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Forbes
a day ago
- Sport
- Forbes
U.S. Men Secure First Diving Medal At Worlds Since 2015
Carson Tyler and Josh Hedberg took bronze in the synchronized platform at the 2025 World Diving Championships in Singapore, securing the first medal for the U.S. men in a decade. The last U.S. men's medals at Worlds came in 2015 when David Boudia won platform silver and Michael Hixon earned 1m springboard bronze. The last time the U.S. men medaled in synchronized diving at Worlds was in 2009. Cheng Zilong and Zhu Zifeng won gold in the men's synchronized platform at the championships in Singapore, edging out the neutral athletes by less than a point. According to World Aquatics, China needed a score of 89.79 on their final dive to tie for the win. They nailed it and earned 90.72, taking the title by just 0.93 points. China continued its diving dominance by sweeping all four men's and women's synchronized events for the fifth straight time. Diving dominance is nothing new for China. The country has won more Olympic gold medals in diving than any other nation, with the U.S. ranking second. At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, China won eight gold medals in diving. This performance was consistent with the previous Olympics in Tokyo, where they took gold in seven of eight diving events. Despite China's dominance, Tyler and Hedberg's podium finish marks a significant breakthrough for the U.S. men's diving team. Tyler previously won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Diving Championships in the mixed synchronized platform with partner Delaney Schnell. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, he became the first American man in 24 years to compete in both the individual springboard and platform events at a single Games. Although Tyler was the youngest competitor, he placed fourth in the men's 3m springboard event. Tyler, who is from Georgia, was a senior at Indiana University during the 2024-2025 college season. He is a five-time NCAA diving champion, including recent titles this season in the 3m springboard and platform. Indiana University has consistently produced Olympic divers, sending at least one athlete to every Games since 1964. In fact, Hedberg will stay in-state and join Indiana University in the fall of 2025 to dive for the team. He won national titles this year in both the individual platform and synchronized platform at the 2025 USA Diving National Championships in May. What's Next In Diving At The 2025 World Championships The 2025 World Championships will continue through Sunday, August 3. For the men, the 3m springboard final is scheduled for Friday, August 1, while the 10m platform final will close out the competition on the last day. So far, China's Zheng Jiuyuan has won the men's 1m springboard title. He also teamed up with Wang Zongyuan to take gold in the men's 3m synchronized event. China currently leads the diving medal count overall with 10 total medals: seven gold, one silver and two bronze. Australia follows with two medals, one gold and one silver. Italy ranks third with one gold and one bronze. The United States is in eighth place with one bronze medal.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Carson Tyler, Josh Hedberg win U.S.' first men's diving medal at worlds in decade
Carson Tyler and Josh Hedberg earned synchronized platform bronze for the first U.S. podium finish in a World Diving Championships men's event since 2015. Tyler, a Paris Olympian, and Hedberg, the individual platform national champion, rallied from a tie for sixth place after the first two lower-difficulty dives to reach the podium after six rounds in Singapore on Tuesday. China's Cheng Zilong and Zhu Zifeng had their own rally for gold, erasing a 13.11-point deficit going into the final round. They overtook Nikita Shleikher and Ruslan Ternovoi, neutral athletes from Russia, by a score of 429.63 to 428.70. Tyler and Hedberg totaled 410.70, taking bronze by 11.43 over a British duo. DIVING WORLDS: Full Results | Broadcast Schedule It marks the first U.S. medal in a men's diving event at worlds since 2015, when David Boudia earned platform silver and Michael Hixon took 1m springboard bronze. The U.S. last won a men's synchro medal in 2009. China swept the two men's and two women's synchro events at worlds for a fifth consecutive time. Diving worlds continue with early morning finals through Sunday, live on Peacock. ElliReese Niday wins U.S. diving national title at age 13 ElliReese Niday became one of the youngest divers to win a senior national title. Nick Zaccardi,
Dominion Post
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Dominion Post
Carson Tyler's sport change led him to Olympics, set to medal in West Virgina
MORGANTOWN — Olympian diver Carson Tyler spent most of his summers as a kid taking tennis lessons. After one of his lessons, Tyler needed to cool off from the hot Georgia sun, and he saw people doing flips and turns off the diving board at the pool across from the court. Tyler was interested and went over to watch. 'That looks really cool,' Tyler said. After watching the practice, someone came over and asked him to try it, and from there, Tyler left tennis behind and found his new passion. 'Ever since then, I never stopped,' Tyler said. From that point, Tyler has competed in diving in multiple world-level events, including finishing fourth in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. On top of the Olympic appearance, the 21-year-old is a three-time national champion for Team USA, and competing for Indiana University, he's finished first five times at the NCAA Championships. Tyler is one of the best divers in the United States. This weekend at Peak Health Aquatic Center in Morgantown, Tyler is competing for Team USA in the American Cup, facing some of the best in the United States, along with countries such as South Korea, Japan, Australia and Egypt. Tyler thought the aquatic center was 'amazing.' He's only been to West Virginia twice and hasn't had the opportunity to explore much, but he hopes to do so after the competition concludes. 'It's really cool that they have this,' Tyler said. 'It's kind of like in the middle of nowhere, and it's a beautiful view out there. It's a really great aquatic center.' The competition is a preparation for the World Championships and future Olympic events, and Tyler said the American Cup in Morgantown is very similar to those types of events. 'The judges are the same we have at like a World Championships, from that aspect,' Tyler said. 'The same competitors. It's a little different from a collegiate level, so it's just cool to be able to compete against other countries. [The judges] are a little more critical than at the collegiate level.' There was some pressure on Tyler, being the only Olympian in the competition, but he's learned to deal with the pressure and fear that comes with diving. When he was younger, Tyler had mental blocks from fear on the harder dives, but one of his friends, who was a world-level trampolinist, helped him overcome the pressure and fear. 'He told me something that just clicked,' Tyler said. ' He said, 'Just don't think about it, just do it.' Ever since then, I kind of kept that mentality. That's what really flipped the switch for me. It sounds simple.' Tyler said fear plays into his love of the sport and what's kept him competing for so long. 'My favorite thing about it is the adrenaline rush because it's scary,' Tyler said. 'There's a bit of fear, but once you overcome that, the rush just feels amazing.' Thursday morning, Tyler participated in the 3-meter prelims for the finals on Saturday. Tyler dove in the first event of the day, which was the three-meter dive off the diving board. He posted a couple of good scores with a big first dive of 71.40, which was the highest score in the first round. One of his dives on Thursday was his favorite to execute, the gainer twist. The selection from Thursday was a test for the finals. He plans on switching some dives out for more difficult ones, but the prelims were a good practice. Tyler hopes to ride the momentum from Thursday into the finals. 'It wasn't all the details, so there's definitely some stuff to improve on,' Tyler said. 'But, it's a good tune-up moving into the final… It's a good momentum builder.'
NBC Sports
14-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Hedberg, Tyler secure silver in 10m synchro
Joshua Hedberg and Carson Tyler (387.90 points) of the U.S. finished second to China's Zilong Cheng and Zifeng Zhu (437.25) to claim silver medals at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup stop in Windsor, Canada.
