Diving Set For 2006 All-Star Challenge

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