Diving

Diver Alexa Walkovich Commits to Cincinnati for 2022-23

All-state diver Alexa Walkovich has committed to dive at the University of Cincinnati in her home state of Ohio.

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All-American Diver Maggie Foley Verbally Commits to Pitt (2023)

Maggie Foley, one of just 21 sophomore girls to be named NISCA All-Americans in 2021, has verbally committed to her hometown school Pitt.

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Video Shows FINA VP Zhou Jihong Coaching Chinese Diver At Tokyo Olympic Games

Zhou has allegedly used her influence to manipulate diving results in favor of the Chinese athletes.

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US Junior National Team Diver Lily Witte Commits to Indiana (2023)

Witte has represented the United States at multiple international competitions, most recently taking 4th at the 2019 Junior Pan American Championships.

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Three-Time Olympic Bronze Medalist Diver Meaghan Benfeito Retires

Benfeito, who is an Olympic, Commonwealth, and worlds medalist, has announced her retirement after a 17-year-long career that began in 2005.

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Whistleblower Alleges FINA Vice President Behaved Unethically At Tokyo 2020

A whistleblower complaint alleges FINA Vice President Zhou Jihong has used her power to try and manipulate diving results.

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Chinese Olympic Champion Divers Shi Tingmao and Wang Han Retire

Shi Tingmao and Wang Han, both gold medalists from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, have ended their competitive careers to become diving coaches.

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97 Athletes Named to 2022 USA Diving High Performance Squad

2020 Olympic medalists Andrew Capobianco, Michael Hixon, Jessica Parratto, Delaney Schnell and Krysta Palmer are among the Tier One Divers.

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Oscar-Bound Olympic Diver Freshman Tyler Downs on Differences in College Diving

Purdue freshman Tyler Downs won the platform on the final dive, after Miami’s Zach Cooper missed his 6th dive to fall just short of Downs.

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Texas A&M’s Kurtis Mathews Leads 3m Diving Prelims; Texas to Score in B Final

Texas A&M’s Kurtis Mathews, who won the 1-meter diving event on Thursday night, led Friday’s preliminary round of 3-meter diving with 447.30 points.

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Texas Fails To Put Any Diving Points On The Board On Day 2 of NCAAs

Texas scored 83 diving points en route to the NCAA title last season, but didn’t put any men into the top-16 in the 1-meter event on Thursday.

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UNC Diver Emily Grund Declared Cancer Free

Senior UNC Diver Emily Grund has announced via her Instagram that she is cancer free after five and a half months of treatment.

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Sean Binning Returns From Lifesaving Emergency Brain Surgery To Win MAAC Diver of the Year

After being in a coma for 18 days and having to re-learn basic human functions in 2019, Binning was named the 2022 MAAC Men’s Diver of the Year.

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2022 Zone E: Stanford, USC Women Close Championships With Four NCAA Qualifiers

The USC Trojans added three female divers to their NCAA lineup on Wednesday in Flagstaff, bringing the team total to four.

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2022 Zone C: OSU Adds One Male, One Female Diver To NCAA Lineup

The Buckeyes finished the competition with five male and two female divers qualified to compete at the NCAA Championships.

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