Dinsmore Gives USA First Medal at FINA Worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary (USADiving.com) – David Dinsmore and Krysta Palmer gave the United States its first medal of the 2017 FINA World Championships with a bronze in the mixed 3-meter / 10-meter team event Tuesday night.
Dinsmore and Palmer combined to score 395.90 points on six dives to win the bronze medal. Matthieu Rosset and Laura Marino of France won the gold with 406.40 points and Mexico’s Rommel Pacheco and Viviana Del Angel were second with 403.25 points.
“I’m very happy. We both did amazing, and I couldn’t ask for anything more. It’s incredible. It’s the first time the U.S. has gotten a medal in this event (at a World Championships) and it’s the first medal for the U.S. at these championships and the first World Championships medal for both of us, so it’s just incredible,” said Dinsmore, who is competing in his second World Championships.
The mixed 3-meter/10-meter team event features one male and one female each performing three dives apiece. Over the course of the six dives, each group of dives must be represented. Each diver must perform at least one dive from the 3-meter and one dive from the 10-meter, and each diver must also do one dive with a degree of difficulty limit of 2.0.
“It’s fun. Any time you get to compete and represent Team USA is fantastic. I just looked at it as another chance to dive the best I can and show what I have,” Dinsmore said.
Dinsmore came through with 91.80 points on both his armstand double back somersault with 2 ½ twists and his back 2 ½ with 2 ½ twists on 10-meter. He added 48 points on an inward dive pike on 3-meter.
Palmer, a former national team trampolinist competing in her first international diving meet, picked up 47 points on a reverse dive pike on 10-meter and then scored 55.8 points on a front 3 ½ pike and 61.5 points on a back 2 ½ pike on 3-meter.
“We did it. We didn’t have many expectations coming into this, but we had a great time and that’s what it’s about,” Palmer said. “This event is very new in a lot of eyes, and to have the opportunity to participate in it was incredible for both of us. We didn’t expect too much, but we came out and we’re happy.”
Palmer also will compete in the individual 3-meter event beginning Thursday, and Dinsmore will compete in Friday’s individual 10-meter event.
