Prandi Breaks 11-Year Old American Diving Record

April 22, 2002

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Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – Miami junior Kyle Prandi brokean 11-year old American record in platform diving at the 2002 World Cup Trialsin Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday.

Prandi (Strongsville, Ohio) scored a 104.76 on his second dive, breaking the previousAmerican record of 101.85 set by Mark Lenzi at the 1991 U.S. Indoor National Championships.

The record-setting dive, a back 3 ˝ somersault pike with a 3.6 degree of difficultywas good for four-10s, one-9.5 and two-9s. In 1991, Lenzi performed a reverse3 ˝ tuck on 3-meter with a 3.5 degree of difficulty.

The performance earned Prandi spots on the 2002 World Cup and FINA/USA DivingGrand Prix teams. The 13th FINA Diving World Cup will take place June 25-29, inSevilla Spain.

Prandi was the 2001 BIG EAST Men’s Diver of the Year.

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