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.
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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.
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HOW TO QUALIFY
The number of available qualifying spots from the Zone B Diving Championships are broken down below.
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Event      Women's Spots    Men's Spots
One-Meter        7         10
Three-Meter           7         8
Platform       8         8
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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.
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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.
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ZONES SCHEDULE
Each day at Zones will feature one men's and one women's event. The schedule is as follows:
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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
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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.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Fans can follow along with the Zone B Diving Championships through DiveMeets.com.
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