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 Jane Smith set
a new British Championship record en route to her second
gold medal at the British National Diving Championships
in Sheffield. Smith beat Tracey Richardson to
win the women's 3m springboard final on the last day
of competition. |
British
diving championships
|
 IUPUI
senior Bryce Cox (East Noble) was
named the Diver of the Year by the Mid-Continent Conference.
Cox won the 3-meter board at the conference meet with
a school-record score of 520.85 points. He also captured
the 1-meter board. . . . Purdue freshman Steven
LoBue was the Diver of the Week in the Big
Ten after winning the 3-meter.
|
Preview
British National Diving Championships
| Diver
takes plunge, returns to Metro for degree |
|
Jeff Smith to collect his bachelor's degree,
19 years after earning springboard national title..... "I
did two dives and the swimming coach comes running
up and says are you paying for school and do you
have eligibility? I said yes and yes. I got a scholarship." |
 Best
of all divisions in Colorado, both 4A and
5A
Rebecca McCord of Aplington, Iowa signs with Univ. of North
Dakota
 Disgruntled
Mun Yee rues the one that got away |
|
MALAYSIAN diving queen Leong Mun Yee felt she was robbed of the chance
to win her second gold medal in the competition at the National Aquatic
Centre in Hanoi yesterday. “In my heart, I know that my form has
not declined compared to the KL SEA Games or last year's Busan Asian
Games. I was just a bit surprised over the marks they gave me. But I
expect these things to happen. One has to accept it, although it may
seem unfair.” |
Freshman
adds impact to Titans' diving lineup
CSG's Rings eager
to get Notre Dame career started
Piemonte pleased
with Montreal performances
| Katie Gifford is
hoping to make a diving season healthy. |
"I always seem to let it get to me," she said. "I never
dive well. I always get too nervous." Which is ironic considering that
she performs well in various zone and regional meets. "They're bigger
meets," she said, "and they don't bother me as much as states." |
| In
the lane with Katura Horton-Perinchief |
|
Katura Horton-Perinchief is a talented
junior on The University of Texas women's diving squad. After earning
All-Big 12 Conference honors last year on the 3m springboard and the
platform, Perinchief represented Bermuda at the World Championships in
Barcelona as well as the Pan American Games |
 Davao
divers unstoppable in Seag
13
year old Gracie and Mun Yee, win silver at
SEA Games (Good Photo)
Steven LoBue named
Big Ten Conference Diver of the Week
Minnesota's
Rebecca Cornthwaite, named the Big Ten diver of the week
Jenna Portelance of
North Dakota and Dan Gay of South Dakota NCC Divers of the Week.
Diver
Frabriga strikes again in SEA Games
 "Diving
Czar" Sautin not to retire until 2004 Olympics
CAMO Results Dec.
4 I Dec.
5 I Dec.
6 I Dec.
7
Malaysia's
Leong Mun Yee won the women's 10-meter at
the SEA Games
Beth Campbell of North
Shore Sharks signs with Northwestern University
| With
a 1-5 dual record...It has been a rough year for
the Hoosiers |
|
"This
is a rebuilding year," Looze said. "(IU diving) coach
(Jeff) Huber and I decided to take
a hit on the talent that would be available to us
this year."... Five divers and one swimmer are being
redshirted this season to make way for a very strong
squad during 2004-05. |
| Jamie Downing selected
as the Performer of the Week |
George Mason senior diver Jamie Downing was
selected as the Colonial Athletic Association's co-Outstanding
Aquatics Performer of the Week after leading GMU's
women to a second-place finish at the recent Patriot
Invitational in Fairfax. |
 Anna Thomas named
to New Zealand team to compete Australian Open
The
divers added valuable points to the Bulldog effort.
Freshman Chris Colwill took top
honors on the platform with an overall score of 502.30.
Athens native Todd Avery placed
third with a score of 477.05. more |
"This
was a good opportunity for us to see if we were
on schedule with our fall training," Penn
State diving coach Craig Brown said. "It
makes us much more comfortable going into the spring." ..
Lisa Silvestri had the highest
place finish for the Nittany Lion divers after
she took second in the 3-meter with a score of
505.3. more |
Katy Banks,
Laguna Hills and MVN Diving Club signs with U Cal.
N.C.
State announced that John Candler, has resigned this
week
Gardner, Riegard and McKinley sign
with Toledo
Eight
months without a training facility has left New Zealand's
top divers playing catch up in a bid to qualify for the Athens
Olympics
 China
harvests gold medals at World Military Games |
In diving events, Chinese
Peng Bo defeated his teammate Liu Junhong to claim
the title of men's 1-meter springboard with 443.20
points. This is the first gold medal that China won
in the Games. Natalia Umyskova of Russia ran past
China's duo Yang Yuting andZhang Jing to win the
gold medal of women's 3m springboard diving. Umyskova
collected 575.65 points to claim the title, beating
Yang Yuting into second place on 555.75 points. Zhang
Jing, the 1m springboard champion of the second World
Military Games in 1999, got the bronze on 540.35. more |
China's
exit takes splash out of diving Amber Utesh from
Colorado Springs signs with Colorado State
Jessica Livingston signs
with University of Minnesota
|
Arizona State's Trisha Tumlinson recorded
two of the school records at the time--which
she later broke--finishing 2nd in both the 1-meter,
championship dive (291.95) and the 10m (453.15). |
Brittany Wainwright of
Evanston, Wyo. Signs with Univ. of Wyoming
| Penn
State's Lisa Silvestri (Huntingdon
Valley, Pa.) and senior Mike Alderman (Arlington,
Va.) were named the BIG 10 (11) Divers-of-the-Week, more |
| Ben
Herboth of Charlotte, N.C. Signs with North Carolina |
Herboth attends
East Mecklenburg High School and is coached at Fuel
Diving by UNC alumnus and former Tar
Heel diving coach Ted Hautau.
Herboth is a two-time high school All-America
diver and three-time junior national finalist.
He was the 2001 junior national runnerup on the
three-meter board. |
Ryan McIntosh signed
to join the Northwestern Wildcats
Kristin Caiazzo, Megan McCandless,
Jeremy Stultz signs with Pitt.
Big
12 Diver of the Month Nicole Pohorenec & Mark Shattuck
|
UCLA
Diving Coach Tom Stebbins has
received a National Letter of Intent from Heather Peng.
Shannon Hackett, Erin Ketchum,
Jillian Ochs, Heather Peng and
Nicolette Teo will join the Bruins as true freshmen
in 2004. |
Christie Icenhower and
Ryan Hunt of Blue Dolphin's sign with
ECU
Liz
Campbell of Fenwick High School, signs with Northwestern
Div.I and Div.
II 2003 Michigan Girl's State Meet Results
| U.
Tenn diver John Venditti won the
10-meter platform at the Houston Invitational on
Saturday with a personal-best score of 391 points. |
Divers
Shine at Minnesota Invitational
|
UT
freshman diver Jevon Tarantino -
who won 3-meter diving on Thursday - took the Houston
Invitational 1-meter springboard title Friday with
579.8 points. John Venditti of UT
was second. Lady Vol diver Lauryn McCalley won
for the second time in two days, taking women's 3-meter
(513.65 points). |
Pleasures
of the Unexpected High Dive by Montana Miller
 Klaus
Dibiasi--The champion of the dives standard
its secrets |
|
"I have had the fortune to
grow in the world of the dives. Then it was not
necessary to make of the astronomical things as
it happens today. They have grown to Bolzano, they
have gone to school like all and the dives were
a hobby. The swimming pool was beautiful of summer
living, to train itself until becoming progressively
in a position to facing the first contests in order
to arrive to the Olympic Games, the maximum aspiration ". more
translated
|
| The
End of Diving in London- Crystal Palace
to close in March 04 |
For diving
specificly, the loss of Crystal Palace would prove
catastrophic: it would leave the South
East with no facility at all, the nearest being
Southampton and Sheffield, the new Greater London,
Eastern and South Eastern regions would have no
facility at all for highboard or synchro diving,
and no pool that could host National level championships. more |
| Eylse
Lee dives into history diver has won every meet |
|
Earlier this week, Lee signed a
letter of intent with Michigan,
where she will enroll next fall... Lee was not a
diver from the beginning. She actually was a top-flight
junior gymnastics performer until the sixth grade.
She reached Level 9 status but gave gymnastics up
for a full-time commitment to diving. more |
 2003
Russian Divers Train at the Woodlands Photos
 Wang Tinglin mastered
a 5156D 3.8 the highest D.D.
dive on 3m
Alex Tilbrook of WFLA
Diving signed with Florida State Univ.
|
Sport demands commitment and
strength, teens say |
"My favorite thing
is probably the thrill of learning new dives," said Boudia,
who is 5-5, 124 pounds....Greene and
Boudia are two divers in northern Indianapolis hoping
for success...Happy to see any area talent succeed
is John Wingfield, diving coach
at Hamilton Southeastern. more |
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experiencing some technical problems and is being worked
on. The site is up but not fully functioning. Sorry
for the inconvenience. |
Medfield's Gordon leads
Babson College diving team
Diving
into life |
Littleton's Dara
Marin not only dives into her sport, she
dives into helping others, an exceptional student-athlete
who makes time to help the handicapped and less privileged.
She finished fourth last weekend at the coaches'
invitational meet. more |
Darbi
Gardner from Las Vegas Nevada signs with Univ. of
Toledo
Charlotte
Jones from GC Divers signs with Princeton University
 Davao divers
making grade
| Katie Lampe Signs
to stay put at Stanford |
|
Lampe was the NorCal and Central Coast
Section champion, as well as a prep All-American in
the spring of 2003. She has also qualified for Junior
Nationals eight times with a top finish of fourth-place
at the 2002 Winter Junior Nationals. Lampe dives for
Stanford Diving coached by Dr.
Rick Schavone . "Katie has great potential and
should be an excellent addition to an already strong
women's diving program," said Stanford diving coach Dr.
Rick Schavone . "She specializes in the platform,
which is the primary area our team needs to improve." |
Nortre
Dame's Meghan Perry-Eaton Wins Both Boards
at A&M
|
FSU's Taryn Ignacio (Richmond,
Ky.). The rookie diver captured the Texas A&M Invitational
platform event with her top score of 408.85. Junior Courtney McClow (Jacksonville,
Fla.) scored 343.55 points to take fifth. |
Alaska
Boys
and Girls State
diving championships
2003
AUBURN TIGER INVITATIONAL Results
Pohorenec and Linette win
platform at Texas Invite--Results
Diver
Meghan Perry-Eaton Wins Again
Miami
Diving Wraps up First Day of Camo Invitational
| China's national
swimming body renamed, leadership elected |
China's national association
for aquatic sports changed its name and new leaders
were elected at its third national congress in Beijing
Wednesday. The national association, originally known
as China Swimming Sports Association, has been renamed
as China Swimming Association (CSA). Among
the 21 vice-presidents are Yang Shu'an, vice-president
of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of
the XXIX Olympiad ( BOC OG)
|
Purdue's Steven LoBue sets
freshman record on 10m (469.45)
Utah's Harley Davis named
Men's Mountain West Conference Diver of the Week
CU's Lori Vigil named Women's Mountain
West Conference Diver of the Week
| Diving
pool back in business -- Waitakere
City NZ |
|
The re-opening of West Wave's competition
dive pool on the weekend, barely caused a ripple – but
that was only due to the skill of champion New Zealand
diver, Kaitlyn White, who had the
honour of the first dive... Showing the talent that
is likely to get her selection for next year's Olympic
Games in Athens, 15-year-old Kaitlyn executed an
impressive dive off the 5m platform, |
Oakland
Univ. Liz Herring, was named Mid-Continent
Conf. athlete of the week
Iowa
diver Timo Klami is the Big Ten Conference
diver of the week
Cassandra Cardinell recognized
in NCAA Champs/Life Skills
| Siracusano
- Southern Illinois University Athletic Hall
of Fame Class of 2003-04. |
Siracusano, who came
to SIU from the St. Louis area, was one of the world's
top divers in the early '90s...He was a seven-time
All-American on the 1 and 3-meter boards. He competed
in four NCAA Meets in his four years and led SIU to
three Top 25 finishes at the NCAA Meet. more |
Rachel Korth sets
School 10m Record at the Auburn Tiger Invitational
Birthday
wish fails to come true for bronze medallist Mun Yee
Hawaii's Coyle Places
Third at Texas Invitational
|
Because
of the long layoff between meets, diving coach Keith Russell said
this should be an interesting competition. "I'm looking
for our NCAA qualifiers, Justin Beardall and Scott
Randall, to carry their momentum into this competition," Russell
said. "I expect us to do well." more |
 Jesse
Carver has diving in his blood |
|
His grandparents Tom and Barbara Donnet were both
Olympic standard divers and coaches and Barbara was
the platform diving gold medallist at the 1954 Commonwealth
Games in Vancouver, Canada. His mother, and now coach,
Bambi, was also a springboard world masters champion. more |
Campbell inked
a national letter of intent for Northwestern Univ.
Smrekar
advances Ely's diving tradition
Huber Announces
Signee - Christina Loukas to IU
USC
v. Arizona, Nicci Fusaro remained
undefeated with two wins. She recorded a 302.03 on 1-meter
and a 322.15 on 3-meter.
Mary-Michelle Mussellman from
San Antonio Divers signed up with Texas A & M
OSU falls
to Michigan Freshman Julie
Broms continued her success with
the Buckeyes, placing first in both the 1-meter
dive with a score of 281.70 and the 3-meter
dive with a score of 293.63, both NCAA zone
diving qualifying marks. Broms has placed first
in all but one of the diving events so far
in the dual meet season. |
| Benton enters
West Shore Hall of Fame |
Benton said
Wednesday's induction was particularly special
to him because he participates in a sport that
often goes unrecognized by the general public. "It's
definitely an honor for me to be here," he
said, "especially with diving." Benton
is the first diver ever inducted into the West
Shore's Hall of Fame. He won six league championships
for the Mechanicsburg Acquatic Club. He went
to states nine teams and nationals four during
his career with the West Shore Y. He
was a six-time All-American at Clarion, finished
second at the NCAAs in 1-meter competition
and won the 3-meter competition his senior
year. more |
Andover
MN. Brittany Jumer was 7AA’s best
off the diving board
Reagan
TX diver Mari-Michelle Musselman signed
with Texas A&M
Gee,
I wish I would've! -- COMPETITIVE DIVING
LTD
Even
a diver feels recruiting heat
So who is going after Loukas? "We get letters every day....
Hang
time. USC's Ray Vincent dives (good Photo)
Arizona
Class 5A States Caleb Percevecz wins the
1m-m
"The
divers did a great job," coach Cyndi Gallagher said. "They
outscored Arizona 27-11, but unfortunately we were not able
to take advantage of the opportunity."
| Bronson
caps stellar career CT States |
|
NEW HAVEN -- When Torrington High's
Ali Bronson took up diving in her freshman year, she
struggled with the transition of incorporating her
skills from gymnastics to diving.
|
| Yeagley
last of IU's royalty |
|
Yeagley hung around Counsilman and Billingsley,
trying to absorb what he could about leadership and
motivation. |
| Dartmouth
- Ivy League victory, first in 4 years |
|
Whether this
victory was truly an upset or a sign of things to
come, all agree that it could not have arrived at
a better time. For those with short memories, next Monday
will mark the one-year anniversary of the administration's
decision to cancel the swim program more |
Teague Named
League Diver of the Week
Divers
continue to soar; Kuczek advances to state
| Dartmouth Team Raises
2.26 Mil Less than 1 year |
Dartmouth College,
dives into the pool during swim practice. College President
James Wright is scheduled to accept a check for $2.26
million from private fund raising that will fund the
college's swim and dive programs for 10 years. |
Texas
A&M Swimming & Diving Fall Invitational Results
| Auburn Tigers
Roll Past Crimson Tide in Swimming & Diving
Meet |
|
In
the diving well, Andrew Sivulka claimed
a first-place victory with a 323.47on the 1-meter and
a second-place score on the 3-meter (325.05). “It is
great to see Andrew Sivulka come back with such great
enthusiasm and talent,” AU Diving Coach Jeff Shaffer said. “I
can tell he is going to be a huge contributor come
SEC and NCAA time.” |
UConn Men's
Swimming and Diving Falls To Rutgers
UConn Men's
Swimming and Diving Falls To Rutgers
Kasey Moseley is
the men's conference diver of the week.
| Mustang
divers rule the springboard |
Anchorage Daily News Chugiak
senior divers Chad Frichtl and Jesse Earp captivated
an otherwise frenzied crowd at the state swimming and
diving championships Saturday as the pair continued
Chugiak's dominance on the one-meter springboard. They
won the boys and girls titles, respectively, by more
than 50 points each. more |
Reagan
TX diver Mari-Michelle Musselman signed with
Texas A&M
Clayton Davis selected
as the Big Ten's Diver of the Week
| Denise Gater Enters
UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor, Nov. 14 |
|
DENISE
CHRISTIANSEN GATER: A former national champion
and four-year All-American diver from 1977-82, Denise
won the AIAW national 3-meter diving title in 1980,
.... A four-time All-American, Christiansen Gater
was a key performer on Texas' 1982 AIAW national
championship team ... Denise won a gold medal in
3-meter diving at the 1979 Pan American Games in
Puerto Rico, a stunning accomplishment for a college
sophomore ...more |
Vincent, Fusaro Sweep
Platform All Results 1m 3m
Gowdy Posts
Victory at USC Diving Invitational
If
there was a most valuable swimmer of our team, (Utesch) would
be it as a diver," --- The Ames High girls' swimming
team
Carly Banks Places
Second on One-Meter at Trojan Invite
Caiming
Xie is in his ninth season as the head diving
coach at Notre Dame for both the men's and women's team.
During his tenure, .... more
Fusaro Posts
Victory At Trojan Diving Invitational
Evan Watters received
his third Big 12 Diver of the Month award
Gowdy Qualifies
for NCAA Chamionships at USC Invitational
Deerfield
may have two of the best divers in the country in Christina Loukas and
Sam Papadakis, but Mundelein can boast
having two of the best divers in the NSC.
Vikings
also features that rarest of competitors -- one who
excels on the springboard and swimming events. Sonia Peterson
Adam Freeman (Barrington,
Ill./Barrington) will lead the diving corps for the
Bison this season. Freeman won the 1m title and took
third in the 3m at last year's Patriot League.
Coaching
minds, not just bodies -- Loftus works
with her mind coach
The
scoring-- Roosevelt's Elizabeth Schweyen,
Aimee Kalisz and Abby Ott from
a recent dual meet against Woodhaven.
Christin Eberst was
named to the College Swim Coaches Athletic Association
(CSCAA) Academic All-America team. Eberst, who boasts
a 3.56 GPA, was an NCAA qualifier, in both the 1- and
3-meter diving events at the NCAA's more
Head Diving Coach Michele
Mitchell-Rocha - Head diving coach Michele
Mitchell-Rocha enters her eighth year with the
Wildcat diving program. Mitchell-Rocha is a four-time
recipient of the men's Pac-10 Diving Coach of the Year. more
In
diving, Georgetown was able to sweep the women's side
with wins from Bonilla
Gee,
I wish I would've! -- COMPETITIVE
DIVING LTD
Arizona
men laid claim to the top three spots in the 1m and
3m events. ...Senior Daniela Bemme and
freshman Mary Yarrison stood out by
taking the first and second places in both events.
Florida
Gold Coast divers dominated the FHSAA State 1A Diving
Championships
Michael Bulfin knew
the pressure was on - Fla. States
 Regan Gosnell Invited
to the 2004 World Cup Diving Trials
ISU
Jr. Krystal Featherston Missouri Valley
Conf. Diver of the Week
Head
diving coach Todd Sherritt was
impressed by the divers' performance today. "The girls
performed flawlessly. One,
two, three against Virginia is very good. We slammed
the door on them. The same goes for the men's team.
Wyoming
freshman John Lynch has been named Mountain
West Conference Men's Diver of the Week.
 Michel Larouche,
l'entraîneur par excellence au Canada
Linette nails
his third 1-meter title Jupiter junior Danielle Mauser won
the Florida State girls 1-meter springboard title with
421.90 points.
Divers
thrive - "Every
swim coach I've ever worked with has said you can't win without
divers," Juneau Empire
College
Swimming Coaches Association has released its 1st Poll
Vince Panzano looks
to move into his 26th year at Ohio State
New
stars eclipse world champions in Chinese City Games
Springboard
to anonymity -- Gao Min
IOC and USOC News
Suggestions
for Refinishing of Durafirm Stands
Mike
Tober returns
to U. of Maryland after a 10-year hiatus
Ex-gymnast flips
out for diving team Infusino continues
Saxon diving tradition
| A
winning transition (gymnastics to diving) |
|
The poise
and skill shown by Berkeland is relative to a diver
with years of experience under her belt, a diver
whose talent came so naturally that she spent her
summer days at the community pool, getting kicked
out by unknowingly disobeying the “no flipping” sign. more |
|
|
(Figure
Skating Judging moves towards Diving) A response
to scandal at Salt Lake Olympics |
Daily
Trojan- Freshman
Kalyn Keller in her debut, twice victorious
Ashley Rubenstein took
home first place in the 1m, 259.10
Joona
Puhakka and Trisha Tumlinson both set school records
Carrie McCambridge swept
the competition at Miami (Ohio)
Who's
judging judges?
SMU
Women's Swim & Diving Classic Holly Hodges USC. ,win's
1m
Another
newcomer who will face a tough task this weekend
is Illinois diving coach Billy McGowan.
McGowan's divers will take on a tough Toledo squad
which swept Michigan in the 3-meter competition last
weekend. more |
|
CAL
DIVING Head diving coach Phil
Tonne's 2003-04 squad is small but strong.
This season, Cal's diving corps is poised to
have its first NCAA qualifier since 1987, in
junior transfer Louie Gagnet. Gagnet,
who spent his first two seasons competing for
Florida State, is a two-time NCAA qualifier and
was named the ACC's Most Valuable Diver two seasons
in a row after winning four ACC titles in the
one-and three-meter springboards. With a ninth-place
finish in the three-meter board (531.8) at last
year's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships,
he became the first Seminole diver to earn All-America
recognition since 1992. Returning for the Bears
from last season's diving team is senior Robbie
Quinn and junior Nathaniel Dean. more |
|
All-American
diver Blythe
Hartley Takes time off from USC (who,
like Flaskay, is training for the Olympics this year)
and there isn't really a replacement for her (thankfully
for USC, Nicci Fusaro and Lindsay Draper remain). more |
Min
Gao (gold
medal winner at the 1992 Olympic Games) to be inducted into International
Women's Sports Hall of Fame
 Chinese
cracker set to go off -- South Africa
Sophomore
men's diver Joona Puhakka and junior women's
diver Trisha Tumlinson both set school records
at Hawaii.vs. Arizona State meet
Olympic
Medalist (Wendy
Wyland VanDerWoude) in
Diving Dies at 38 I more
I Photo and
more from ISHOF I Photo
and story
A memorial service is scheduled for Friday evening
Auburn diver
prepares for Olympics
| Talent
with a twist |
In four
weeks, Osceola's Kyle Blitch has turned his gymnastics
skills into springboard success. |
Stanford
Diving Coach Dr. Rick Schavone Honored With
WhoSam Award
2003
Convention Recap New JO RULES
 Swimming
Officials Pleased With Athens Olympics Swimming Center
(Yale)
Diving team finds new mentor in Ryan Moehnke
 Diver
Helen's gold medal London-Masters
 |
Wilson
Aybar Named
new diving coach for Holy Cross |
| College of the Holy
Cross in Worcester Mass. named Wil Aybar
men's and women's diving coach. Aybar coached the
last 4 seasons at Clark University and WPI. |
Auburn’s Garcia Named
USA Diving’s Sportsman of the Year
Russians
Continue Domination of European Junior Diving
Canadian
divers golden once again at jr Pan Ams
Moore excels
in Junior Pan Am Championships
China
no longer dominate diving pool, says German coach
 |
Randy
Ableman enters his 15th season as Hurricane
coach |
|
Randy Ableman
enters his 15th season as the coach of the Hurricane
diving team. Ableman, one of the nation's top diving
authorities, has molded Miami diving into national
prestige year in and year out and named the BIG EAST
Diving Coach of the Year in 2003. The selection marked
the second consecutive year Ableman received the
honor and the third time overall. more |
The
Univ. of New Mexico seeks womens' diving coach --Apply
online
 Perhaps
the state's top diver is a cheerleader for the top-ranked Mesa
Mountain View football team. (Tawni Jones)
He’s
diving into history--Ten-year
old Kristian Ipsen
| University
of Florida announced the team awards for 2002-03 |
|
Wilcox became
just the second diver in Florida history to earn
multiple All-America honors in the same season after
doing so in each of the three diving events: one-meter,
three-meter and platform. Wilcox also was honored
with the Bill Harlan Award, which is handed out to
the diver who has brought national recognition to
the Florida diving program. |
Former
UD competitor Metrinko new diving coach
USD
2003-04 Junior Diving Competition Lists
Diver Victor
Paguia makes the grade for Vietnam
SEAG
U
of L swimming fall in 'telephone meet' (what's
next, video dive meets)
Sabah diver
wants to prove national selectors wrong
Seventh
grader hoping to follow in mom’s Olympic footsteps
2010
Commonwealth Games Evaluation Report Released
Two
from Redlands Diving Club selected to compete
for Queensland
Board
in line for summer reprieve
Jumpers
to take a really, really high dive I more
plus photo
Kota
Kinabalu:
Sabah are down to only two divers
Gophers
men's swimming and diving to host 2005 NCAA Championships
U.
of Delaware's Julie Van Deusen named Delaware's
NCAA Woman of the Year
Diver
Ashley Rubenstein has been voted captain of
the Auburn team
Brierley
claims three seconds European Masters Diving Champs.
High
school sports participation at record high
University
of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks Coach
Robb
Pendergrass has been hired as coach for the Fresno
State
Meyer
named to Wisconsin Hall of Fame
| Brantley's
Kelly sets diving records (Fla.) |
| The
Lake Brantley junior compiled 523.10 points to break
the record, nudging Lake Highland's Brittany Viola (491.30)
and Boone's Emily Bouck (482.75) in the process.
|
U.S.
Senate votes to downsize USOC
Mounds
View teacher is the dean of diving coaches
Too
cautious for their own good?
Seykora
Named New Diving Coach at Wisconsin
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Charlie
Casuto Leaves Cincinnati for San Antonio
|
| Charlie
is leaving Cincinnati and heading for San Antonio, Texas
to team up with Stan Randall and Alamo Area Aquatics.
After more than 30 years, the venerable Cincinnati
Stingrays Diving Team
will no longer exist after Sept. 1, 2003. Current Stingray
Team Members will join other local teams in the Cincinnati
and surrounding areas. |
Former
UM Diver Takes Bronze at Pan Am Games
Anonymous
businessman set to support diving pool
First
Step’s A Doozy
What it feels like to dive off the 10-meter platform
OLYMPIC
NOTES
Safety a concern for Athens
Diving
Legend Sees Daughter Captures European Title
Showspringen
vom 16. – 19. September 2003 in Olten- Swiss
Derek
Zulkoski had already established himself as one of
the best divers to ever emerge from Columbus High School.
 150,000
euro premium Top German Diver at World Champs translated
"I jump, to I
seventy am" translated
- German Masters story
Divers
miss key element: Diving boards Fort
Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Team
Orlando
Diving delegates are on their way home from Pan Ams
Bradley
& Brennan In 1st Day of Competition At
University Games
Illinois
Diving team gets full-time coach
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Navarro Gaxiola Olympic Silver Medallist
Passes Away |
| Alvaro Gaxiola from Mexico.
1960-64
Olympian. More
from Alaro Gaxiola from a translated
Spanish web page.
Photo Credit: The University Michigan Alumnus , Oct.
15, 1960, p. 30, BHL from flipnRip.com
|
1964
Olympic Games 3 Meter
1.- Klaus
Díbiasi, Italia, 164.18 puntos.
2.- Álvaro Gaxiola,
MEXICO, 154.69.
3.- Win Young, Estados Unidos, 153.93.
4.- Keíth
Russell, Estados Unidos, 152.34.
|
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Joe
and Kristen Somma announce the birth of Kendall Jane |
| Joe
and Kristen Somma of Whirlwind
Diving are proud to announce the birth of their daughter,
Kendall Jane Somma. She was born on August 4th @ 5:30PM
and weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
More
Photos |
Nick
O'Quin Signed with University
Of Hawaii
Mexican
diver hoping to repeat double gold performance
1993
Olympic Festival helped break in S.A.'s new Alamodome
(A Good Scott Donie Story)
Indiana
Announces Athletes of the Year Sara
(Reiling) Hildebrand
US
Masters Summer Nationals Day 1 ,2 and 3 Results
| Schroeder
Diving Team Re-Organizes |
| YMCA
is driven by its membership base. For cost containment
reasons, Ryan Moehnke’s position as Head Diving
Coach has been eliminated effective August 12. Ryan
can be reached at Mrfmdive@aol.com
for anyone who is looking for a coach. more |
Martens
ready to dive into new coaching position
Consistency
key for Moore
PAN AM RESULTS
|
Save
us from the safety czars |
| As
for pool diving, this has been stopped in case a school
negligently fails to put enough water in the pool first.
To this level of idiocy have the safety czars reduced
us. more |
Richardson
competed in the three-meter spring board where she placed 28th
by tallying 244.92 points. Richardson, a junior at USC,
represented her home country of England. more
Diving
for Gold
Miyamoto
wins 7th crown at Japan diving nationals
Moore
qualifies for Pan Am Championships
| Hurricanes
At Pan Am Games |
| Miami
head diving coach Randy Ableman will serve as the Team
USA Diving coach. Ableman, a nine-time NCAA Diving Coach
of the year, has coached 50 All-Americans and 17 NCAA
individual national champions in his 14 seasons at the
University of Miami. In addition to Prandi, 2000 Olympian
Michelle Davison will also be in Santo Domingo competing
for the United States in the three-meter. |
Olympic medallist Annie Pelletier joins Canadian Olympic Committee
ESG:
Webster diver thrives without limits
3D
diver Oliver advances to national tournament in Coral Springs
ASU's
Puhakka garners bronze
Puhakka Finishes Third On 1M At World Championships
China
closes gap with Russia in medal race
Matt and Sharleen top divers
Strom
earns NDAPSSA Female Team Coach of the Year honors
Japan
-- Miyamoto takes double at diving nationals
High
dives are new fair highlight
|
Jan Hempel gibt auf |
| „Ich
bin enttäuscht, dass mein Vertrauen missbraucht
und mein Rücktritt hintenherum bekannt wurde“,
erklärte der 48-malige deutsche und zweimalige
DDR-Meister. mass |
Clayton
10-year-old makes waves among junior divers
High
divers try to stay in one piece for show
Kilbourne's
Davis brings home National Junior title
| Delhi
state meet -- Delhi India |
| Diving Results: Boys group 1: Tarun
Saini (GHPS, India Gate). Boys group 2: Jasbir Singh
(Rajouri Garden Swimming Club). Boys group 3: Himanshu
Khandari (Rajouri Garden). Girls group 1: Shilpy Gupta
(Shakarpur). Girls group 2: Nomita Dogra (JD Tytler
School). Girls group 3: Nikhita Dogra (JD Tytler School.
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|
Obituary Norman Sarsfield |
| Norman Sarsfield, the first paid secretary
of the Amateur Swimming Association, has died at the
age of 82. Sarsfield started as a diving coach in Durham.
At the 1962 Commonwealth Games he was manager of the
swimming team. Sarsfield was elected mayor of Durham
City in 1961. He was also chairman of the England Commonwealth
Games Council, a role he relinquished after the 1998
Games. |
| Auburn
diver
Caesar Garcia also saw his first action of
the games, placing seventh in the platform competition
with a 537.21. His was the highest finish for the USA
team. Liang Tian of China won the event with a 676.21.
more |
Hummer
Sports Park -- Dream realized --Topeka gets a diving well
| Court
limits liability for youth coaches, CA. |
| Assumed
risk--The court, ruling 6-1, said athletes assume a
great deal of risk when playing sports. So coaches can
only be legally liable for injuries if their conduct
is reckless or if they actually wanted the athlete to
get injured. more |
Iran
snatches Asian diving silver
| Wannabe
Pop Star Gives Up Chance Diving In the Olympics |
| Ngqakayi
- the only black national diver in South Africa - has
made the final 10 of reality TV show Coca-Cola Popstars
. The winning five will be announced next month.....From
East London, but based in Johannesburg for the duration
of the singing contest, Ngqakayi said this week he was
willing to forego the Athens Olympics next year for
a shot at a pop career.
More |
UH
Diving Coach Brown to Participate in US Master Nationals
2003
State Games of America Results
| Peggy
Anderson to Be Inducted Into Wisconsin Athletic
Hall of Fame |
|
Peggy Anderson was a four-time All-American
in diving from 1974-77. The 1976 national champion in
the three-meter dive, Anderson won Big Ten titles at
three meters in 1976 and ’77. more |
Laramie
(High School) participated in the Casper Relays Friday at the
Kelly Walsh H.S pool, and two sophomore divers, Morgan Hobbs..
China
sweep all diving golds at Daegu Universiade, eyeing Athens Olympics
| COLGATE
TO ENSHRINE SOBO IN ATHLETIC HALL OF HONOR |
| An
outstanding diver for the men’s team, Sobo was
a four-year letterwinner for the Raiders between 1991-94.
He was named four times to the all-Patriot League team
while capturing seven diving titles. He won the one-meter
title four times and took the three-meter championship
three times. more |
Miami
of Ohio U. diver Christin Eberst named an Academic
All-American
| Good
News
For Minnesota Diving - Coaches fight
to get Boards back |
| The
(Minnesota) legislature looked at all the information
and ruled that if you have a diving board at a pool
with a 10-foot depth, the board can be used for competitive
diving only, and only if there is a qualified diving
coach on hand. The new amendment means no gym classes,
no swim class, nothing but the diving team with a qualified
coach can use the diving board. ....The new law
covers the state when it comes to residential pools,
but it also allows the school diving teams to
use their pools. more
|
AKuala
Lumpur Amateur Swimming Association (Klasa) aims to
make a comeback in diving.
| Ball
State will eliminate Track, Diving and Swimming Stay |
| Ball
State will eliminatecross country, and indoor and outdoor
track programs in a cost-cutting move. The
university also plans to reduce the budgets and scholarship
funding for men's swimming and diving and men's volleyball,
officials said Wednesday.
"We appreciate the dedication to Ball State demonstrated
by the student athletes and coaches in these sports,"
university president Blaine Brownell said. "However,
we must take these steps to best allocate the resources
of Ball State." |
Olympic
diving in Trafalgar Square?
Reber
is about to go diving at Princeton
Univ.
Former
Falcon Donley Named New Marshall Diving Coach
Nadine
Pelletier Wins One-Metre Event at Junior Nationals
ELWOOD
INDY-- The sky's the limit for Caleb Dunnichay
Staying
put reaps rewards for diver
Bassham
changes colors for summer
Horner's
diving taking a turn for better
California
Three-time section diving champ prepares for Princeton
Two
from the Windy City Diving Club have qualified
to the JO Nats.
|
Pan
Am diving medal haul grows Canadian Press
|
Final round,
Despatie led Platas by a mere one point.
The Mexican missed his dive while Despatie nailed his,
clinching victory. He scored 683.19 points to Platas's
678.54. Finishing third was American Troy Dumais
at 627.90. more
- Photo
|
Amanda Miller
from Northern Virginia Dive Club signs with Purdue U.
|
Diving in to parenthood, and Pan Ams |
| MONTREAL,
Aug. 4 /CNW Telbec/ - On the day he became a father,
diver Philippe Comtois went off the deep end, literally
- he was competing at the world aquatic championships....As
his wife Christiane delivered a healthy, eight-pound
girl in Montreal on July 19, Comtois was in Barcelona
more
|
US
Junior PAN AM Trails Results I Day
1 I Day
2 I Day
3 I
Vision
and Judging by
Wayne Oras
 |
Product
Review - The Stickler |
| We all have divers who just can't keep
their ankles together, and here's a product that really
helps. This Stickler was developed by our gymnastic
cousins and it consists of two padded foam blocks with
a velcro adhesive strip which is attached to each ankle
by an adjustable strap. I tried this product with my
own divers and the results were immediate. more |
Wisconsin Division
1 State Boys I Division
2 State Boys
 |
Jim
Kelly receives Massachusetts High School
Coach of the Year Award |
| Jim
Kelly of Riptide
Diving receives Massachusetts High School
Coach of the Year Award "RipTide Diving Coach Jim
Kelly received the 2002-2003 N. Asst. Coach of the Year
Award from the Eastern Massachusetts Interscholastic
Swim Coaches Academy. Jim was honored for his contributions
to Mass. high school diving and coaching four area high
schools where he had six of the top twelve divers final
@ Girls Winter States this season. He also had two of
the top 5 boys, one being a freshman. |
2003
Australian Junior Nationals 1M
I 3M
I Platform
FINA Grand Prix - Rome, Italy
Court
rejects lawsuit alleging gender bias in Title IX law
Colorado
Cup 2003 Results
University
of Minnesota
Diving Coach Job Posting
Andy Crum
of Cougar Diving Signs with Louisiana State University
Sara
Hapanen of Thunderstruck Diving Club signed with
University of Wyoming
Kevin Teague
, 2003 East Nationals 3 meter champion , a member of Kentucky
Dive Club coached by Mike
Lyden (University
of Kentucky dive coach) has committed to the U.S.
Naval Academy. Kevin will continue his diving career
at the Academy (located in Annapolis Maryland) under the coaching
of Joe
Suriano.
The
University of Toledo drops Swimming and Diving.
Brittany Lerew
of Team
Orlando signed with Florida
State University
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John
Shuster after 22 years is leaving his coaching
job at U.
of Delaware. His position will be available.
v.
2003 Junior
Challenge Results- 1m
I 3m
I 10m
Friday's
Detailed Results I Saturday's
Detailed Results
Hali Saucier of Pacific Northwest signed with
to LSU
Alyson Carlyon of Pacific Northwest signed
with to LSU
Adam Hebert of Bengal Tiger Aquatics signed
with to LSU
Andrew Keane of Emerald Diving signed with
to LSU
more
SoCal
Timeline 2003 for this weekend.
British
Columbia Provincial Championship Results
Brittany
Viola
youngest member of USA World Team
2002
JO Summer Senior Nationals pictures - Dallas, TX
Number
skill Game. How fast are you?
University
of Georgia announced the signing of diver Chris Colwill
Sara
Hershman To Be A Lady Bulldog Next Year
Tony Burkhard
of Arizona signed a letter of intent with Georgia Tech
St.
Louis to Host 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving
 Mary
Yarrison Signs with Arizona for Full Scholarship
Matt Bisordi of the Stanford Age group team
signed with U. of Texas
Derek Starks
of the Nadadores signed a letter of Intent with the Univ.
of Miami
Cassidy Krug
of Pitt Diving signed a letter of Intent with Stanford
University
Emily Richmond
of Clayton Diving Alliance signed with Washington Univ.,
MO Steven
Lobue signs with Purdue;
Emily
Weigand received early acceptance
and will be attending Princeton.
Both dive with Blue
Dolphin Diving
Spinner Meet RESULTS
I PHOTOS
Hosted by Drexel
University
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Atlantic
Coast Conference 1M
I 3M
Patriot League Conference 1M
I 3M
Big East Conference 1M
I 3M
Missouri Valley Conference 1M
I 3M
Mountain West Conference - Results 1m
I 3M
I 10m
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Colonial Athletic
Assoication Championships Results
NCAA
Div. II Diving Championships
 NCAA
Zone Results: A
| B | C
| D |
E
New
England Diving Championships 2003 Results
New
Jersey NJIAA State Boys 1M I Kansas
State Boys 1M
2002-2003
Nebraska States , February 27 2003
Émilie
Heymans smashes Canadian record at Winter Nationals
Canadian Senior Nationals 1M
I 3M
I Platform
Jesse Maple of Lightning
Diving is going to University of Alabama
Karen Dierks of Blue
Dolphin Diving is going University of Georgia
Rob Carlisle signs with Rutgers
University!
Badger & SNYDA Invitional Meet May 31- June 1 Bronx NY
FINA
DIVING GRAND PRIX Zhuhai City 21 - 23 February
A
Positive Mental Approach For Diving by
Wayne Oras
Creating
a Healthy & Effective Motivational Climate
By Marilyn Strawbridge, Ph.D. & Nancy Marshall, B.A.
| DARTMOUTH
SWIMMING AND DIVING PROGRAM SAVED! |
| HANOVER,
NH - The Dartmouth men's and women's varsity swimming
and diving programs will be continued through a funding
agreement between a group of students, alumni, and parents
and the Dartmouth administration. The agreement calls
for the program to be fully reinstated based on a $2
million fund-raising effort. Older
news /
more
/ even
more |
Bisordi,
a California native Signs with Texas
Whitney
and
Tom Michael had a healthy baby girl on Thursday,
November 21st. Her name is MacKenzie Katherine. She was 8lbs
5oz and 20 inches long. Mom and baby are recovering very well.
Pictures
|
| "Chuck
Wielgus, executive director of USA Swimming, the national
governing body for the sport, called Dartmouth's decision
''almost unfathomable'' and said it sent a message to
other, less prestigious institutions that college swimming
is expendible." more
Dartmouth College NCAA Division I Swim Team
as an auction item on eBay and asked for an opening
bid of $211,000. As of last night, there were
no bidders. Coaches
Note How to Help |
| Dartmouth
to cut swimming and diving - Boston
Globe |
| In
a press release, the College explained that the swimming
and diving teams were being cut not only because of
the $212,000 annual expense of supporting the teams,
but also the $20-$25 million upgrade that Dartmouth's
Karl Michael Pool is in need of to be competitive with
other Division I swimming facilities.....While the teams
are known for having some of the highest average grade
point averages of any Division I team, Dartmouth's swimmers
have not historically been extremely competitive.
Explaining why the aquatic programs were cut, a College
press release noted that, "We have been unable
to stay competitive in swimming, and believe that success
could not be attained without a significant infusion
of new resources."... The Big Green men have not
enjoyed a single victory in the Eastern Intercollegiate
Swimming League, which was founded in 1962. The team
has also never won a regular season Ivy League championships
-- competition started in 1936. more
-
College paper -Boston
Globe
|
| Georgia
Diving Invitational--Story and Results |
ATHENS,
Ga. - Alabama's Lane Bassham and Auburn's Matt Bricker
picked up individual event victories on the second day
of the 2003 Georgia Diving Invitational at the Gabrielsen
Natatorium in Athens. Georgia's Todd Avery finished
sixth in the men's 3-meter final. more
|
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VAN
AUSTIN NAMED HEAD COACH AT TUALATIN HILLS |
| After
six years, Van Austin
has stepped out of retirement to assume the responsibilities
as Head Diving Coach at Tualatin Hills Diving Club in
Beaverton, Oregon. Other responsibilities include marketing
the sport and increasing the size of the team which
now numbers about 30. He took over on November 4.
Austin had been a diving coach for thirty-five years
in Southern California before moving to Portland in
2000. His coaching background included, Novice, Junior
Olympic, Senior, High School and College teams. During
that time he coached the Los Angeles Diving Team, the
Rose Bowl Aquatics Diving Team, UCLA and California
State University-Northridge, among others. more |
2002-2003
Michigan Lower Peninsula State Div I Girls
2002-2003
Michigan Lower Peninsula State Div I Girls
For
Divers Who Want to be Swimmers
| Matt
Leone, Colgate
Coach, Undergoes Heart Surgery |
|
Matt
Leone suprised his divers and friends last
week when he told us he would be undergoing triple bypass
surgery. The surgery took place on Tuesday and Leone
is doing well and expects to be back on the deck by
January You can e-mail
Matt or send get well wishes to 45 Broad
Street, Hamilton, NY 13346. Those of us that know Matt
know that he has a big heart but apparently it was a
little clogged! |
Whitney
and
Tom Michael had a healthy baby girl on Thursday,
November 21st. Her name is MacKenzie Katherine. She was 8lbs
5oz and 20 inches long. Mom and baby are recovering very well.
Pictures
Oklahoma
Diving Invitational - November 2-3, 2002 Photos
Sagebrush
Diving Invite 2002 Results
Moss Farms, Fall Classic at the Moose Moss Aquatic Center.
Coach
struck by bullet near diving facility--Contact
Ron Piemonte
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|
Interviewers:
Melanie Cabassol, Michael Gilligan,
Kristen Caiazzo, Emily Weigand,
Christie Icenhower, Steven LoBue,
Rachel Pichacz, Sami
Schlachterman, Karen Upperco and Ryan
Hunt. more |
Bela
Karolyi discusses favorite moments, great gymnasts' traits
Masters
"Summer" Nationals Results, SMU- Aug. 16-18
Rainbow
Diving Club August Invitational Results
| Mt.
Vernon, Indiana Teacher / Coach Needed |
| The diving coaching is combined with
a full time teacher's aid position in the pool area
that pays $15,406 for the school year, single medical
coverage, vision insurance and a life insurance policy.
The diving coach position pays another $3,077. more |
Zone
D Photos I Zone
B Photos I Senior
Zone D I More
USA FINA Photos
Thanks to Joelle Cabassol for her help taking photos at JO Nationals
European
Diving Championships Berlin 2002
Compete
detailed results from 2002 World Cup
2002
Arena Diving Champions Cup
Junior Zone Results A
I B I C
I D I E
| Regina
Diving Club Seeks Head Coach |
| The
Regina Diving Club is targeting its future diving
programs at achieving athletic excellence both Nationally
and Internationally, and to do so is seeking a uniquely
gifted individual to assume the duties of HEAD
COACH. |
USD Zone Seniors Results
A I B
I C
I D
----- Zone Photos
C I D
|
Former
LSU diving coach Scott Reich has been hired to head
the Lady Razorback diving program. Reich is a former
NCAA Diving Coach of the Year and has coached many
national champions and all-Americans. more
. |
| World's
Best at the FINA Diving Grand Prix Mexico City |
| Photo's
I Results |
DOUG
SHAFFER NAMED LSU HEAD DIVING COACH
COM Aquatics Diving
coach, John Proctor and wife Traci are the
proud parents of a beautiful baby girl. Born 9/29/2002, Elizabeth
Morgan Proctor weighed
in at 7 lbs and is 18 inches long. Mom and baby are doing
fine.
What current NCAA
women's sport would you like Oregon to add? Your
vote may help University of Oregon add Diving and Swimming.
Click
here to vote
Fall
Capital Classic at the Montgomery Aquatic Center
in Rockville, MD Nov. 15-17
Chinese
coaching legend Xu Yiming visits US Elite.
Everything
you need to know about the next Summer Olympics!
 |
Doug
and Beth Beavers Have Baby |
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|
William
Ford Beavers was born to Doug and Beth Beavers
on June 29th at 4:49 amHe was 8lbs and 20 inches long.
Both mom and child are doing very well. Doug
Beavers an active PDCA
member and coach of the Lightning
Diving of City of St. Peters Rec-Plex MO. Beavers
has had a busy few months first winning West Jr. National
in Coral Springs and now becoming a father for the
first time |
CANADIAN 2002 SENIOR NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Failing
a Secret of Success? By
Dr. Alan Goldberg |
| Winners
hate failing with a passion. However, they are smart
enough to know that failing is an important part of
the process. It's what you have to do to get to success.
more |
Rome
FINA Grand Prix,
June 14 -16, 2002
 |
Whatever
happened too Christine Loock?
|
| 1)
A beautiful diver, strawberry blond from Texas, a
USA Olympic trials finalist, represented the United
States in springboard and 10 meter diving internationally.
2) She married a Canadian Olympic diver.
3) She won the Betty Crocker Future Homemaker
Award, was head cheerleader, football sweetheart,
and was the graduating class valedictorian. |
 |
Phillip Jones
places 2nd at the Russia Nationals. |
| Phillip
Jones
of the University of Tennessee placed 2nd at the Russia
Nationals. Jones with 407.97 points put in a very
consent list between scoring between 66 and 70 points
on each optional. Slissovsky Vassiliy won with 445.35
Dmitriy Sautin did not compete at the meet. |
 |
New
Web site for New Coaches and Divers |
| Barbara
Parker of Port City Diving
announces a new group of web pages that are going
to be filled with all the free information about diving.
Although it is in its very beginning stages, she hopes
that it will become a place that people (coaches,
parents, whomever) will come to in order to find whatever
they need. The site is geared to grassroots, but should
eventually have something for everyone. The Site is
Free-For-All
|
2002
Colorado State Boys High School Results
FINA
Grand Prix China
Open Results
FINA Grand Prix,
Torneo Internacional
de Clavado
Colby-Sawyer
College Looking for Diving Coach
La
Salle University Looking for Dive Coach
 |
|
| Meet
the Team I
Complete
Amsterdam Cup Results
I Team Results
The
largest diver turnout for the Amsterdam Cup with 26
teams and 16 counties participating and 175 divers
from all over Europe and the US. Competing in the newest pool in Amsterdam, only 8 weeks old, a wonderful facility with 4 pools and a diving
well with a fantastic indoor tower. American
athletes were sharp and ready to perform! more |
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|
| Quintin
Harris, a member of Port
City Diving, was awarded a $1500.00 grant from
the Henry
“Hank” Aaron “Chasing
the Dream Foundation”. This non-profit foundation
awards scholarships to minority students from ages
9 to 12 years to help them to start chasing their
dreams. Applicants, drawn from the local Boys and
Girls Clubs, were chosen based on talent, dedication
shown through their writing, and a plan of action
to acheive a set of goals within the next year. more |
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Michigan
Selects Bergere to Lead Diving Programs |
| ANN
ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan athletic director
William Martin announced today (Thursday, April 25)
that Christopher Bergere (pronounced BURR-geer) has
been named head coach of the Wolverines men's and
women's diving programs. Bergere becomes the third
diving coach in Michigan history as he replaces Dick
Kimball, who retired at the end of the 2002 season
after guiding the Wolverines program for 43 years.
more
|
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Dick
Kimball Receives the Paragon Award |
| After
43 years of coaching diving, all at the University
of Michigan, Dick Kimball has fallen to mandatory
retirement. His appearance and fitness levels are
that of a man half of his 67 years. His coaching and
teaching levels are energetic, on time and without
reminenance. He can still do a 4-1/2 somersault with
a trampolet off the 10m platform. He is diving’s
legend of the sport. more |
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Tom
Gompf Inducted into Hall of Fame |
| Tom
Gompf loves all aspects of diving; always has, always
will. He started as a young local competitor, advanced
to the Olympic Games, performed in professional competition
and grew to serve the international diving community
as an administrative leader. He is a hard worker for
the good of the sport and a friend to all. Gompf has
had a profound international influence on the sport
of diving. more |
FINA
USA Grand Prix I Woman's
Results
I Men's
Results
Great Photos Soon!
2002
US Masters "Spring" Diving Championships
US
Elite Diving Academy is looking for an Assistant Coach
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| Lausanne,
April 29, 2002 - 77 divers from 14 countries (AUS,
BRA, CAN, CHN, COL, CUB, GER, GBR, ITA, JPN, PUR,
RSA, RUS, USA) are already engaged to participate
to the fifth meeting of the 2002 FINA Diving Grand
Prix (May 3-5, in Montreal, CAN). |
2002
Russian Grand Prix
Texas
Junior High State Competition - 2001-2002
GC
Divers Novice & 11 & U JO Invitational
Moss
Farms International Invitional Results
2002
Southern California Novice Invitational - May 25, 26, 2002
All
Time Olympic Diving Medal Count
2002
Southern California Section CIF Championships - Division 2
Region
1 Results updated
Brynn
Rollo of Boston Area Diving
wins the girl's 11u eventsI Photos
Region 5 Results
1st
Lightening
Diving LighI
2nd North Shore
Sharks I
3rd Oklahoma City Dive Club
Maine
H.S. Class B State Meet Results
Canada
Alberta Winter Games Trials - Zone 3
Great
Britain 2002 PORTMAN ARMADA CUP, PLYMOUTH
GB
DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MANCHESTER 2002
NCAA
Div. III Men's National Championships
More
NCAA Results
Texas
Junior High City Championships - April 6, 2002
Colorado
CHHSA Coaches Invite - April 8, 2002
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Canada-U.S.
Challenge East-West All-Star Team. |
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| United
States Diving is offering, to the top three
finishers in each event from the East and West National
Meets, an opportunity to compete against Canada’s
top six age group divers. Winner 1m winner 3m plus
the best combined place finish will also be considered
for the team.I
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 FINA
GRAND PRIX Madrid Spain March 15-17, 2002
SPA
Winter Championships - 2002 Results
Jetstream
Invitational 2002 - March 23-24 JO Events
A
Lucky Meet - Lincoln Nebraska - JO Events
Western
Canadian Diving Championships
April 5, 2002 - Results
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DESPATIE
WINS TOWER WAR AT DIVING GRAND PRIX |
| ROSTOCK,
Germany. Alexandre Despatie (age grouper) of Montreal
won a war of near-perfection with one of the top Chinese
divers Sunday to earn the gold medal on men. s 10-metre
tower at the Rostock Open, the second stop this season
on the Grand Prix diving circuit. more |
Southern
Cross - International - Southport Qld
VICTORIAN
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AUS. 2002
| Nebraska
Placed on Probation |
| March
5, 2002 - Indianapolis - The University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, has been placed on probation for two years
by the Division I Committee on Infractions because
of actions by former swimming coaches and a former
head wrestling coach that resulted in the provision
of extra benefits and improper recruiting contacts,
among other violations. more |
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A
New Smaller Suba! |
| Bennett
Ceceila Suba was born on Friday Jan. 25 at 3:08pm.
Frist for the Suba's. She was 6 pounds and nineteen
inches long. Mom baby and dad are doing great! Dave
Suba is the US Diving Jr. Rules Chairman and very
involved with our sport. Dave is on the left, Bennett
is the smaller one on the right in the photo.
more |
| Ryan
Moehnke Named Head Coach of Schroeder YMCA |
| Ryan
Moehnke of Fishers IN. has been named Schroeder YMCA
Diving Coach. Moehnke who has spent the last few years
coaching with the Indy Starz and John Wingflied, at
the US Diving Regional Tranning Center. Moehnke will
be replacing Gary Cox who replaced Jay Lewew. |
| Gary
Cox leaving the coaching Ranks, Schroeder job Open |
| After
12 years as Schroeder
YMCA Head Diving Coach and with a total of 16
years of coaching, Gary
Cox has stepped down from the coaching ranks to
accept a promotion within the YMCA. Gary is staying
on with the Schroeder YMCA as Director of Program
Operations. Schroeder YMCA is now beginning the search
to replace Gary as Head Diving Coach with hopes to
fill the position by early January.
The
coaching position is a full time salaried
appointment with the Schroeder YMCA and Aquatic Center.
Included with the position is retirement, health insurance,
and paid vacation. All interested parties can contact
Gary for further
information. Phone: 414-354-9622 EXT 134 |
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British
Name Misha World Class Potential Manager |
| British
Diving's new World Class Potential "Junior Olympic
Programme Manager", Mykhaylo
(Misha) Ugryumov, takes up his new appointment
in Great Britain in February 2002. Misha has been
the National Coach for Spain for the last 8 years
and prior to that was the Ukraine and Soviet Union
Coach of the National Diving Team. Misha will work
very closely with our National Performance Director,
Steve Foley, who also moves over here from Australia,
full time in April 2002. |
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John
and Tania Wingfield Have first Child |
| Congratulations
are in order for the Wingfields.
With the FINA age group rules in mind Ciara Lynn born
Jan. 8th, she weighed in at 5 pounds, 8.5 ounces.
To send John an
e mail click here. |
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TUALATIN
HILLS NAMES TOM TRAPP HEAD COACH
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| Long
time diving coach Tom
Trapp has replaced Ron Piemonte as Head Diving
Coach at Tualatin Hills Diving Club. Trapp steps up
from his position as assistant coach and assumes his
duties as of January, 2002. He has been the assistant
coach at the Tualatin Hills Dive Club in Beaverton,
Oregon since 1999.more |
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Brandon
Gardner leaves Texas Aquatics |
| Brandon
Gardner, age group coach at U Texas, resigned effective
Jan 1st. George Purdue assistant age group coach for
the team will become head coach. Purdue worked with
Bill York
of York Dive Club of Virginia. Gardner who is from
Austin will continue to work in Austin in real estate
which he has been involved with since returning to
Austin |
|
Kimball
To Retire |
| After
43 years as head diving coach at the University
of Michigan, Dick
Kimball will retire at the end of the current
NCAA season. Kimball is regarded as one of the word's
top diving coaches, Dick Kimball made his first appearance
as U.S. diving coach at the Tokyo
games 1964 and had three Wolverine divers in the
competition. He has trained many NCAA, National and
Olympic champions. Kimball is also considered the
world's greatest trampoline spotter and mentor to
many. Thank You. |
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He has dived for Olympic glory, but those who saw
Jeff
Liberty's heroic rescue say his bravery deserves
more than any gold medal. The 23-year-old Canadian
diving champ dived Monday into the chilly waters of
the Bow River to rescue a pregnant woman whose car
had careered off Deerfoot Trail. The vehicle crashed
through a fence and sped across the busy Lafarge off-leash
area into the slow-flowing river.
more I even
more |
| USDivng
Raises Membership Fees. Start Jan. 1st |
| Limited
- $30 |
Novice
- $50 |
J.O.
- $75 |
Coach
- $150 |
Team
- $150 |
| Current
rates in effect for anyone registering before January
1st. |
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Ground
Zero for China's Olympic hopefuls |
| BEIJING
- Don't be fooled by the diapers the little girls
wear under their leotards, the 4 p.m. watermelon break,
or the candy-colored mats that make the sunny gymnasium
look like Romper Room.
This is Ground Zero for China's Olympic hopefuls,
the cream of the young athletic crop in the capital
that will host the 2008 Games. The pint-size dynamos
somersaulting through the air, leapfrogging, and doing
laps around the carpet on their hands are not playing.
more |
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Tommy
and Whitney Michaël announce the birth of their
son John Christophe |
| Whitney
and Christophe are recovering very well. Born 9-29-01
at 10:51pm He was 7lbs 14oz and 19 inches. Sound like
another lifetime family membership for USD. |
| NATIONAL
TALENT IDENTIFICATION MANAGER - NEEDED |
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Following
the successful attainment of Sport England lottery
funding for the World Class Start and World Class
Potential programme for Diving
the ASA is seeking to appoint a National Talent
Identification Manager - World Class Start Diving.
SALARY: ASA Grade X: To £30,000 plus pension
and car
more |
When
you call me COACH...
By Kevin A Sage
| Lizzy
Flynt named NCAA Women of the year for the State of
Tennessee, |
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Former
Univ.
of Tennessee diver Lizzy Flynt was named winner
for the State of Tennessee, NCAA
Women of the year. She is one of 51 State winners
covering all sports. 10 finalists will be named on
Sept 10th. and the overall winner to be announced
Oct.21st. Lizzy, who recently retired, is the third
Tennessee diver following Tracy Bonner 1997
and Kathy Pesek 1999, to be honored with the
award.She is the only diver on this years list of
award winners. Lizzy was the 1997 US Indoor National
Champion and 1997and 2000 National team member and
2000 Olympic trialist. more |
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We
had a stage set up in front of the guard office and
had a huge back projection screen set up with rotating
pictures flashing during the evening. Curt
Wilson said a few words on behalf of SPA Diving,
I spoke and then we turned out the pool lights and
showed a special video that my friend helped me put
together for Sammy...it was sooo neat! Not a dry eye
in the house!
more
I Who'sSam |
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McCormick divers,
announces the 5th McCormick Divers diving
extravaganza, 2001 – A DIVING ODYSSEY, at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool
in Long Beach on Saturday, October 6, 2001 beginning
at 6:00 p.m.
The
evening will include a spectacular diving show and
a dinner, with silent and live auctions. Tickets
for the evening are on sale now and are $40.00
per person (pre-purchase required). Tickets,
only for the diving show, can be purchased in advance
or at the door for $5.00 per person. We encourage
you to purchase your tickets early as in previous
years the event has been sold out! more
I WhosSam |
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Krista
Klein New Baby Boy |
| GCDivers
coach Krista Klein, and her husband Jeff Klein are
proud parents of a new baby boy: Reid, Gordon Klein
(7pounds, 13 ounces). Ida and Dick Wilson (also Gcdivers
coaches) are the very proud grand parents!!!! Krista
and Jeff already have 3 other children (Regan, Brice,
Carson). |
| Jeff
Bro has accepted the coaching job at Nebraska |
| After
one year, Morales and assistants Doug Humphrey and
Jeff Bro plan to field a team full of their
own recruits. For now, however, they must find at
least 11 swimmers and divers eligible to open the
season Oct. 6. more
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| KZ's
Brother KR to coach at Elite Diving Academy |
|
Li Kong Rong (KR) will participate in a technical
exchange with the US
Elite Diving Academy for the next four months.
KR has coached in Australia for the past 7 years.
KR has worked with the Australian Institute of Sport
and most recently for the Queensland Diving Association.
KR holds a Masters Degree in Physical Education from
the Beijing Institute of China and received the first
ever degree conferred in the field of diving in China.While
at the Academy KR will be working with Drew Johansen
on training programs and techniques for the team.
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| A
Case for Growth in Lieu of Elimination by
Kevin Sage |
| Is there
an opportunity that we are missing from the age group
programs on up to the senior/international level?
How exciting will the Sr. Zone meets be this weekend?
If you go, think about it while you are there. How
can these high level meets be marketed differently?
Why are we not filling up the bleachers with 1,000's
more |
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| PHOENIX,
July 12. Swimming World, SWIM Magazine and swiminfo.com
announced the formation today of a Legal Defense Team
to assist in the fight to save college swim and dive
programs threatened with elimination. By Phillip
Whitten more |
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Jim Fischer Named Patriot Dive Club Coach |
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Jim Fischer a graduate
of Indiana University. Big 10 Finalist, NCAA Championship
Finalist, member of the US Diving National Team. Age
Group coach under the direction of Olympic Coach Ron
O'Brien, one year Head Coach at University of Maryland
and five year Head Coach at University of Wisconsin.
Fischer has named head age group coach of the Patriot
Dive Club |
Chuck Knesel succumbs to cancer |
| Long time diving supporter has succumb
to cancer. Chuck Knesel of Austin TX a long time fixture
at all major USD meets and most NCAA meets. Chuck
and his wife Sherel received to WhoSam Award last
year for their contributions to the sport. Knesel
was a member of the Board of Director of US Diving.
Chuck leaves a sport he loved better off. We know
heaven runs on time now. |
The Australian Diving Annual Awards, 2001
How
many Australian Juniors can you find in the foam pit?
Belgian
wins Olympic presidency in landslide
Nebraska
Swimming and Diving Update
FINA
Grand Prix Point Standards
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Jason Baumann Named Indiana University Age Group Coach |
| Joining the IU staff this
season is Jason Baumann. Jason is former team captain,
Big Ten finalist, and NCAA All American for Indiana
University. He returns "home" after a successful
stint as head diving coach at the University of Wyoming
where he was 2001 Mountain West Conference Men's Diving
Coach of the Year. |
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| Drew
Johansen has become a part owner in the US Elite
Diving Academy located in Columbus, Ohio. Drew will
arriving in Columbus on April 1st. He
will be directing his new business and diving team
from a recently completed state of the art dry land
facility in Columbus. more
US Elite
Diving / 893 Chambers Road / Columbus, OH 43212 /614-299-7525 |
Kenny
Armstrong "look alike" Contest Winners |
Jeff
Dalman of Auburn WA and Barry Thomas of
Tampa Fla.
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We've had a overwhelming response to the Kenny Armstrong
"look alike" contest. Our judges reviewed
over 100's of photos submitted.
The winners
are Jeff Dalman of Auburn WA and Barry Thomas
of Tampa Fla. Winners will each receive a 14 year
old injured gymnast who hopes to make it to the Olympics. |
Doug
Beavers of the St. Louis Rec Plex was voted "Runner
up"
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Hobie sharing with young coaches
|
Hobie
will be offering a three day clinic on June 1-3, 2001.
This is a Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This is a clinic
to "TEACH COACHES TO COACH".
Hobie
is one of the most successful Diving Coaches of all
time. While at Indiana University, he produced many
Big Ten, NCAA, National and Olympic Champions. He
has served as the USA's representative on International
Judging panels including the Olympic Games. He is
the Diving's Goodwill Ambassador to the World. Some
consider him as the Father of Modern Diving and Coaching
in the World. Other Info about "The Man"
is contained on this site under "The
Hobie Factor". more |
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Women's
NCAA Div.1 Diving |
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| Women's
NCAA Div.1 Diving competiton will be aired on ESPN
on Friday at 2pm. Unfortunately you may have
to watch some swimming between diving events. Please
check you local TV listing. |
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BAD
News from Canada
-
The 1976 Olympic Pool in Montreal, which has lost
money for the city year in and year out, is now being
regularly used for other functions. Coaches in the
area hope that they can reclaim the pool. The Montreal
Olympic pool was the host to many great diving memories
including Klaus Dibiasi's last Olympic Gold Medal
and the Olympic debut of Greg Louganis. |
Van
Austin-- Doing Well - Update from Van |
|
I
wanted to thank you for everyone. The cards, e-mail's,
and phone calls with best wishes and prayers from
my diving friends were overwhelming. I am indeed a
very lucky man to have friends I have made in diving
over the years. Please pass on my thanks to everyone.
I have completed the first phase of my battle with
kidney cancer. The doctor removed the right kidney,
the adrenal gland and the complete sack which contained
the lymphnodes. There was no cancer in the bones,
nor does he think it has spread. Only time will tell.
I will be having a stint put into one major artery
in my heart within the month, then start aggressive
treatment.
Currently I am recovering at home, and just recently
found the energy to get back on the computer a little
each day. Org.
Story |
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To
the bitter disappointment of coach Kurt Hass, the
IHSAA has upheld Saturday’s sectional disqualification
of Franklin Community High School sophomore diver
Anesa Beard.
Easily
one of the state’s top divers, Beard was banned
from sectional competition for removing an elastic
band from her hair and putting it on her wrist before
her first dive. more |
Anesa Beard |
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| Good
News from Canada -
Phillipe
Comtois is training again at CAMO
in Montreal. Phillipe had a severe leg injury at the
Great Britain Grand Prix last year that forced him
to miss the Olympics. He was one of Canada's greatest
Olympic hopes prior to the injury. Phillipe Comtois
has made a remarkable recovery, and although he has
not gained full motion in his foot, he is hurdling
on his opposite leg and regaining his list. The
old story |
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| As
many of you know by now, I am no longer the Diving
Coach at the University of Nebraska. I have received
many calls and e-mails of inquiry, and I want to address
some issues. Now three weeks into a new career, I
can finally catch my breath and begin to communicate
some of the feelings I've long held. more
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| Laura
Wilkinson a gold medal winner on the women's 10 meter
is on the the Wheaties box. These boxes are NOW available
at your local stores. |
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| Two-time Olympian Scott
Donie has accepted the head diving coach position
at New York University. NYU
a private university located in the heart of the city-
Greenwich Village. The diving program competes at
the division III level and is part of the University
Athletic Association. Competing against schools
like Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins and Emory. "I've
really been impressed with the type of athletes who
compete at this level," said Donie, "these
are people who truly love their sport." To contact
Scott (212)998-2064
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Who's Next? The San Francisco Ballet School
has been charged with violating the city's new law
against size discrimination, because it rejected an
8-year-old girl who did not meet the requirement for
having a "well-proportioned, slender body." Krissy
Keefer described her daughter Frederika as "short
and muscular." School officials said it was "patently
untrue" that Frederika was rejected for discriminatory
reasons. more
at overlawyered.com |
| Should
Female Gymnasts Lift Weights?
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Gymnasts
must remain on the lean side of lean to be effective
competitors at the highest level (Nelson et al., 1983;
Sands et al., 1992, 1995). Not surprisingly, concern
about excess body weight is common in gymnastics (Anorexia/Bulimia
Association, 1994; American College of Sports Medicine,
1997; Leglise, 1998; Nattiv & Lynch, 1994). Female
gymnasts and their coaches in the US are therefore
reluctant to use weight training, in spite of abundant
evidence of the benefits of weight training for sports
requiring strength. Their concern is that the gymnast
will develop excessive body and muscle mass ("bulk
up") and thus become too heavy to perform effectively.
more |
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Part
3 of 6 Thanks to the PDCA
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| The
following are suggestions and ideas from diving coaches
around the country about ways to run a successful
diving program. You may agree with or not agree with
some or all of these points. They are provided as
an outline for you to possibly help you improve your
diving program and perhaps your standard of living.
This idea sheet will continue to grow with more and
even better ideas after more people have had the chance
to read it and contribute their thoughts and ideas.
more |
Texas
Assistant Diving Coach Hired |
| Brandon
Gardner announced George Perdue, formerly
with Bill York and the York Dive Club in Alexandria,
VA has been has accepted a job has age group coach
with Texas
Aquatics |
The Real Olympic Medal Tally
If Every Country
Had The Same Population and GDP per capita as USA:
Van
Austin Surgery Goes Well.-----
Updates will be posted here. |
|
Van
Austin was admitted to the hospital with some
chest pain on 1-19. Van went through the surgery well.
The doctors will know more towards the end of the
week. Cami (Van's wife) is very busy with doctors
and family. She asked for people to hold off on
the phone calls. Ron
Piemonte has offered to handle contacts with the
diving Community. The address to send cards or flowers
to Van is:
Providence Portland Medical Center
4805 NE Glisan St.
Portland, OR 97213
MORE
Updates
will be posted at USAdiver.com |
Van
Austin |
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Head Coach Kevin Sage, and new coaches Dan Schunk,
Noah Eckert, and Johnna Jaynes
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Sagebrush
Diving, a relatively new springboard diving club
based in Arvada, Colorado, announces the hiring of
three new assistant coaches. . Schunk is a
former MVP diver from Purdue University. Eckert
is a former MVP diver from Northwestern University.
Jaynes is a former MVP diver from Standley
Lake High School and is currently diving at C.U.
in Boulder. more
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“Aquatic
Centre”, Thammasat University, Rangsit.
|
By
Russell McKinnon FINA Press Commission Member Bangkok,
Thailand (Dec 9).-- China's Sang Xue and Wang Tian
Ling were first-day winners at the 3rd FINA Diving
Grand Prix Super Final at the Thammasart University
Rangsit Campus Aquatic Centre here. 2.XU Mian (CHN)
1. SANG Xue ( CHN) 3.ZHUPINA Olena (UKR) Three perfect
10s in her fourth of five dives, gave Sang the lead
and ultimately the victory. Sixteen-year-old Sang's
perfect showing meant she could hardly be beaten going
into the last dive and executed this very well, gaining
one nine in a 74.70 and take out the gold medal with
a 367.77 score. When asked what she thought of getting
three 10s, Sang said: "It just normal." And about
that last dive and the need to play it safe for the
gold medal and $5000 prize money? "I was a little
bit nervous."more |
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Laura
Wilkinson Makes it on the Wheaties box |
| Laura
Wilkinson - Diving In Sydney, Laura Wilkinson
dove into the record books. Despite breaking bones
in her right foot earlier in the year, the 22-year-old
Texas native nailed her final two dives in the 10-meter
platform final to win the gold medal, the first for
the United States since 1964. Wilkinson finished the
event with 543.75 points to edge out the heavily favored
Chinese and end their 16-year gold medal run at the
summer games. Her gold medal performance was one of
the most memorable events of the summer games. Prior
to Sydney, Wilkinson won her third platform national
title at the 1999 summer nationals and the platform
gold medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games. (Direct
from the Back of the Box) |
| Montminy
was named the female athlete of the year |
|
Montminy
was named the female athlete of the year. The
25-year-old law graduate, won two medals at the 2000
Sydney Olympics. She earned silver on women's synchronized
10-metres with partner Emilie Heymans of Montreal
and an individual bronze on 10-metre platform, a first
ever medal for Canada in the event. She was Canada's
only double medallist at the Games. more |
USA
Junior Divers win World Youth Meet
Article
I Photos
I Event
Results I Team
Results |
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June
16-17 Waldkriburg Germany. USA age groupers captures
first place at the World Youth Meet. This was the
first time the USA sent a full team to the meet, also
the first time selecting part of the team off the
East West Nationals. The changes in the selection
process seems to of worked. A larger more balanced
team was able to compete and win. more |
| Place |
Nation
|
Points |
| 1 |
USA |
233 |
| 2 |
GER |
218 |
| 3 |
CHN |
168 |
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USAdiver.com
is launching a new section "Diving
Ideas." |
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USAdiver.com
is launching a new section on its website of "Diving
Ideas." These are ideas from a variety of
pools and programs from around the world.. These ideas
are designed to help others and spark new ideas. We
will add one approximately one a week. If you have
any ideas you would like to share with the diving
community, please share them. |
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EZ
Meet submitted by J Kinzbach. WINNER! |
| The
winner of the name-the-new-computer-program contest
is JJ Kinzbach of GC Divers. Not only did he
win the contest, but was one of the first to submit
a list of names. JJ wins $100.00 for his efforts. The
program will be out soon. |
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Need a Reason to Get Back in Shape?
Recognized
as the world's biggest multi-sport festival, the World
Masters Games are considered the premier international
event for Masters competitors. more
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Tualatin
Hills Dive Club Names Biespiel 13U Coach |
| Beginning
this season Dave Biespiel of the Tualatin Hills
Dive Club will be
the program's
13-Under JO Coach. Biespiel has been with THDC since
the summer of 1995 and has been coaching divers from
beginner to seniors. |
Sammy Lee gives his "WhoSam" Award to Joe
Chirico Oct 1999
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Sammy
Lee Does a triple (Heart bypass)
Diving legend and two-time Olympic gold medalist
Sammy Lee, who celebrated his 80th birthday on August
1st, went to his doctor for a checkup on August 11th.
On the 12th, he had triple bypass surgery. Sammy was
released on the 16th and is having a speedy recovery
- must be due to the fact that he was still doing
3 ½ tucks from 10 meter at age 50 and has stayed in
great shape since then. In fact, Sammy is feeling
so good, he plans to take off for Hawaii in a few
days with his lovely wife Roz |
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20
THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR BETTER COMPETITIVE RESULTS |
| # 6---
Think about every possible scenario that could happen
to distract or upset you, both in and out of competition
and the pool. Play it out and determine what the
correct response would be to each situation. Program
it in your memory and be prepared to react that way
in the event these things happen. Review this process
frequently. more |
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| Boys 13 &
under |
Girls 13 &
under |
Boys
14-15 |
Girls
14-15 |
Boys
16-18 |
Girls
16-18 |
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Meter |
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3 Meter |
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Hovering
Tower by Mark Fromson |
| USAdiver.com
is proud to feature one of Marks greats works of art. |
| Mark Fromson
is a former Canadian Junior Team member and current
Senior National Official. Mark has been involved in
Web design and graphics for 5 years and is the creator
of the Canadian Diving Web page at www.diving.ca.
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| Searching
for some common sense A Matter of Opinion |
John
Helm |
| Management
at our local swimming pool claims there is a risk
involved when novice divers move the fulcrum when
using the diving boards. I claim there is no risk.
I began diving in 1940, and continue to dive in the
masters program. I have coached high school divers
for fifteen years, and college divers for ten years.
I don't ever recall anyone getting hurt from moving
the fulcrum. more |
USA
Junior Divers win World Youth Meet
Article
I Photos
I Event
Results I Team
Results |
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|
June
16-17 Waldkriburg Germany. USA age groupers captures
first place at the World Youth Meet. This was the
first time the USA sent a full team to the meet, also
the first time selecting part of the team off the
East West Nationals. The changes in the selection
process seems to of worked. A larger more balanced
team was able to compete and win. more |
| Place |
Nation
|
Points |
| 1 |
USA |
233 |
| 2 |
GER |
218 |
| 3 |
CHN |
168 |
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| 2000 All-AMERICA High
School List. Public & Independent, Men & Women |
RICHARD
BLOUGH ELECTED NEW MASTERS CHAIRMAN |
| An
election of new officers was held in Coral Springs,
Florida, in conjunction with the Masters Outdoor National
Championships. The election was at the business meeting
on Thursday night, August 24, 2000. The results: Chairman:
Richard Blough Rules Secretary: John Deininger Secretary:
Jennifer Mangum Richard Blough defeated the other
three candidates who were: Fred Fox, Felix Grossman
and Ron Kontura. John Deininger and Jennifer Mangum
were elected unopposed. These officers take office
immediately and will serve a two year term. |
| Richard
Wegner Diver Looking for a College After Olympics |
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Goals:
After the Olympics, Richard hopes to find a Division
I College and train in the United States more
Address: Tolmitt Str. 28, 12621 Berlin, Germany
Phone: 49-30-56436392
E-mail: richie-rich@onlinehome.de
Contact Richard
Wegner by e-mail |
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Clark and Maria |
Clark
Falkenstein, 48 years old,longtime coach of New Canaan's
Triple Lindy Divers age group team died from cancer
on August 31, 2000. At his service the church was
full over 300, with about half in attendance under
age 25. A reminder off how many people can be effected
positively by a good coach.
Maria
and Clark set up a fund for "Disadvantaged Younger
Divers" and have asked for contributions to
that instead of flowers. Disadvantaged Younger Divers
c/o Triple Lindy Diving 2475 Brookshire Drive, Niskayuna,
NY 12309 |
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| In the recent Olympic Games, the American
divers managed to garner only two medals both of which
were bronze. This proved to be the worst showing that
the United States has made in Olympic Games since 1912
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Jack
Taylor and his wife have accepted coaching positions
with the Regina Diving Club in Canada |
| Jack
Taylor and his wife have accepted two coaching positions
with the Regina Diving Club, Regina, Sakatchewan Canada.
Starting 1 October 2000. Regina is directly north
of Denver. CO, 2000 km north of the US/Canadian border.They
can be reached on taylordiving@hotmail.com.
They can still reach on taylordiving@paradise.net.nz.
Jack will be leaving his job coaching in New Zealand. |
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| THUNDER
BAY Ont.--Arturo Miranda of Edmonton set a
personal best on the men's three-metre springboard
Sunday to win his first Canadian title at the summer
nationals diving competition.
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Olympic Trials 2000 |
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Chris
Blair - New Job, New Child |
| Chris
Blair had two major changes during the off-season.
Luke James Blair was born on July 26th and Chris takes
the coaching job at Rider College in New Jersey. Blair
leaves his coaching job at Villanova to go to Rider
a 5 minute commute for him. A one-time Pitt diver
is looking forward to the changes. |
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| Ruehl,
Greater Cincinnati's most decorated diver and perhaps
its most humble, didn't want to draw attention to
her retirement. So while blinking back tears on the
10-meter platform Sunday, she rallied to a runner-up
finish at U.S. Summer Nationals in Mission Viejo,
Calif.
Then she told a few friends and left the pool. "I
didn't know how the dives would turn out," she
said. "But I really felt like I was back to being
myself in the pool. Like, "This is how it's supposed
to be.' It was really, really fun. It was like the
perfect ending." more |
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Clark and Maria |
Clark
Falkenstein, 48 years old,longtime coach of New Canaan's
Triple Lindy Divers age group team died from cancer
on August 31, 2000. At hisservice the church was full
over 300, with about half in attendance under age
25. A reminder off how many people can be effected
positively by a good coach.
Maria
and Clark set up a fund for "Disadvantaged Younger
Divers" and have asked for contributions to
that instead of flowers. Disadvantaged Younger Divers
c/o Triple Lindy Diving 2475 Brookshire Drive, Niskayuna,
NY 12309 |
| MONTMINY
WINS GOLD AT DIVING GRAND PRIX |
| MESSINA,
Italy--Anne Montminy of Pointe-Claire, Que., won the
gold medal on women's 10-metre tower Wednesday night
at the last Grand Prix diving meet before the Olympic
Games next month.more
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Secrets
to the cheapest air fares |
| Flying
for less is not a difficult task. Just because the
person next to you paid full freight to fly in a crowded
coach section of a cross-continent flight doesn’t
mean you have to share in that experience.
With the summer season strating this may be helpful
for coaches and parents
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Notice
to Summer Divers - Practice Safe Diving |
| Summer
is is here and many divers are eager to show off their
diving. Diving is a safe sport when using a regulation
pool and board, but divers must use great caution
when diving into an unfamiliar pool, especially a
backyard pool that generally has much shallower water.
The same goes for jumping off rocks or cliffs into
open water. In both cases, you are definitely better
off if you do only foot first entries. Although it
can be tempting to show off, it is simply not worth
the risk. |
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Curt
Wilson Named Coach at UC Irvine
Curt
Wilson has accepted the position of Head Diving
Coach for the University of California at Irvine.
His duties will begin in the middle of May. The School
is a division 1 school and is very interested in supporting
a competitive Swimming and Diving Program in beautiful
Southern California. Wilson will also continue as
head coach of the Crown
Valley Divers in Laguna Niguel. |
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CANADA CUP
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Jose Guerra
of Cuba completed a stunning performance, which included
one perfect mark. Cuba become a major diving country.
World
Cup champion Tiang Liang of China was once again sensational
to grab a strong lead with 670.89 points. But the
14-year-old Despatie, with the exception of his reverse
three and a half, kept pace with Liang to stand second
at 617.19. He actually scored higher than Liang in
the semifinal compulsory round. Jose Guerra of Cuba
is third at 593.91. more
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Jose
Guerra of Cuba raises above the Chinese on platform.
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Kim
Berbari (Team USA) celebrates 29th birthday. |
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Clean Sweeps Mexico -FINA GRAND PRIX JUAREZ CITY
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Full results manana!
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May
21,
JUAREZ CITY, Mexico--World and Olympic champion Dmitry
Sautin of Russia completed a golden sweep at the ninth
stop on the Grand Prix FINA diving circuit Sunday
winning the men's 10-metre tower.
Sautin,
the three-metre springboard winner on Friday, totaled
628.86 points. Luo Yutong of China was second at 609.36
and Jose Guerra of Cuba, the Canada Cup champion earlier
this month, was third at 592.62. more |
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Cesar Henderson selected
Athlete of the Century in Aquatic Sports,Dominican
Republic |
| On April 24, 2000, Cesar
was selected Athlete of the Century for Aquatic Sports.
The ceremony took place in Santo Domingo. When Cesar
Henderson he started diving in 1973 he did not know
how to swim - his friends helped him out of the pool!
His first international medal came at the 1977 Coached
by James Henderson. Cesar participated in two Olympic
Games. In the 1980 Moscow Olympics, placed 19th; in
the 1984 LA Games, he place 16th. Cesar participated
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Reinstated
For 3 Years |
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Miami
Men's Swimming and Diving Program is Back! |
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University of Miami has reinstated the Men's Swimming
and Diving program for the next three years, after
announcing in March that it was dropping the Men's
team. The team received an overwhelming amount of
support, and the University received a lot of mail
protesting its decision. Randy Ablemen would like
to pass along his thanks to everyone who offered support
for the program.
Ableman, receiving a Men's and Women's Team Awards
at the 2000 US Diving Indoor Championships, looks
as happy and proud as if he caught two large bass.
Old Story
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REVITT AND XIUREN WU OF CHINA WINS GOLD AT FINA GRAND
PRIX |
| VIENNA--April-20-23.
Tony Revitt of Vancouver rebounded from a poor preliminary
round to earn his first international victory Saturday
winning the men's 10-metre tower at the sixth stop
on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit.
On women's
10-metre, Xiuren Wu of China took the gold with 333.84
points, Anja Richter-Libiseller of Austria was second
at 302.13 and Yuanyuan Hou of China third at 296.49.
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Who
is Sammy Lee |
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| Biography:
Born in Fresno in 1920 to Korean immigrants who worked
on a Hawaiian plantation. Dr. Lee was the first Asian
American to win an Olympic gold medal. He was awarded
the gold medal for the 10-meter platform at the 1948
Olympic games in London. Four years later, he went
on to win the gold in the 10-meter and the bronze
in the 3-meter springboard in the Helsinki Olympics.
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| VANCOUVER
-- The growing pains may have gnawed away at his confidence
but they couldn't devour Alexandre
Despatie's love of diving.
Despatie still has that mixture of teenage simplicity
and adult dedication
he showed in September 1998 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
when at 13 he became the youngest person to win a
Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Photo
from CAMO
web site |
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| Canadian
Sport News (CSN)
March 31, 2000 HARTLEY WINS ONE-METRE GOLD AT WINTER
NATIONALS VANCOUVER-- Blythe Hartley of North Vancouver,
B.C., made a triumphant return home Friday winning
the women's one-metre springboard gold while Alexandre
Despatie of Montreal leads after the semifinals on
men's tower at the Winter Nationals diving competition.
Hartley, Canada's junior female athlete of the year
in 1999, earned 303.54 points. Anne-Josee Dionne of
Montreal was second at 267.06 and Eryn Bulmer of Calgary
third at 254.64. |
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21, 2000 -- Three Olympians, one of Canada's finest
coaches and a man internationally famous for his contributions
to Canadian sport development will be recognized at
the Canadian Olympic Association's (COA) Hall of Fame
Induction Dinner on April 27, 2000.
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Coached
the only Canadian Olympic gold medallist in diving
(Sylvie Bernier, 1984 Olympic Games) as well as bronze
medallist Annie Pelletier (1996).
· Hommage Jacques Beauchamp, 24th Sports-Quebec Gala,
1997
· Canadian Amateur Diving Association Coach of the
Year, 1996
· Wittnauer Award of Excellence, Coaching Association
of Canada, 1996
· Member of the Board of Directors of both the Coaching
Association of Canada and the Professional Coaching
Association of Canada, the Working Group to Establish
and Alternative Dispute Resolution System for Canadian
Sport and of the Athlete Evaluation Committee of the
Foundation de l'athlete d'excellence du Quebec.
· Collaborated on the production of Towards the Gold,
referred to by many coaches as a premier technical
resource for diving. From Canadian Sport News (CSN)
and the COA |
| Donald Dion of Montréal,
QC |
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A
Quilt made from diving tee shirts by Anna Marie
McCabe. A good use for diving tee shirts. |
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| Who
is Comtois |
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March 17, 2000 Canada's top male diver Philippe Comtois
of Montreal broke his left leg in warm-up before the
men's three-metre springboard final Friday at a Grand
Prix diving meet. more
Photo
from CAMO
web site |
World
Cup 2000, News and Photos Sydney
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| The
Finnish Swimming Association is looking for HEAD COACH
IN DIVING. In recent years, we have achieved good
results in diving, and the number of divers is constantly
increasing. we are looking for a competent person
- interesting working opportunity in the sphere of
an Olympic sport. For more information, please contact
Rolf Mikkola, +358-50-5555 505
e-mail rolf.mikkola@suil.slu.fi
Free-form applications by March 31 at 16:00 to:
Finnish Swimming Association, Rolf Mikkola, Radiokatu
20, 00240 Helsinki. |
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Miami
Drops Men's Swimming and Diving Program |
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University
of Miami Press Release |
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Editor's
Note: It is possible that the cutting of the Men’s
program in Miami will have ramifications beyond the
school itself, as other schools may look to Miami
as an example. After all, if a school with such a
prominent and successful team can cut its program,
who is safe? more
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Ron
O'Brein Retries from Coaching July 96
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The
High Dive by Mark Fromson |
| USAdiver.com
is proud to feature one of Marks great works of art
each week. |
| Mark Fromson
is a former Canadian Junior Team member and current
Senior National Official. Mark has been involved in
Web design and graphics for 5 years and is the creator
of the Canadian Diving Web page at www.diving.ca.
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Sports
Illustrated for Kids
features Erica Sorgi of Mission Viejo
Check it out, page 66 of the March 2000 issue.
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