USA Diving Wins Five Medals at World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships
USA divers won five medals – two gold, two silver and one bronze – at the World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships in Rio de Janeiro from November 24-December 1.
USA Diving also had several other individual finalists.
Jensen also advanced to the 14-15 girls’ 3-meter final and finished ninth. Ava Jolley (Davidson, N.C.) joined Jensen in the 1-meter and placed 12th. Callie Fox (Mission Viejo, Calif.) took fourth in 14-15 platform competition.
In 14-15 boys’ competition, Cristiano Garcia (Springfield, Va.) was fourth on 3-meter and sixth on 1-meter. Mik Schwickert (Scottsdale, Ariz.) was fifth on 1-meter and seventh on 3-meter, and Jake Mannarino (Orlando, Fla.) placed ninth on platform.
Avery Giese (San Clemente, Calif./University of Kentucky) joined Gutch in the 16-18 girls’ 1-meter final and finished ninth for USA Diving. Giese also qualified for the 3-meter final and placed 12th, with Taylor Fox (Mission Viejo, Calif./University of Texas) finishing fifth in that event. Juliet Radich (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) placed 11th in 16-18 girls’ platform competition.
Luke Sitz (Prosper, Texas/SMU) qualified for the finals in both 16-18 boys’ springboard events. He finished fifth on 3-meter and sixth on 1-meter. Misha Andriyuk (San Jose, Calif./Stanford University) joined Hedberg in the 16-18 boys’ platform final and placed 10th.
Sitz and Sollenberger teamed up to finish fifth in boys’ synchronized 3-meter, and Gutch and Lemkin were fourth in girls’ synchronized platform.
