Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA A diving team at University of Miami taking ballet classes produced three students who later earned Olympic medals. Last fall, nine male and 32 female ...
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
"She lives a poor life," said Yu Fen, who retired as China's national diving coach after the Atlanta Olympics. To address the problem of uneducated athletes ...
Mountain Pointe dive team: 'Outhouse to penthouse'Former state champ, Pac-10 diver Thompson returns to coach Pride....He was the second star in the Thompson family. Before Spencer there was his older sister, Paige, an all-city, all-region and all-state diver who won the state championship as a Mountain Pointe soph. in 2000.
Its side effect, however, raised concerns when thousands of athletes failed to create good results at national or international level and retired with little means of making a living...."With the economy growing, government will not be the only place cultivating our sport talents. Universities or clubs may join in," he said....
CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA Diving last in the final round, Loukas and Miller needed 53.7 points to reach the medal stand. They easily covered the spread, scoring 75.60 points to win ...
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Paola Espinosa of Mexico proved she will be a real contender of the diving for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The 21-year-old won the gold in the women's ...
Four area divers competed in the AAU National championships at the Orlando (Fla.) YMCA....Divers competed in their own age group for 1-meter and 3-meter, while the platform events combined age groups....T.J. Schenkel of Richboro, competing for Blue Dolphin Diving in the 14-year-old boys age group, was third on 3-meter with a score of 312.70
In her first appearance at the AAU Diving Nationals, nine-year-old Olivia Cann placed third on the 1-meter board and fourth on the 3-meter board in Orlando, Fla. on July 24 and 25.
From then on, Meengs and Linder were a couple -- he a pre-med major and diver for the Flying Dutchmen swimming team, she a dance student who was thinking about becoming an elementary teacher and author. Each had been valedictorian of their respective high school classes, Meengs at Zeeland East, Linder at North High School in Sioux City, Iowa.
"Say, in diving, if a miracle happens and China only wins five or six gold medals, then we can win two or three more, but personally I think China will get ...
A stinging remark about her post-baby weight has helped spur Athens Olympic heroine Chantelle Newbery's comeback, New Idea magazine reports. "You obviously don't dive anymore - you look like you'd make one heck of a splash now," Newbery recalled being told when recognised by a stranger at a pool. "No-one ever tells you that you're fat to your face, so I was very taken aback and pretty
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
Veteran Plantation Diving Team coach Paul Breitfeller, a 2000 Olympic coach in his 25th year of coaching, and Wellington Aquatic Center diving coach ..."The point is, you dive in a more family-friendly atmosphere. U.S. Diving has so many qualifying meets and that can be a great expense for families," he said. "In AAU you can qualify for nationals in any meet throughout the year."
That was until one of the lifeguards approached him and asked if he had ever thought about taking up the sport of diving...."My dad started helping me with some of the techniques that we saw from YouTube videos, and I've been doing it ever since."
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
By Nathan Reed Shana Schuelein, along with two teammates from the Jayhawk Diving Club, traveled to Orlando, Fla., for the AAU junior national championships. ...“The whole atmosphere was grandiose,” Elliott said. “To these kids, it’s huge.”
“It's a big event, but we know a lot of the divers,” Kline said. “We’ve been to a lot of meets, and we’re getting to know them.”
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"This was a major accomplishment for Erin as far as learning how to win," Kansas diving coach Eric Elliott said. "Erin has been to meets and been in the ...
The 8-year-old Vero Beach resident finished third in the 1-meter dive Tuesday at the 9-and-under Amateur Athletic Union National Championships in Orlando. She followed with a fourth-place finish in the 3-meter dive Wednesday....
Addison Walkowiak of Ballston Spa earned All-America honors and a trip to China by placing in two events at the AAU diving national championship in Orlando, ...
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In her first appearance at the AAU Diving Nationals, nine-year-old Olivia Cann placed third on the 1-meter board and fourth on the 3-meter board in Orlando, Fla. on July 24 and 25. 
