The USA Diving National Championships in Indianapolis was the selection meet for the 2019 FINA World Championships later this year in Changwon (KOR), and there are some familiar faces on the roster:
● Men/1 m: Briadam Herrera and Michael Hixon
● Men/3 m: David Boudia and Michael Hixon
● Men/10 m: Brandon Loschiavo and David Dinsmore
● Men/Synchro 3 m: Andrew Capobianco/Michael Hixon
● Men/Synchro 10 m: Steele Johnson/Ben Bramley
● Women/1 m: Sarah Bacon and Maria Coburn
● Women/3 m: Brooke Schultz and Sarah Bacon
● Women/10 m: Amy Magana and Delaney Schnell
● Women/Synchro 3 m: Alison Gibson/Krysta Palmer
● Women/Synchro 10 m: Samantha Bromberg/Katrina Young
● Mixed/Synchro 3 m: Briadam Herrera/Lauren Reedy
● Mixed/Synchro 10 m: Zach Cooper/Olivia Rosendahl
Boudia is best known for his four Olympic medals from 10 m – including the 2012 Olympic title – but won his second career U.S. championship on the 3 m Springboard and will complete in that event in Korea. It’s his 21st career U.S. national title.
“Going into this [final] today, I don’t think I’ve been this nervous since 2005,” Boudia said afterwards. “I think just because it’s a new event on 3-meter and there’s a lot more variables when it comes to diving on that. I’m not as comfortable on 3-meter yet, but this is a good stepping stone.
“I think my rock in this has been my mental game, and that’s why I’ve been successful in this sport. It’s just a matter of turning on that focus and getting in the zone, and I guess that’s what happened today.”
Hixon will be busy on both the 1 m and 3 m events, as well as the 3 m Synchro with Capobianco. Hixon won a Rio silver in the 3 m Synchro (with Sam Dorman) and a Worlds bronze in the 1 m Springboard in 2015.
Loschiavo won his first national championship on the 10 m Platform and Herrera won his fourth 1 m national title.
Among the women, Magana won her 10th national title and was the top qualifier for the 10 m Platform event. “My coach gave me a not-so-subtle reminder that if I want to accomplish the goals that we want to accomplish together, I just have to hit my dives. I had to set aside making Worlds and just take it one dive at a time and do as best as I can,” Magana said.
Bacon won her second U.S. title in the 1 m Springboard – previously in 2014 – and Schultz, previously the 2017 Winter National champ, won her first USA Diving Senior Nationals victory.
The summaries below are for the National Championships results; the selection of the Worlds team was based on cumulative scores from diving on each apparatus during the entire week:
USA Diving Senior National Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana (USA) ~ 19-26 May 2019
(Full results here)
Men
1 m Springboard: 1. Briadam Herrera, 427.35; 2. Michael Hixon, 423.00; 3. Grayson Campbell, 372.70; 4. Noah Duperre, 358.15; 5. Conor Casey, 345.85; 6. Nathianiel Hernandez, 340.65; 7. Jacob Fielding, 328.05; 8. Lyle Yost, 323.25.
3 m Springboard: 1. David Boudia, 474.35; 2. Hixon, 451.00; 3. Jordan Windle, 425.30; 4. Campbell, 404.35; 5. Casey, 404.05; 6. Andrew Capobianco, 396.65; 7. Herrera, 379.40; 8. Lyle Yost, 376.30.
10 m Platform: 1. Brandon Loschiavo, 464.00; 2. David Dinsmore, 461.25; 3. Steele Johnson, 425.35; 4. Benjamin Bramley, 397.00; 5. Tyler Downs, 392.70; 6. Maxwell Weinrich, 376.60; 7. Jacob Cornish, 362.70; 8. Quinn Henninger, 357.80.
Synchro 3 m: 1. Andrew Capobianco/Michael Hixon, 423.96; 2. Jacob Cornish/Tyler Downs, 344.82; 3. Jacob Fielding/Lyle Yost, 334.05; 4. Ethan Foster/Luke Foster, 283.38 (only finalists).
Synchro 10 m: 1. David Dinsmore/Brandon Loschiavo, 414.39; 2. Benjamin Bramley/Steele Johnson, 404.91; 3. Jordan Windle/Brandon Loschiavo, 369.57; 4. Maxwell Flory/Zach Cooper, 363.06; 5. Jordan Rzepka/Tyler Downs, 348.54 (only finalists).
Women
1 m Springboard: 1. Sarah Bacon, 299.10; 2. Maria Coburn, 295.40; 3. Brooke Schultz, 282.20; 4. Alison Gibson, 278.20; 5. Samantha Pickens, 272.30; 6. Hailey Hernandez, 271.85; 7. Lauren Reedy, 260.50; 8. Daria Lenz, 253.30.
3 m Springboard: 1. Schultz, 315.60; 2. Coburn, 315.45; 3. Bacon, 307.90; 4. Pickens, 293.10; 5. Hernandez, 280.30; 6. Krysta Palmer, 280.10; 7. Reedy, 275.00; 8. Meghan Obrien, 263.00.
10 m Platform: 1. Amy Magana, 358.75; 2. Delaney Schnell, 348.45; 3. Samantha Bromberg, 318.65; 4. Katrina Young, 318.10; 5. Jessica Parratto, 315.95; 6. Sophia McAfee, 280.80; 7. Olivia Rosendahl, 269.90; 8. Abigail Knapton, 268.55.
Synchro 3 m: 1. Alison Gibson/Krysta Palmer, 292.23; 2. Sarah Bacon/Kristen Hayden, 286.80; 3. Samantha Bromberg/Brooke Schultz, 272.70; 4. Emily Grund/Hailey Hernandez, 272.22; 5. Carolina Sculti/Daria Lenz, 269.79; 6. Grace Walker/Margo O’Meara, 229.35; 7. Lauren Chennault/Abigail Egolf-Jensen, 210.63; 8. Ruth McCranie/Lily Witte, 201.48.
Synchro 10 m: 1. Samantha Bromberg/Katrina Young, 294.42; 2. Daryn Wright/Amy Magana, 281.40; 3. Jessica Parratto/Delaney Schnell, 280.38 (only finalists).
Mixed
Synchro 3 m: 1. Briadam Herrera/Lauren Reedy, 291.81; 2. Tyler Downs/Maria Coburn, 289.08; 3. Noah Duperre/Bridget O’Neal, 280.05; 4. Meghan Obrien/Jacob Cornish, 278.40; 5. Connor Watling/Joslyn Oakley, 216.30.
Synchro 10 m: 1. Zach Cooper/Olivia Rosendahl, 268.80; 2. Quinn Henninger/Isabel Gregersen, 249.03; 3. Maxwell Weinrich/Sophia McAfee, 242.46 (only finalists).
