Daryl Gross is accused of 'breathtaking lack of competence' as war against undermining of NCAA swim programs gathers pace...In addition to firing winning Orange coaches and prompting others to resign, Gross has angered the Syracuse community by unceremoniously and unexpectedly announcing on May 31, 2007, that he would eliminate men's and women's swimming and diving after the 2007-2008 season and add an unproven sport (women's ice hockey). The Syracuse cuts are another example of the ever-increasing threat to Olympic sports. In the last year, Rutgers, James Madison, Butler and Ohio Universities have also said they would cut swimming and diving programs.
Along the way, new members have joined and the family has expanded, but this will be the last season together for South Lyon diving coach Kevin Ferguson and the seniors in his diving family.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Emily Wetzel looks back with fondness regarding her first memories as a Boilermaker. She was a freshman underdog on a team stocked with veteran talent and led by a enthusiastic first-year head coach, who has since developed her into one of Purdue's most skilled platform artists.
In 1988, U.S. Diver Greg Louganis took the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the Seoul Olympics after hitting his head on the board during preliminary competition.
BELLINGHAM – Having lost more than 100 pounds less than two years ago, former diving standout Kim Robbins will leave it to his athletes to make the biggest splashes now.
Almost all the top divers including Chinese diving queen Guo Jingjing, Canadian "golden boy" Alexandre Despatie and Russian legend Dmitry Sautin are set to compete here at the third leg of World Series, they are unlikely to play high due to tiredness.
But diving events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held at the venue if Glasgow's bid to host the Games is successful. And the Government has already had to give a guarantee to underwrite the refurbishment of the venue's diving pool as part of Glasgow's bid process. .....
Bill Talbot knows this and isn’t crazy about it because he sees the effort divers put in every day, and although he has some suggestions as to how to jazz up aquatics meets, he’s not complaining.
Qatar’s Mohammed Shwaiter seized his second currently underway in Cairo, Egypt, as he won the bronze in the three metre springboard competition on Tuesday... Essa Al Zarraa, Qatar Swimming Federation (QSF) treasurer and diving in-charge, expressed his happiness with the second medal for Shwaiter and said, “Our diver has proved that he can match world class standards.”...“I am happy with the progress of the other divers too who are making their debut in the championships,” he added.
Tight safety rules have left only six boards at in Britain for divers to train on.....The dearth of championship divers in Britain has prompted drastic measures. UK Sport, the body that promotes development of athletes, is ... The crisis comes at a time when more money is being pumped into diving.
In Athens, 21 of China's 32 golds came in badminton, diving, shooting, table tennis and weightlifting. Chinese sports officials have spent the past two ...
Tom Daley stood as tall as his 13-year-old body would allow yesterday as he traded twists and somersaults with the best divers in the world and almost emerged with a bronze medal in the FINA Diving World Series.
"They are rapidly disappearing, going the way of merry-go-rounds, diving boards and other joys of childhood," explained Philip K. Howard in USA Today. ...
Tight safety rules have left only six boards at in Britain for divers to train on.....The dearth of championship divers in Britain has prompted drastic measures. UK Sport, the body that promotes development of athletes, is ... The crisis comes at a time when more money is being pumped into diving.
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA A diving team at University of Miami taking ballet classes produced three students who later earned Olympic medals. Last fall, nine male and 32 female ...
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"She lives a poor life," said Yu Fen, who retired as China's national diving coach after the Atlanta Olympics. To address the problem of uneducated athletes ...
In her first appearance at the AAU Diving Nationals, nine-year-old Olivia Cann placed third on the 1-meter board and fourth on the 3-meter board in Orlando, Fla. on July 24 and 25.
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By Nathan Reed Shana Schuelein, along with two teammates from the Jayhawk Diving Club, traveled to Orlando, Fla., for the AAU junior national championships. ...“The whole atmosphere was grandiose,” Elliott said. “To these kids, it’s huge.”
“It's a big event, but we know a lot of the divers,” Kline said. “We’ve been to a lot of meets, and we’re getting to know them.”
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"This was a major accomplishment for Erin as far as learning how to win," Kansas diving coach Eric Elliott said. "Erin has been to meets and been in the ...
The 8-year-old Vero Beach resident finished third in the 1-meter dive Tuesday at the 9-and-under Amateur Athletic Union National Championships in Orlando. She followed with a fourth-place finish in the 3-meter dive Wednesday....
Addison Walkowiak of Ballston Spa earned All-America honors and a trip to China by placing in two events at the AAU diving national championship in Orlando, ...
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In her first appearance at the AAU Diving Nationals, nine-year-old Olivia Cann placed third on the 1-meter board and fourth on the 3-meter board in Orlando, Fla. on July 24 and 25. 
