About.com

Cozad/Ryan and Colwill Advance to Finals at World Cup

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:18:12 +0000

It was a successful day so far in London at the 2012 FINA Diving World Cup as Chris Colwill and the platform synchro team of Amy Cozad and Laura Ryan both advanced to finals.

...

Read Full Post

Colwill Ninth After Prelims in Men's 3M - Earns U.S. Olympic Spot

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:10:31 +0000

Chris Colwill earned the U.S. a ninth Olympic spot by advancing out of prelims in the men's 3M with a ninth place finish in London at the Olympic Aquatic Centre. Colwill's finish assures that the U.S. team will send a full compliment of divers to compete in individual events, divers that will earn the right to compete in London at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving to be held in Seattle in June.

...

Read Full Post

Haley Finishes 17th in 10M Semifinal

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:49:32 +0000

Haley Ishimatsu finished 17th in the women's platform semifinal ending her world cup competition a bit earlier than hoped, but not before she accomplished the main goal of qualifying the U.S. for a second Olympic berth in women's platform. While the final result may not have been what she or her coaches would have ultimately wanted, the important point is that the U.S. team will now be able to send two women to London this summer and Haley will have the opportunity to compete for one of those two spots at the trials in June.

...

Read Full Post

Ipsen and Dumais Sixth - Earn Olympic Berth for U.S.

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:40:13 +0000

Kristian Ipsen and Troy Dumais grabbed the eighth and final Olympic synchronized springboard slot with a sixth place finish at the 2012 World Cup. China won (duh) with Russia and Malaysia filling out the podium. In the fourth and fifth spots were Ukraine and Canada.

...

Read Full Post

World Cup - Women's 10M Prelims

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:08:27 +0000

You can't cut it any closer, but Haley Ishimatsu held on for 18th place and advanced to the semifinals at the 2012 World Cup assuring the U.S. of two divers in women's platform at the London Olympics. Katie Bell finished in 21st. If the competition continues this way, someone may have a heart attack!

...

Read Full Post

World Cup Begins - Dumais/Ipsen Advance to Final

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:32:01 +0000

The 2012 FINA Diving World Cup has begun! First the good news, Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen opened up the competition by advancing to the finals of men's synchro springboard. While that was expected, it was a bit like holding your breath hoping some sort of implosion did not occur in the first event. The two finished fourth in prelims and to secure an Olympic berth they must finish no lower than eighth, and that is if the four teams that are already qualified (China, Great Britain, Mexico and Russia) finish in the top eight. In other words, they must beat four teams to earn that berth. This is probably going to be the case for all the synchro teams ... as long as they make finals.

...

Read Full Post

What Will It Take at The World Cup?

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:19:14 +0000

What will it take for the U.S. team sent to the 2012 FINA Diving World Cup to earn the full compliment of Olympic slots? It's gonna take some consistent diving in London that is for sure. But here are the specifics for both the individual slots and the synchro teams.

...

Read Full Post

College Diving ... It's Conference Time

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:16:13 +0000

Hey, it's going to be a busy two months with college diving in full swing and the World Cup in less than a week. First things first though, college conference championships have begun. The Big East kicked off a four week barrage of championships this past weekend and the SEC, ACC, Patriot League, Conference USA and Women's Big 10's are going on this weekend.

...

Read Full Post

2012 FINA Diving World Cup

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:18:24 +0000

In about one week divers from the U.S. will compete in what could be the most important competition of the past four years - The 2012 FINA Diving World Cup. Slated to be held at the new London Aquatic Centre, the site of Olympic diving competiton, the World Cup is always an important event because of international status of the World Cup itself. But this event takes on added significance due to the fact that the U.S. has qualified for half the slots that a national federation (in this case, USA Diving) can qualify for.

...

Read Full Post

National Training Center

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:58 +0000

Is USA Diving's National Training Center (NTC) an important piece of the puzzle if the U.S. is going to win Olympic medals? That question basically opens up a can of worms, because there are strong opinions for and against the concept; ideas on how it might be better used and what its role should be in the training of athletes. Strong arguments both for and against ... sounds like politics.

...

Read Full Post