Olympic Diving Trials Competition Overview
The 2024 US Olympic Diving Trials took place at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, featuring the best talent in America in preparation for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The event’s purpose was to select excellent diving players for the 2024 United States Olympic Diving Team.
Olympic Team Selection Process
The US Olympic Diving Trials 2024 was a crucial step on the road to the Paris 2024 Olympics. The event was held in June 2024, just a few months before the Olympic Games. It was a key part of the Olympic team selection process and a chance for divers to showcase their skills and secure a spot on Team USA.
Different from the Olympics, the American teams use cumulative scores across multiple rounds to determine the champion of each event. Besides, in artistic swimming, players who got the highest scores in the qualifications and finals qualified for the Paris Olympics. In terms of individual events, players having the highest aggregate scores qualified for the summer Olympics.
Olympic Spots for the US Olympic Diving Teams
The number of player places available to the 2024 Paris Olympics for the American team is limited. Therefore, divers must try their best to earn an oppornuity for themsleves in US Olympic diving trials. Let’s check out togther how many places are available in each event.
We can know that in the individual event, men’s 3m springboard and women’s 3m springboard have the most slots available which is 2 spots for each. Men’s 10m platform and women’s 10m platform only got 1 spot respectively. Meanwhile, the team event, men’s synchro springboard, women’s synchro springboard and women’s synchro platform all successfully got one pair chance for Olymipc Paris. Yet, for the Men’s synchro platform, the American team didn’t qualify for the 2024 Olympic.
Final Results and Standings
The final results and standings for the US Olympic Diving Trials 2024 are available online. The event featured approximately a total of 120 divers competing in 7 events. The top performers and medalists in each event were awarded medals and prizes. The event was a success, with many exciting moments and record-breaking performances. The final results and standings will be used to determine the US Olympic Diving Team for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Top Performers
- Carson Tyler won the men’s 10m platform competition with a total score of 965.45, securing a spot at the Paris Olympics.
- Sarah Bacon took the top spot in the women’s springboard event with 639.00 points, followed by Alison Gibson with 635.10 points.
- Andrew Capobianco won the men’s springboard event with 971.80 points, followed by Carson Tyler with 945.75 points.
- The women’s synchronized springboard event was won by Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon with 629.82 points.
- The men’s synchronized springboard event was won by Greg Duncan and Tyler Downs with 811.41 points.
- Delaney Schnell won the Women’s Platform with a total score of 638.00, successfully acquiring an opportunity to enter the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
- The winner of women’s synchronized platform belonged to the perfect combination Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell with a score of 607.14.
Event Highlights and Records
The event featured record-breaking performances and exciting moments. It was a showcase of the best diving talent in the country.
- Carson Tyler’s fifth-round dive, a back 3 ½ somersaults tuck, earned three 9.5s and a score of 90.75, the highest-scoring dive of the final.
- The men’s platform event was won by Carson Tyler with 965.45 points, followed by Brandon Loschiavo with 892.30 points.
- The women’s synchronized platform event was won by Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell with 607.14 points.
Conclusion
The 2024 US Olympic Diving Trials has delivered a bunch of superior American divers to the Paris Olympics. We have reason to believe that they will bring us the best experience in the summer of 2024.
