Read moreCarolina Sculti Making Most of Extra Year, Switch to USC on and off Diving Boards19 January 2023Carolina Sculti had a year of eligibility remaining and had a decision to make. After four years at Stanford, the Pac-12 champion diver looked to her future goals to determine where this year should take her. Sculti, already an entrepreneur, wanted to go where she could train toward the 2024 Olympic...
Read moreSummer McIntosh, Joshua Liendo Win 2022 Aquatics Canada Aquatiques Awards11 January 2023Summer McIntosh, Joshua Liendo Win 2022 ACA Awards Summer McIntosh and Joshua Liendo were named the Female and Male Athletes of the Year in the 2022 Aquatics Canada Aquatiques (ACA) Awards released Tuesday. The ACA Awards recognize the top contributors in a variety of disciplines in Canadian swimmin...
Read moreKnoxville to Host 2024 U.S. Olympic Diving Team Trials11 January 2023Knoxville to Host 2024 U.S. Olympic Diving Team Trials The road to the Paris Olympics for aspiring American divers will go through Knoxville, Tennessee, which was awarded the 2024 U.S. Olympic Diving Team Trials on Wednesday. The event, which will be held in June 2024, was awarded by USA Diving and ...
Read moreDelaney Schnell, Nick Harris Wrap up USA Diving Nationals with Titles19 December 2022Delaney Schnell, Nick Harris Wrap up USA Diving Nationals with Titles Delaney Schnell and Nick Harris added titles on the final night of USA Diving Winter Nationals in Morgantown, West Virginia, on Sunday. The Olympian Schnell prevailed in the women’s 10-meter platform competition. Harris picked up ...
Read moreJordan Rzepka, Sarah Bacon Win Titles at USA Diving Winter Nationals18 December 2022Jordan Rzepka, Sarah Bacon Win Titles at USA Diving Winter Nationals Jordan Rzepka and Sarah Bacon added titles on the fourth night of the 2022 USA Diving Winter National championships. The competition in Morgantown, West Virginia, wraps up Sunday. Rzepka, representing Purdue Diving, scored 853.50 p...
Read moreUSA Diving Winter Nationals: Andrew Capobianco, Hailey Hernandez Earn Gold Medals16 December 2022USA Diving Winter Nationals: Andrew Capobianco, Hailey Hernandez Earn Gold Medals Olympians Andrew Capobianco (Holly Springs, N.C./Johansen Diving Academy) and Hailey Hernandez (Southlake, Texas/University of Texas) won national titles in men’s 3-meter and women’s 1-meter Friday at the USA Diving Wi...
Read moreUSA Diving Winter Nationals: Tyler Downs, Greg Duncan Win Men's Synchro Gold15 December 2022USA Diving Winter Nationals: Tyler Downs, Greg Duncan Win Men's Synchro Gold Tyler Downs (Ballwin, Mo./RipFest) and Greg Duncan (Oakton, Va./Purdue Diving) won the men’s synchronized 3-meter gold medal for the second year in a row Thursday at the 2022 USA Diving Winter National Championships at the ...
Read moreUSA Diving Winter Nationals: Kassidy Cook, Sarah Bacon Claim 3-Meter Synchro Gold, Hedberg-Wills Win Men's14 December 2022Olympian Kassidy Cook (The Woodlands, Texas) won her 11th senior national title while a pair of teenagers claimed their first titles on the opening day of the 2022 USA Diving Winter National Championships at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park. Cook and Sarah Bacon (Indianapolis, Ind./Minneapolis, Minn...
Read moreKristen Hayden Embracing Role as American Diving Pioneer04 December 2022Kristen Hayden Embracing Role as American Diving Pioneer Kristen Hayden’s intense focus doesn’t leave room for many what-ifs. Yet one looms in the background of everything she has achieved in her diving career. What if, Hayden has pondered plenty, she hadn’t been steered in the direction of diving? ...
Read moreFort Lauderdale Aquatic Center High Dive Earns American Institute of Architects Award17 November 2022The City of Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center’s 27-meter dive tower has earned a top architectural design award by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The AIA gave it the organization’s “Honor Award” in the built category for the new tower at the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) comp...
Read moreOlympic Gold Medal Diver David Boudia Announces Retirement07 September 2022Olympic gold medalist David Boudia has announced his retirement from diving. Boudia, who won the gold medal on the 10-meter platform at the 2012 London Olympic Games, made the announcement Wednesday on social media. "What a ride it’s been! The time has to come to officially announce my retirement fr...
Read moreUConn Hires David McKown as New Diving Coach27 August 2022UConn Hires David McKown as New Diving Coach The University of Connecticut Friday announced the hiring of David McKown as the Huskies’ new diving coach. McKown spent seven seasons as the diving coach at the University of Indianapolis, leading the squad to a pair of top-three finishes at the 2022 NCA...
Read moreRetired Olympic Diver Jan Hempel Accuses German Federation of Mishandling Abuse Claims20 August 2022Retired Olympic Diver Jan Hempel Accuses German Federation of Mishandling Abuse Claims Retired Olympic diver Jan Hempel this week has accused the German swimming federation of failing to act on complaints about being sexually abused by a former coach. The four-time Olympian alleges that former coach...
Read more3Passages: Legendary Diving Coach Hobie Billingsley Dies at 94; Left Impact on the World16 July 2022Passages: Legendary Diving Coach Hobie Billingsley Dies at 94; Left Impact on the World Hobie Billingsley, a 1983 International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Diving Coach, and one of the most beloved diving coaches of a generation, passed away early this morning, July 16, 2022. He was 94. Hobie was th...
Read moreChina Wraps up World Championships 13-for-13 in Diving Medals03 July 2022China Wraps up World Championships 13-for-13 in Diving Medals China swept the last three diving medals at the 2022 FINA World Championships over the final two days of competition, completing a perfect 13-for-13 run for the diving superpower. Two of those came via the women’s program. On Saturday, Ch...
Read moreWorld Championships: Delaney Schnell Earns Pair of Synchro Diving Medals01 July 2022World Championships: Delaney Schnell Earns Pair of Synchro Diving Medals American Delaney Schnell won medals on back-to-back days at the diving competition of the 2022 FINA World championships. Thursday, she paired with Katrina Young to earn silver in the women’s 10-meter synchronized platform. A da...
Read moreLena Hentschel, Olympic Bronze Medal Diver, Signs With Ohio State30 June 2022Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lena Hentschel is officially a Buckeye. Hentschel is set to join the Buckeye diving team for the 2022-23 season, Ohio State diving coach Justin Sochor announced Thursday. “We are very excited to add Lena to our roster this fall,” Sochor said. “She is a powerful and ath...
Read moreDrew Livingston Hired as LSU’s New Diving Coach22 June 2022Drew Livingston Hired as LSU’s New Diving Coach Drew Livingston on Tuesday was hired as the diving coach at LSU, joining the staff of head swimming coach Rick Bishop. Livingston spent the last four seasons as the head diving coach at the University of Virginia, contributing to the Cavaliers back-to-...
Read moreCity of Fort Lauderdale to Hold “Sneak Peek Media Day” at Aquatic Center with USA Diving and Red Bull Cliff Diving01 June 2022The City of Fort Lauderdale and the Fort Lauderdale Diving Team will host a “Sneak Peek Media Day” at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center in coordination with USA Diving and Red Bull on Monday, June 6 at 10 a.m. The event will highlight the entire spectrum of the sport of diving, from the humble begi...
Read moreUSA Diving Announces FINA World Championship Team19 May 2022 USA Diving Announces FINA World Championship Team Sixteen divers are set to represent the United States at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary next month. The team includes a mix of veterans and emerging athletes. Three Olympians – 2020 Olympic silver medalist Delaney Schnell (Tucson,...