Courtesy: USA Diving
INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Diving High Performance department announced today the 2019 High Performance Tier Two Squad. The squad consists of 15 divers, and features two members of the 2018 FINA World Cup squad that competed last June in Wuhan, China, Maria Coburn (Austin, Texas) and Zach Cooper (Greenwood, Ind./Miami, Fla.).
The High Performance Tier Two Squad is made up of divers who most exhibit the potential, skill and determination to become 2020 U.S. Olympic Team members. A review of the High Performance Squad is conducted periodically, and divers may be removed or added from the squad following such evaluations.
The Tier Two squad is listed alphabetically with the diver’s hometown and training site. Please note that athletes may be postgraduates, but train at their university.
Tier Two:
Mark Anderson (Lake Forest, Calif./Austin, Texas)
Sarah Bacon (Indianapolis, Ind./Minneapolis, Minn.)
Ben Bramley (Wellesley, Mass./West Lafayette, Ind.)
Emily Bretscher (Knoxville, Tenn./West Lafayette, Ind.)
Maria Coburn (Austin, Texas)*
Zach Cooper (Greenwood, Ind./Miami, Fla.)*
Tyler Downs (Ballwin, Mo.)
Anne Fowler (Burke, Va.)
Alison Gibson (Austin, Texas)
Briadam Herrera (Miami, Fla.)
Abi Knapton (Omaha, Neb./Lincoln, Neb.)
Olivia Rosendahl (Los Angeles, Calif./Evanston, Ill.)
Delaney Schnell (Tucson, Ariz.)
Jacob Siler (Knoxville, Tenn./Columbus, Ohio)
Jordan Windle (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Austin, Texas)
*2018 FINA World Cup team member
USA Diving serves as the national governing body for the sport of diving under the United States Olympic Committee. With a dedicated staff, USA Diving is committed to providing our members and the diving community a safe environment to compete, coach and support divers and the sport. USA Diving offers more than 200 clubs in the junior program and provides opportunities for elite divers to advance to the senior level to condition, train and compete in national and international competitions while representing Team USA. For additional information, visit www.teamusa.org/USA-Diving.
