Courtesy: USA Diving
USA Diving announced the 19 Junior Athletes that will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2021 Junior Pan American Championships and 2021 FINA Junior World Championships.
Eight athletes will travel to Cali, Colombia for the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Of the eight athletes competing, Carson Tyler (Moss Farms Diving/Indiana University), Josh Hedberg (Indiana International School of Diving), Joslyn Oakley (Carolina Diving Academy), Kaylee Bishop (Coral Springs Diving) and Daryn Wright (Indiana International School of Diving) all competed and earned medals at the 2021 UANA Pan American Diving Championships which was held October 5-10, 2021 in Tucson, Ariz. The multisport junior competition will feature over 25 different sports with junior athletes from across the Americas traveling to compete. The competition begins November 25 and ends December 5, 2021.
Immediately following the Junior Pan American Championships, Wright as well as Jack Matthews (Miami Diving/University of Miami) will join the eleven other Junior Athletes selected to compete in the 2021 FINA Junior World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine December 2-9, 2021. Among the divers competing is 2021 Junior Pan American Champion, Max Weinrich (Dominion Dive Club).
“We have a great group of young divers,” said Dan Laak, High Performance Director for USA Diving, “As many of these athletes displayed in October at the Junior Pan American Championships, the future of diving in the U.S. is looking bright. We are looking forward to our athletes being top performers both in Cali and Kiev.”
2021 Junior Pan American Games Roster
Athletes
Carson Tyler (Moss Farms Diving/Indiana University) Platform
Quinn Henninger (Mile High Diving/Indiana University) 3-meter
Josh Hedberg (Indiana International School of Diving) Platform
Jack Matthews (Miami Diving /University of Miami) 3-meter
Joslyn Oakley (Carolina Diving Academy) 3-meter
Kaylee Bishop (Coral Springs Diving) Platform
Emilie Moore (Coral Springs Diving) 3-Meter
Daryn Wright (Indiana International School of Diving) Platform
Coaches/Team Leader/Medical
Sean McCarthy – Coach
Michelle Sandelin – Coach
John Fox – Coach
Jenn Hess – Team Leader/Coach
Sarah Paul – Medical
2021 Junior World Championships Roster
A Group
Max Weinrich (Dominion Dive Club) 3-meter, Platform
Jack Matthews (Miami Diving/University of Miami) 1-meter 3-meter
Joseph Victor– (Ripfest/Princeton)- Platform
B Group
Joshua Sollenberger (The Indiana International School of Diving) 1-meter
Max Miller (Woodlands Diving Academy) 3m
Kaden Springfield (ACES Diving) 3-meter, Platform
Tyler Wills– (Ripfest) PL
A Group
Margo O’Meara (Ripfest) 1-meter, 3-meter
Daryn Wright ((Indiana International School of Diving) 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform
Chloe Bishop (Coral Springs Diving/University of Texas) Platform
B Group
Avery Worobel (The Woodlands Diving) 3m PL
Jaiden Lynch (Mission Viejo Nadadores) PL
Bailee Sturgill (RipFest) 3-Meter
Katerina Hoffman (Nebraska Diving Club) 1-Meter
Coaches/Team Leader/Medical
John Wingfield – Head Coach
Mandy Eby – Coach
Gabi Chereches – Coach
Sean McCarthy -Coach
Leslie Adams – Team Leader
Dr. Amor Adams – Medical
Steven Zook – Medical
For more information on the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, visit: https://www.panamsports.org/sport-events/cali-2021-junior-panam-american-games/
For more information on the 2021 FINA Junior World Championships, visit: https://www.fina.org/competitions/2608/fina-world-junior-diving-championships-2021
