Diving

World Championships: Rhiannan Iffland Wins Women’s High Diving; American Maya Kelly in Bronze Rhiannan Iffland of Australia won the women’s high diving gold medal on Saturday at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Bronze went to American Maya Kelly, the first American female high div...

World Championships: Maddison Keeney Wins 1 Meter; Americans Open with Two 4th Maddison Keeney started the diving competition at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships with a gold medal on 1-meter springboard, while the U.S. finished fourth in both of the opening day’s events in Singapore. Keeney sco...

World University Games: China Wins 12 of 15 Diving Golds China won gold in 12 of the 15 diving events at the World University Games, held this week in Berlin, Germany. The Chinese athletes took 20 total medals, with eight silvers, at the Europe SportsPark Aquatics Center. The other three medals went...

Juan Estevez Swaps Carolinas as New Diving Coach at South Carolina Juan Estevez was hired Monday as the head diving coach at South Carolina, hired away from North Carolina. Estevez was an assistant coach for the Tar Heels in 2024-25. The Cuban international helped Aranza Vazquez Montano be named the...

Olympic Medalist Andrew Capobianco Joins Wisconsin as Assistant Diving Coach Olympic medalist Andrew Capobianco was hired Friday as an assistant diving coach at the University of Wisconsin. Capobianco competed for Indiana University’s powerhouse team from 2017-23. He was part of three Big Ten Champi...

University of the Pacific to Restart Men’s, Women’s Diving The University of the Pacific last week announced a plan to revive its men’s and women’s diving programs starting in the fall. The diving programs will join the formation of men’s cross country program, a men’s track and field program and an...

‘You Just Know’: Sophie Verzyl on Confidence and Competing for Team USA In a thrilling finish at USA Diving Nationals, Sophie Verzyl officially earned a coveted spot on Team USA’s roster for the upcoming World Championships. She capped off a strong collegiate season with the University of South Caro...

Michigan Hires Two-Time Olympian Brandon Loschiavo as Diving Coach The University of Michigan on Monday announced the hiring of Brandon Loschiavo as its diving coach. Loschiavo competed for the United States at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, as well as four World Championships after a stellar college...

USA Diving Nationals: Sophie Verzyl, Joshua Hedberg Cap Nationals with Titles Sophie Verzyl and Joshua Hedberg capped the USA Diving Nationals with titles on Friday, the final day of competition at Auburn University. Verzyl led the enter way in finals, scoring 626.65 points to finish 40 points ahead...

ElliReese Niday, 13, Claims National Title in Women’s Platform The field at USA Diving National Championships had already set the stage for a changing of American diving guard. Enter ElliReese Niday. The 13-year-old won the women’s platform title on Thursday at Auburn University, representing the ho...

USA Diving Championships: Anna Kwong, Lyle Yost Claim 1-Meter Titles Anna Kwong and Lyle Yost won the 1-meter titles at the USA Diving Championships Monday night. Kwong, who dives at TCU and is diving unattached at the meet, scored 534.85 points over two lists to pull away from Hailey Hernandez by 1...

USA Diving Championships: Women’s 3-Meter Synchro Ends in Tie The women’s 3-meter synchronized competition at the USA Diving Championships on Sunday was literally too close to call, with the gold medals split between the top two pairs. The pairing of Anna Kwong and Sophie Verzyl, and the pair of Lil...

USA Diving Championships: Bayleigh Cranford Wins Two Synchro Titles in First Two Days Bayleigh Cranford opened the USA Diving Championships with a pair of synchro titles to start the competition. Cranford teamed with Tyler Willis on the opening day of competition to post the highest score of three t...

Olympic Champion Coach Jane Figueiredo Takes Over as Tennessee Diving Coach Two months after departing Great Britain's diving program with a legacy of great accomplishment, Jane Figueiredo will take a new job as head diving coach at the University of Tennessee. Figueiredo joins the program following...

Tennessee Diving Coach Dave Parrington Retires after 35-Year Career Dave Parrington, the University of Tennessee’s long-time diving coach, announced his retirement on Friday after 35 years at the helm. Parrington led divers to nine NCAA titles and 47 SEC crowns. He mentored the College Swimming and ...

Nevada Hires Olympic Medalist Krysta Palmer as Diving Coach American Olympic medalist Krysta Palmer was hired Monday to replace her mentor Jian Li You as the diving coach at the University of Nevada. Palmer spent the last eight seasons as an assistant coach to You, who announced her intention to ret...

NCAA Men's Championships: Indiana's Carson Tyler Stellar in Platform 3-Peat Carson Tyler needed merely a clean sixth and final dive Saturday night to clinch his third NCAA platform diving title. He delivered, as he has so often in his career, excellence. Tyler nailed his final dive for 90 points, on...

NCAA Men's Championships: Indiana goes 1-2-7 to Dominate 3-Meter Diving The Indiana Hoosiers knew that if they were going to hang in the team race, diving would be a huge factor. On Friday at the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way, 3-meter diving was a huge f...

NCAA Women's Championships Day 3: Texas Makes Surge with Diving Win The Texas Longhorns used a stellar diving performance to get back in the race for second place with Stanford. Texas freshman Alejandra Estudillo stunned Miami duo Chiara Pellacani and Mia Vallee, who were looking to go 1-2 for the s...

USA Diving Releases Statement, Initial Steps to Helping Future of Collegiate Diving The struggles within collegiate sports have hit many sports hard, including swimming and diving - with diving being hit particularly hard. Scholarships and NIL money are changing the way rosters are put together and ...