Articles in the ‘Diving’ Category

Connor Brisson, a senior at Greenwish High School, set a new record on his way to victory at the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) diving championship, boys’ division, at Westhill High School in Stamford Wednesday night.
Brisson amassed 529.6 points, a new record over the previous 486.66 set way back in 1986, which set [...]

Summer Olympic fans may remember Matthew Mitcham, the Australian diver who singlehandedly stopped a Chinese sweep of diving gold medals in 2008 with a record-breaking performance. As the 2012 London Olympics just get closer and closer, Mitcham is now back in the news and raising Australians’ hopes for their 2012 Olympic team.
Amid speculation that [...]

It’s the kind of thing that we see but don’t usually think about. In the Summer Olympics, divers are always shown on television showering soon after their dives. There are showers in the public area around the pool, and the camera fixes on them as they wait for the scores to come and watch their [...]