INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, February 12. NINE U.S. divers have punched their tickets to Rome for the 2009 FINA World Championships.<\/p>\n
The team members were chosen following a four-day selection camp in Columbus, Ohio, where USA Diving selectors chose individual competitors for the World Championships. Synchronized teams will be selected in May.<\/p>\n
Six Olympians were among the divers chosen to compete at the World Championships, set for July 18-25 in Italy. Troy Dumais (Ventura, Calif.) and Chris Colwill (Brandon, Fla.) will dive on men's 3-meter, and Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.) and Ariel Rittenhouse (Santa Cruz, Calif.) were chosen on women's 3-meter. Colwill and Loukas also were selected for the 1-meter event. Haley Ishimatsu (Seal Beach, Calif.) and David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.) were chosen for 10-meter.<\/p>\n
Joining Boudia on 10-meter is up-and-comer Nick McCrory (Chapel Hill, N.C.), a 17-year-old who won his first senior national title in 2008. Brittany Viola (Orlando, Fla.) was selected for the other women's 10-meter spot, and she'll also compete on 1-meter. Terry Horner (Longwood, Fla.) rounds out the team with a spot on 1-meter.<\/p>\n
The World Championships team members will be required to demonstrate competitive readiness at the 2009 AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale May 7-9. <\/p>\n
Synchronized teams for the World Championships will be chosen at a selection camp in Fort Lauderdale following the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
USA Diving 2009 World Championships team members (individual events):
\nWomen's 1-meter
\nChristina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.\/Bloomington, Ind.)
\nBrittany Viola (Orlando, Fla.\/Coral Gables, Fla.)<\/p>\n
Women's 3-meter
\nChristina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.\/Bloomington, Ind.)
\nAriel Rittenhouse (Santa Cruz, Calif.\/Ranchos Palos Verde, Calif.)<\/p>\n
Women's 10-meter
\nHaley Ishimatsu (Seal Beach, Calif.)
\nBrittany Viola (Orlando, Fla.\/Coral Gables, Fla.)<\/p>\n
Men's 1-meter
\nChris Colwill (Brandon, Fla.\/Athens, Ga.)
\nTerry Horner (Longwood, Fla.\/Tallahassee, Fla.)<\/p>\n
Men's 3-meter
\nTroy Dumais (Ventura, Calif.\/Austin, Texas)
\nChris Colwill (Brandon, Fla.\/Athens, Ga.)<\/p>\n
Men's 10-meter
\nDavid Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.\/West Lafayette, Ind.)
\nNick McCrory (Chapel Hill, NC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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