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Smart Takes Bronze at FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi

Braden Keith
by Braden Keith 0

November 10th, 2018 Diving, News

Courtesy: USA Diving

ABU DHABI, United Arab EmiratesEllie Smart captured the bronze medal Saturday in the women’s 20-meter event, bringing Team USA its sole medal from the FINA High Diving World Cup.

In her first World Cup appearance, Smart held third place through the first two rounds Friday. On Saturday she maintained her spot with a strong performance that included an inward double somersault and a ½ twist for 62.40 points and a front double somersault with 2 ½ twists for 77.00 points. She finished with 277.70 points and a spot at the podium. Rhiannan Iffland of Australia won gold with 322.95 points, while Canada’s Lysanne Richard earned silver with 285.75 points.

Ginger Huber scored 258.30 points, including 63.70 points off an inward tuck, allowing her to place fifth overall. Katy Etterman finished competition at 11th place with 172.45 points. Her strongest dive came in the final round as an inward double somersault with a ½ twist scored 62.40 points.

In the men’s 27-meter, David Colturi was scratched due to injury. Steve LoBue placed sixth with 347.10 points, including 80.50 points on his final dive – a back triple somersault with 3 twists. Great Britain’s Gary Hunt captured the gold with 431.55 points and Romania’s Constantin Popovici scored 424.65 points for silver. Oleksiy Prygorov of Ukraine earned the bronze with 392.30 points.

At the conclusion of the World Cup, Smart, Huber and LoBue all qualified to compete in next summer’s 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Braden Keith is the Editor-in-Chief and a co-founder/co-owner of SwimSwam.com. He first got his feet wet by building The Swimmers' Circle beginning in January 2010, and now comes to SwimSwam to use that experience and help build a new leader in the sport of swimming. Aside from his life on the InterWet, …

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