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I still have some details I need to improve on, but I\u2019m most proud of saving my best list for last in my individual final, especially considering the large amounts of reps I did on the 10 meter the day before\u201d said Parratto, \u201cI\u2019m excited to keep my momentum going onto Rostock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kassidy Cook<\/strong> (The Woodlands, Tex.) and <strong>Sarah Bacon<\/strong> (Indianapolis, Ind.) , who went 1-2 respectively in the individual three meter springboard earlier this week, paired up to take gold in the three meter synchronized dive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah and I were both very happy with our performance today,\u201d said Cook, \u201cAlthough we missed our last dive, we were still very happy with our overall performance and placing and are ready to improve and gain momentum in Germany. This was a great meet to help us prepare for the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana duo of <strong>David Boudia<\/strong> (Lafayette, Ind.) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-olympic-silver-medalist-steele-johnson-to-forego-final-year-of-college-diving-to-go-professional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Steele Johnson<\/strong><\/a> (Carmel, Ind.) paired up to take silver in the men\u2019s three meter synchronized dive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday wasn&#8217;t our best performance but we can walk away from Madrid with a lot of positives, also knowing exactly what needs to be worked on as we continue our pursuit to the World Cup in Tokyo and ultimately the Olympic Games in July,\u201d said Boudia.<\/p>\n<p>In all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-diving\">USA Diving<\/a> athletes earned nine medals throughout the week, six gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2014 The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with USA Diving<\/i><i>. 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