Diving Set For 2006 All-Star Challenge
Feb. 8, 2006
CORAL GABLES, <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Fla. – The University of Miami diving squad will compete in the 2006 All-Star Challenge hosted by Team Orlando Diving Thursday, Feb. 9 through Sunday, Feb. 12. The meet will take place in the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando.
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The All-Star Challenge has been a high level junior and senior international diving event since 1985. The four-day meet will feature all five of Miami’s divers–senior Melanie Rinaldi, juniors Heather Bounds and Derek Starks, sophomore Jenna Dreyer and freshman Tess Waresmith. The meet will also feature international elite divers such as Olympic finalist and Italian champion Tania Cagnotto, German champion Anna Keiss, Russian Olympic Gold medalist Julia Pakhalina, and Mexican National Team member and former Hurricane Miguel Velázquez.
UM’s divers will compete in the Challenge events–the Open 1M, 3M and Platform. Divers will have a preliminary round of optional dives to determine the top eight semi-finalists. On springboard, divers will compete in head-to-head elimination rounds of optional dives until there are only two men and two women left in the final. On platform the eight top male and female divers will perform their optional dives in the final to determine the winners.
Stay tuned to hurricanesports.com for Miami diving news and results.
2006 All-Star Challenge
Challenge Event Schedule
Thursday, Feb 9, 2006
Starts: 5:00 PM
Prelim/Quarterfinal Women 3m Springboard
Prelim/Quarterfinal Men 3m Springboard
Friday, Feb 10, 2006
Starts: 6:38 PM
Prelim/Quarterfinal Women 1m Springboard
Final Women 1m Springboard
Prelim/Quarterfinal Men 1m Springboard
Final Men 1m Springboard
Saturday, Feb 11, 2006
Starts: 3:21 PM
Semi Final Women 3m Springboard
Semi Final B Women 3m Springboard
Semi Final C Women 3m Springboard
Semi Final D Women 3m Springboard
Semi Final Men 3m Springboard
Semi Final B Men 3m Springboard
Semi Final C Men 3m Springboard
Semi Final D Men 3m Springboard
Starts: 3:51 PM
Final A Women 3m Springboard
Final B Women 3m Springboard
Final A Men 3m Springboard
Final B Men 3m Springboard
Starts: 4:21 PM
Championship Women 3m Springboard
Championship Men 3m Springboard
Sunday, Feb 12, 2006
Starts: 10:24 AM
Prelim/Quarterfinal Women Platform
Final Women Platform
Prelim/Quarterfinal Men Platform
Final Men Platform
