only five nations look home medals, with Great Britain leading the rest ...

Auburn Diving Coach Jeff Shaffer Announces Retirement Jeff Shaffer, who spent 24 seasons as the head diving coach at Auburn, announced his retirement on Monday. Shaffer’s illustrious career brought copious honors back to the Plains. He coached seven individual NCAA champions, 27 SEC champions and di...

World Aquatics announced that the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center will host the World Aquatics High Diving World Cup on May 26-27. The World Aquatics High Diving World Cup will see the world’s top high divers compete in the state-of-the-art Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center, following its recent $47 mil...

NCAA Men's Championships: Platform Diving Goes to Perfect 10 Carson Tyler There’s not much more that Carson Tyler could’ve done with his fifth dive at the NCAA Championships on Saturday night. The Indiana sophomore hit his back three-and-a-half tuck about as good as a diver can be hit – to the tune ...

NCAA Men's Championships: Andrew Capobianco Wins Third Title on 3-Meter Diving The 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships continued with the 3-meter diving final on Friday night from Minneapolis. Indiana diver Andrew Capobianco claimed his third title on 3-meter with a stunning...

NCAA Men's Championships: Lyle Yost Risks It, Reaps Reward of 1-Meter Crown By the fifth round of 1-meter diving Thursday night, Lyle Yost figured his originally scheduled sixth and final dive wasn’t going to cut it. That one carried a 2.6 degree of difficulty. Beneath the “in case of emergency brea...

NCAA Women’s Championships: Delaney Schnell Pens Storybook Ending with Platform Gold Delaney Schnell had been pushing all week for a gold medal, which seems fitting, since she’s been striving since the fall of 2017 for an NCAA title. Down in in Knoxville, the Arizona senior and American Olympic silv...

The 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Championships continued with the 3-meter diving competition. North Carolina's Aranza Vazquez Montano went 2-for-2. After winning the 1-meter board on Thursday, she claimed the 3-meter title on Friday in Knoxville. Vazquez Montano won the event with a score of 385.80....

NCAA Women’s Championships: Aranza Vazquez Montano Golden on 1-Meter Aranza Vazquez Montano couldn’t contain her joy while being interviewed on ESPN Thursday night at the NCAA Championships. The choice of words to express her feelings about winning the 1-meter diving event was, shall we say, colorfu...