Keeney Diving Fail Drops Her to Last Place at World Championships (Video)
Maddison Keeney (AUS) was sitting in 4th place after four rounds, then the unexplainable happened in the final round, dropping her in last place.
Indiana’s Michael Hixon takes 1-meter bronze at FINA World Championships
“I just wanted to do six dives the best I could. Other things are out of my hand as far as how other divers do or how the judges score,” said Hixon, who became the first U.S. man to medal on 1-meter at a World Championships since 1998.
Ipsen, Dorman Place 7th in synchro 3-meter at World Championships
Kristian Ipsen and Sam Dorman finished seventh in the men’s synchronized 3-meter final Tuesday at the FINA World Championships.
China wins Synchro Springboard Diving – 2015 World Championship Video
Two time Olympic Champ Qin Kai wins his 4th Synchro title, with his 4th different partner, this time Cao Yuan, beating the Russians by 12.27 points.
Wisconsin’s Comunale wins 3-meter at AAU Nationals
Incoming Wisconsin diving freshman Gabby Comunale won a 3-meter title to highlight a strong overall performance last week at the 2015 AAU Diving National Championships.
USA 7th in Synchro Springboard Diving – 2015 World Championship Video
Sam Dorman and Kristian Ipsen (USA) finish in 7th with 405.99 points, 39.21 points off the podium.
Cagnotto wins 1m Springboard Diving – 2015 FINA World Champs Video
After a Bronze in 2011 and Silver in 2013, Tania Cagnotto (ITA) finally wins Gold, beating Shi Tingmao (CHN) by 1.65 points.
Indiana’s Cozad Advances to Platform Final
By advancing to 10-meter finals, Cozad also secures a quota spot for the U.S. for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Aquatics Week: Top 5 Olympic Divers
The Olympics channel on youtube has released a series of videos called “Aquatics Week” to highlight important figures and moments in the lead up to the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan.
China wins Synchro Platform Diving – 2015 FINA World Championship Video
Powered by Chen Ruolin who has now won her 5th synchro World title, for a 2nd time with Huixia Liu, scoring 359.52 points, winning by nearly 20 points.
Chinese Divers Make History; Wu Minxia Claims 8th World Title (Video)
Olympic champion Wu won her eighth world title from her eighth world trip on the second competition day of the FINA World Championships at the Kazan Aquatic Palace here on Saturday.
Boudia and Johnson 5th in Synchro 10-meter at FINA World Championships (Video)
David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind./West Lafayette, Ind.) and Steele Johnson (Carmel, Ind./West Lafayette, Ind.) finished fifth in the men’s synchronized 10-meter final.
China wins women’s Synchro Springboard at 2015 World Champs (Video)
China’s team of Shi Tingmao and Wu Minxia took home gold in the women’s 3-meter Synchronized Springboard diving event to give China a sweep of the diving gold medals on the second day of the 2015 World Championships.
China wins Mixed Synchro Platform at 2015 World Championships (Video)
China’s team of Si Yajie and Tai Xiaohu combined to win the Mixed Synchro 10-meter Platform Diving event on the second day of the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships.
Canada earns silver in Women’s Synchro Springboard at World Champs (Video)
Silver went to Canada, which finished the day with a pair of silvers in diving. Jennifer Abel and Pamela Ware scored 319.47, including 72- and 73-pointers over the final three rounds.