Diving

Micki King Memoir a Look into the Life of a Diving, Air Force Pioneer Micki King has been a pioneer for decades. She was an Olympic gold medalist in diving, after coming back from hitting the board four years earlier. King also broke boundaries in the Air Force, was the first female head of USA Divi...

Amid Unrest in Mexico, World Aquatics Cancels Diving Event in Zapopan World Aquatics on Thursday announced it is cancelling a World Cup Diving event scheduled in March in Zapopan, Mexico. The decision was made, the organization said in a statement, in consultation with Aquatics Mexico, the Mexican F...

Carsten Vissering, Former Northwestern Diver Finish in Top 20 of Olympic Bobsled Former USC swimmer Carsten Vissering made his Olympic debut on Saturday and finished 11th in the men’s four-man bobsled Sunday at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Vissering, a Pac-12 champion in breaststroke and an NCAA rela...

World Aquatics, IOC Approve 2028 Olympic Diving Qualification Pathway The International Olympic Committee this week approved the diving qualification pathway at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The process was developed via collaboration from the IOC Sports Department, World Aquatics’ technical div...

World Aquatics High Diving World Cup to Return to Fort Lauderdale in 2026 The World Aquatics High Diving World Cup schedule for 2026 was announced on Tuesday, with a stop in Fort Lauderdale included. The facility at the International Swimming Hall of Fame will host the World Cup May 15-17, concurren...

'We’re the Recruits Living This Nightmare'; How House vs. NCAA Reshaped College Recruiting A Firsthand Look at How House vs. NCAA is Changing Recruiting Away From D-I Programs The New College Recruiting Reality: House vs. NCAA and the Future of Olympic Sports Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The vie...

Is the NCAA Olympic Pipeline Collapsing After House v. NCAA?: What’s at Stake for Olympic Sports as College Athletics Restructures Part II in a three-part op-ed series Op-Ed: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed are solely those of the authors, Grayson Bloes and Atlas Metin, and do not nece...

World Aquatics Names Rhiannan Iffland, James Lichtenstein High Divers of the Year World Aquatics this week named Rhiannan Iffland and James Lichtenstein its high divers of the year for 2025. Iffland, 34, won this award in 2023. The Australian won the 20-meter final at the World Aquatics World Champi...

Sophie Verzyl, Quinn Henninger Double Champs at USA Winter Nationals Sophie Verzyl and Quinn Henninger each picked up two titles at USA Winter Nationals in Midland, Texas. Both divers won their respective 3-meter competition, then teamed up to win synchro – Verzyl with Anna Kwong, Henninger with Jac...

Ukrainian Olympic Diver Sofiia Lyskun Switches Allegiance to Russia, Draw Condemnation Olympic diver Sofiia Lyskun has switched her national allegiance from Ukraine to Russia, drawing condemnation in her home country. The 23-year-old Lyskun competed at two Olympics for Ukraine. In an interview with ...

Los Angeles 2028 Aquatics Schedule: Triathlon Gets First Medals, Water Polo Gets Early Start The schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics dropped on Wednesday, 975 days away from the Opening Ceremony on July 14, 2028. It gives athletes aspiring to the games concrete targets to aim at, and can help...

Mission Viejo to Host Five Dive Teams Ahead of 2028 Olympics Mission Viejo Nadadores announced this week that it has entered agreements to host athletes from five countries for training camps before the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The club and city of Mission Viejo signed a multi-year agreement wi...

British Three-Time Olympic Diver Grace Reid Retires Grace Reid, a diver who represented Great Britain at three Olympic Games, announced her retirement from the sport this week. Reid dove internationally for more than a decade, winning three medals at the World Championships and two European titles f...

NCAA Champion Olivia Rosendahl Returns to Northwestern as Assistant Coach NCAA diving champion Olivia Rosendahl was hired Wednesday as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Northwestern. Rosendahl was a two-time NCAA champion and six-time All-American. She worked previously as the Director of Operat...

Olympian Anton Down-Jenkins Joins North Carolina as Full-Time Diving Assistant North Carolina diving alum Anton Down-Jenkins is joining the Tar Heels coaching staff after two seasons as a volunteer assistant. Down-Jenkins was an eight-time All-American for the Tar Heels. Representing New Zealand, he...

Missouri Hires Kate McCarville, Mohab Ishak as Assistant Coaches The University of Missouri on Tuesday announced the hiring of Kate McCarville and Mohab Ishak as assistant coaches for swimming and diving, respectively. McCarville will assist head coach Andrew Grevers. The native of Springfield, Miss...

World Aquatics Releases 2026 Diving Recognized Events Schedule World Aquatics this week announced its 2026 diving recognized events, which builds on its World Cup slate. The events next year will, “enable more National Federations to access diving events” in the effort to expand the sport globally. ...

Colorado School of Mines Brings Back Diving Program The Colorado School of Mines has brought back men’s and women’s diving this season for the Division II program. The Orediggers already have their new divers enrolled, with Bruno Albertoni and Gabi Batol competing. Both are freshmen in terms of elig...

A Look at the NIL Landscape in Swimming The NCAA approved Name, Image, and Likeness compensation in 2021, opening the door for collegiate athletes to earn money through endorsements and sponsorships. When it comes to NIL, football and basketball dominate the headlines. Swimming, on the other hand, d...

Lyle Yost Bridges Rivalry Divide as New Michigan Assistant Coach Ohio State’s NCAA champion diver Lyle Yost is bridging the classic Big Ten rivalry, hired on Thursday as an assistant diving coach by Michigan. Yost’s college career ended in 2024. He spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach at h...