INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, February 4. THE road to the 2009 FINA World Championships begins next week, when nearly 60 divers are expected to participate in a USA Diving selection camp from February 8-11 at Ohio State University.<\/p>\n
The camp will be used to select divers who will represent the United States on the individual 1-meter, 3-meter and 10-meter events at the World Championships in Rome, Italy, from July 18-25. Divers will also be chosen to represent the U.S. on individual 3-meter and 10-meter events at the Canada Cup (May 1-3) and AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix (May 7-9 in Fort Lauderdale). <\/p>\n
Team members will be announced Thursday, February 12. Synchronized teams will be chosen at a later date.<\/p>\n
Among the divers vying for spots on the team are 10 of the 12 members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team \u2013 David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.), Kelci Bryant (Chatham, Ill.), Chris Colwill (Brandon, Fla.), Mary Beth Dunnichay (Elwood, Ind.), Troy Dumais (Ventura, Calif.), Thomas Finchum (Indianapolis, Ind.), Haley Ishimatsu (Seal Beach, Calif.), Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.), Ariel Rittenhouse (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Jevon Tarantino (Boca Raton, Fla.).<\/p>\n
A synchronized diving assessment will be held in conjunction with the selection camp. USA Diving's new high performance director Steve Foley will assess current and potential pairs to make recommendations for potential new teams. Divers may be asked to perform with a number of divers, not just their current partners. Synchronized teams for the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix will be chosen in April, with the World Championships synchro teams being selected in May.<\/p>\n
The following divers are planning to participate in the selection camp:
\nSummer Allman \u2013 Lansing, Mich.\/Legacy Diving Assoc.
\nBianca Alvarez \u2013 Miami, Fla.\/U.S. Elite Diving Academy\/Ohio State
\nKaylea Arnett \u2013 Spring, Texas\/The Woodlands Diving Academy
\nKristen Asman \u2013 Columbus, Ohio\/U.S. Elite Diving Academy\/Ohio State
\nDavid Bonuchi \u2013 Columbia, Mo.\/Missouri Diving Club
\nDavid Boudia \u2013 Noblesville, Ind.\/Purdue University
\nAllison Brennan \u2013 Huntington Beach, Calif.\/South Carolina Divers
\nAndrew Brown \u2013 Centennial, Colo.\/Twin City Divers
\nKelci Bryant \u2013 Chatham, Ill.\/Unattached
\nMichelle Cabassol \u2013 Montgomery, Texas\/The Woodlands Diving Academy
\nMeili Carpenter \u2013 Boulder, Colo.\/Unattached\/Buffalo
\nDavid Colturi \u2013 Sylvania, Ohio\/Purdue University
\nChris Colwill \u2013 Brandon, Fla.\/Georgia Diving
\nKassidy Cook \u2013 The Woodlands, Texas\/The Woodlands Diving Academy
\nMatt Cooper \u2013 Bethesda, Md.\/Longhorn Aquatics\/University of Texas
\nCheyenne Cousineau \u2013 Temperance, Mich.\/Legacy Diving Assoc.
\nDanny Cox – Menomonee Falls, Wisc.\/Purdue University
\nChelsea Davis \u2013 Columbus, Ohio\/U.S. Elite Diving Academy\/Ohio State
\nCarrie Dragland \u2013 Woodinville, Wash.\/Alabama Diving
\nTroy Dumais \u2013 Ventura, Calif.\/Longhorn Aquatics
\nMary Beth Dunnichay \u2013 Elwood, Ind.\/Unattached
\nLoren Figueroa \u2013 Kingwood, Texas\/Conroe Diving Club
\nThomas Finchum \u2013 Indianapolis, Ind.\/Unattached
\nAaron Fleshner \u2013 Spring, Texas\/Alabama Diving
\nJohn Geyer \u2013 La Canada, Calif.\/Trojan Dive Club
\nBenjamin Grado \u2013 Morrison, Colo.\/Tucson Diving Team\/University of Arizona
\nRyan Helms \u2013 Moultrie, Ga.\/University of Tennessee
\nChristian Holstein \u2013 Columbus, Ohio\/U.S. Elite Diving Academy
\nTerry Horner \u2013 Longwood, Fla.\/Tomahawk Diving Club\/Florida State University
\nKristian Ipsen \u2013 Clayton, Calif.\/Diablo Divers
\nHaley Ishimatsu \u2013 Seal Beach, Calif.\/Trojan Dive Club
\nVictoria Ishimatsu \u2013 Seal Beach, Calif.\/Trojan Dive Club\/USC
\nRyan Jefferson \u2013 Madison, Wisc.\/U.S. Elite Diving Academy\/Ohio State
\nAbby Johnston \u2013 Columbus, Ohio\/Duke Aquatics
\nHarrison Jones \u2013 Spring, Texas\/Trojan Dive Club\/USC
\nAshley Karnes \u2013 Bloomington, Ind.\/Purdue University
\nAmy Korthauer \u2013 Naperville, Ill\/Indiana University
\nVictoria Lamp \u2013 Knoxville, Tenn.\/Tennessee Diving
\nDavid Legler \u2013 Blue Springs, Mo.\/Indiana Diving
\nCosima Lenz \u2013 Altadena, Calif.\/Trojan Dive Club
\nFelicitas Lenz \u2013 Altadena, Calif.\/Trojan Dive Club
\nDrew Livingston \u2013 The Woodlands, Texas\/University of Texas at Austin
\nChristina Loukas \u2013 Riverwoods, Ill.\/Indiana University
\nLandon Marzullo \u2013 Columbus, Ohio\/Indiana University
\nDaniel Mazzaferro \u2013 Cheshire, Conn.\/Auburn Diving
\nNick McCrory \u2013 Chapel Hill, N.C.\/Duke Aquatics
\nAmanda Miller \u2013 Centreville, Va.\/Boilermaker Diving Academy
\nSean Moore \u2013 Englewood, Colo.\/U.S. Elite Diving Academy\/Ohio State
\nAriel Rittenhouse \u2013 Santa Cruz, Calif.\/Trojan Dive Club
\nHugh Showe III \u2013 Columbus, Ohio\/U.S. Elite Diving Academy\/Ohio State
\nDerek Starks \u2013 Mission Viejo, Calif.\/Mission Viejo Nadadores
\nSteven Starks \u2013 Mission Viejo, Calif.\/Trojan Dive Club\/USC
\nJevon Tarantino \u2013 Boca Raton, Fla.\/Ft Lauderdale Diving Team
\nBrittany Viola \u2013 Orlando, Fla.\/University of Miami
\nThea Vock \u2013 Clermont, Fla.\/Team Orlando Diving
\nWes Wieser \u2013 Chesterfield, Mo.\/U.S. Elite Diving Academy\/Ohio State
\nJonathan Wilcox \u2013 Yarrow Point, Wash.\/Longhorn Aquatics\/University of Texas
\nCole Young \u2013 Overland Park, Kansas\/Twin City Divers\/University of Minnesota <\/p>\n
Special thanks to USA Diving for contributing this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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