Read morePenn State Hires Loren Smith as Head Diving Coach25 September 2024Penn State Hires Loren Smith as Head Diving Coach Loren Smith has been hired as the head diving coach at Penn State, the university announced on Monday. Smith, who also goes by the nickname Buck, has spent the last 24 seasons at Eastern Michigan University. He heads south to join the staff of new he...
Read moreLyle Yost Becomes Full-Time Assistant Coach at Ohio State25 September 2024Lyle Yost Becomes Full-Time Assistant Coach at Ohio State Lyle Yost has joined the coaching staff at his alma mater Ohio State as a full-time assistant coach, the first in the program’s history. The two-time NCAA champion on men’s 1-meter wrapped up his college career last year. He also dove interna...
Read moreISHOF Class of 2024: Canadian Star Alexandre Despatie to be Inducted as Honor Diver22 August 2024ISHOF Class of 2024: Canadian Diver Alex Despatie to be Inducted as Honor Diver Alexandre Despatie first came to public attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with an impressive gold medal on the 10-meter platform which included an unprecedented string of perfect 10s. H...
Read moreLegendary Miami Diving Coach Randy Ableman Retires After 35 Years19 August 2024Legendary Miami Diving Coach Randy Ableman Retires After 35 Years Legendary diving coach Randy Ableman announced his retirement on Monday after 35 years at the University of Miami. Ableman arrived in Coral Gables in 1989. He’s coached 14 divers to 26 national championships. A nine-time CSCAA Coach o...
Read moreTom Daley Retires After Olympic Career Spanning 16 Years & A Full Set Of Medals12 August 2024Tom Daley Retires After Olympic Career Spanning 16 Years & A Full Set Of Medals Tom Daley has retired from diving after a senior international career that spanned 16 years and brought Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth titles. The 30-year-old has been winning national titles since 2007 and in...
Read more1Paris Olympics: Cao Yuan Clinches China's Gold Medal Sweep in Diving10 August 2024Paris Olympics: Cao Yuan Clinches China's Gold Medal Sweep in Diving Make that eight for eight. China concluded its unprecedented dominance in diving at the 2024 Paris Olympics with yet another gold-medal performance. Cao Yuan defended his Olympic title in the men's 10-meter platform on Saturday. It...
Read moreParis Olympics: Chen Yiwen Keeps China 7 for 7 in Diving09 August 2024Paris Olympics: Chen Yiwen Keeps China 7 for 7 in Diving China continued to dominate diving at the 2024 Paris Olympics with yet another gold-medal performance. Chen Yiwen earned the gold medal on the women's 3-meter springboard as the Chinese went 1-3 in the competition. Chang Yani took the bronze. ...
Read moreParis Olympics: China's Xie Siyi, Wang Zongyuan Go 1-2 on 3-Meter09 August 2024China continued to dominate diving at the 2024 Paris Olympics and is aiming for history. Xie Siyi claimed gold on the 3-meter springboard for the second consecutive Olympic Games and led another 1-2 finish for the Chinese. Wang Zongyuan took the silver for the second consecutive Olympics. He had not...
Read moreParis Olympics: China Finishes 1-2 in Dominating Women's 10-Meter Diving06 August 2024Paris Olympics: China Finishes 1-2 in Dominating Women's 10-Meter Diving China continued its diving dominance at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a 1-2 finish in the women's 10-meter platform competition. The gold medal went to Quan Hongchan, who finished with a score of 425.60, leading from start to fi...
Read moreParis Olympic Diving: Despite Push from Mexican Pair, China Stays Perfect in Men’s 3-Meter Synchro03 August 2024Paris Olympic Diving: Despite Push from Mexican Pair, China Stays Perfect in Men’s 3-Meter Synchro For the first time at the Paris Olympic diving competition, a Chinese team showed weakness on the boards. That wasn’t enough, though, to disrupt their quest for a medals sweep in Paris. Long Daoyi and ...
Read moreParis Olympics: Chen Yuxi, Quan Hongchan Help China Start 3-for-3 with Platform Synchro Gold31 July 2024Paris Olympics: Chen Yuxi, Quan Hongchan Help China Start 3-for-3 with Platform Synchro Gold China’s bid to sweep the diving medals is well underway, at 3-for-3 with gold for Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan in the women’s 10-meter synchro platform. The Chinese pair was first all the way through to score...
Read moreOlympics: China Near Perfect on 10-Meter Men’s Synchro; Tom Daley Adds Silver to Set29 July 2024Olympics: China Near Perfect on 10-Meter Men’s Synchro; Tom Daley Adds Silver to Set China’s duo of Lian Junjie and Yang Hao were near perfect in capturing gold in the 10-meter men’s synchro on Monday, with Tom Daley helping Great Britain to silver. Lian and Yang scored 490.35 points, with the top s...
Read moreParis Olympics: Tom Daley Set For Historic Fifth Games, 16 Years After Debut At Beijing 200828 July 2024Paris Olympics: Tom Daley Set For Historic Fifth Games, 16 Years After Debut At Beijing 2008 Tom Daley will on Monday compete in an historic fifth Olympic Games, 16 years after making his debut aged 14 at Beijing 2008. Now 30, the Team GB athlete will become the first British diver to take to the Ol...
Read moreParis Olympics: Sarah Bacon, Kassidy Cook Claim Synchro Silver for First U.S. Medal27 July 2024Paris Olympics: Sarah Bacon, Kassidy Cook Claim Synchro Silver for First U.S. Medal The first American medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics belongs to Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook. The U.S. 3-meter women’s synchro pair kicked off Paris with silver in the event at the Paris Aquatics Centre, the first med...
Read moreDiver Brandon Loschiavo Added to Paris Olympics on Eve of Games26 July 2024Diver Brandon Loschiavo Added to Paris Olympics on Eve of Games Brandon Loschiavo has been added to Team USA’s roster for diving just a day before the Paris Olympics start. Loschiavo got the word Thursday that the U.S. would get an additional quota spot for men’s 10-meter after a last-minute withdra...
Read moreCanadian Molly Carlson is Reaching New Heights, On Diving and Online Platforms18 July 2024Canadian Molly Carlson is Reaching New Heights, On Diving and Online Platforms The first time Molly Carlson watched one of her videos on TikTok go certifiably viral, the content of it surprised her. It wasn’t a well-executed dive. It wasn’t a life milestone or a swimsuit haul that took off. It wasn’...
Read moreJessica Parratto Qualifies for Third Olympics in 10-Meter Synchro With Delaney Schnell19 June 2024Jessica Parratto Qualifies for Third Olympics in 10-meter Synchro Olympic Medalist Jessica Parratto qualified for her third Olympic Games last night following a dominant performance in the 10 Meter Synchronized event. Parratto and diving-partner Delaney Schnell outscored the next duo by over 100 poi...
Read moreKassidy Cook, Sarah Bacon Qualify for Olympics in 3-M Synchronized Diving18 June 2024Kassidy Cook will make her return to the Olympics, while NCAA and national champion Sarah Bacon will join her for the first time. The duo earned spots on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team with a victory in women’s synchronized 3-meter Monday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Cook and Bacon were the first tw...
Read moreEllie Smart Joins Board of Directors for International Swimming Hall of Fame13 June 2024The International Swimming Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the appointment of Ellie Smart to its esteemed Board of Directors. With her extensive experience in the world of diving and dedication to the sport, Smart brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the organization. She has not even t...
Read moreTeam GB Announces 11-Strong Diving Squad For Paris 202411 June 2024Team GB Announces 11-Strong Diving Squad For Paris 2024 Team GB's diving line-up for Paris 2024 has been announced following the selection of three further divers who'll join the likes of Tom Daley, Jack Laugher and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix in an 11-strong team. Grace Reid, Jordan Houlden and Kyle ...