SWIMMING & DIVING
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Justin Johnson is the SCIAC 1 meter Diving Champion
The 2009 SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships are in the
books and Freshman Justin Johnson won the SCIAC Championship in
men's 1 meter diving while finishing in 2nd in the 3 meter
event. "This year the conference chose the Belmont Aquatic
Center in Long Beach and the facility is fantastic"
commented head coach, Clinton Dodd. For complete meet results (click
here).
This year Floswimming.org provided excellent
internet coverage of the events including interviews, races and even some the fun
traditions like the University Redlands and Caltech's spellout
cheer.
The Caltech
divers completed this years diving season with great success
By: Ute Zimmerman, Head Diving Coach
In a competitive field two of our female divers placed amongst the top 8 divers on 3 - Meter, with Sophomore Peggy Allen securing a solid 5th place and Sophomore Erin Zampaglione placing 8th with 11 divers overall.
On 1-Meter, Erin tied for 9th place, closely followed by Peggy in 10th place. Freshman Jessica Swallow secured 13th place while Sophomore Stacey Levine reached a solid 17th place in a field of 19 divers.
On the men's side,
Freshman Justin Johnson and his teammates just returned from SCIAC's championship with an impressive performance on both the 1 meter board and the 3-Meter board.
On 1-Meter Justin placed first, leaving two seniors and long standing divers in 2nd and 3rd place. With dives of great difficulty, such as the Reverse triple somersault, or complex twisters, he secured his first place with a qualifying score for Nationals.
Teammates Ryan Lanman, senior, placed 10th overall with a consistent performance, while freshman Richard Gianforte, only 4 weeks into his diving career placed 13th in a field of 16 divers.
On 3- Meter Justin reached a 20 point lead to the 3rd place finisher and placed 2nd overall. Teammate Ryan Lanman placed 10th overall during preliminaries with a great performance.
Congratulations to all divers. What an impressive performance by each and everyone!
GO TECH!!!
