DURHAM, N.C. – Qualified members of the Duke diving team are prepped and ready to compete at the 2021 NCAA Zone 'B' Diving Championships March 7-9 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
BLUE DEVILS TO COMPETE
Five members of head diving coach
Nunzio Esposto's squad will vie for spots to compete at the 2021 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships later in March. Representing Duke at Zones will be junior
Harel Anolick, freshman
Seamus Harding Jr., sophomore
Kate Mullin, junior
Maddi Pullinger and sophomore
Ali Watson.
HOW TO QUALIFY
The number of available qualifying spots from the Zone B Diving Championships are broken down below.
Event Women's Spots Men's Spots
One-Meter 7 10
Three-Meter 7 8
Platform 8 8
In addition, any diver that qualifies by the process above can also compete in other diving events at the NCAA Championships if they finish top-12 at their zone meet.
LOOKING FOR BACK-TO-BACK
The Zone B Diving Championships was the last meet that the Blue Devils competed in prior to the cancelation of the remainder of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last season, Watson qualified for the NCAA Championships in platform after placing fourth at Zones with an overall score of 515.00.
ZONES SCHEDULE
Each day at Zones will feature one men's and one women's event. The schedule is as follows:
Sunday, March 7 – women's one-meter, men's three-meter
Monday, March 8 – women's three-meter, men's platform
Tuesday, March 9 – women's platform, men's one-meter
To kick off the three-day meet, Pullinger and Mullin will compete in the one-meter and Harding Jr. and Anolick will compete in the three-meter on Sunday.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Fans can follow along with the Zone B Diving Championships through DiveMeets.com.
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