Collegians David Dinsmore and Brandon Loschiavo beat out Olympian Steele Johnson for the two U.S. men’s platform spots at July’s world championships.
Dinsmore, a rising Miami senior, had the highest cumulative score at the U.S. Championships in Indianapolis, while Loschiavo, a rising Purdue senior, was second while earning the national title with the top tally in Sunday’s final.
Johnson, coming back from two foot surgeries in the last eight months, ended up third, 41.95 points behind Loschiavo.
Johnson is still going to worlds in South Korea with former Purdue teammate Ben Bramley in the synchronized platform. Johnson is an Olympic silver medalist in that event with David Boudia, who left the platform for the springboard and won the national title on that event Saturday.
Also Sunday, Brooke Schultz and Sarah Bacon earned world spots in the women’s springboard, the one event this weekend without an Olympian in the field. Schultz won the previous world championships trials in 2017 and placed 25th at those worlds. Bacon, a rising Minnesota senior, is going to her first worlds.
Divers will compete at worlds for themselves but also to earn Olympic quota spots for the U.S.
U.S. roster for World Diving Championships
Women
Synchronized Springboard -- Alison Gibson/Krysta Palmer
Synchronized Platform -- Murphy Bromberg/Katrina Young (Olympian)
1m Springboard (Not an Olympic event) -- Sarah Bacon, Maria Coburn
3m Springboard -- Brooke Schultz, Sarah Bacon
Platform -- Amy Cozad Magana (Olympian), Delaney Schnell
Men
Synchronized Springboard -- Andrew Capobianco/MIchael Hixon (Olympian)
Synchronized Platform -- Ben Bramley/Steele Johnson (Olympian)
1m Springboard (Not an Olympic event) -- Briadam Herrera, Michael Hixon (Olympian)
3m Springboard -- Michael Hixon (Olympian), David Boudia (Olympian)
Platform -- David Dinsmore, Brandon Loschiavo
Mixed (Not Olympic events)
Synchronized Springboard -- Briadam Herrera/Lauren Reedy
Synchronized Platform -- Zach Cooper/Olivia Rosendahl
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