By Josh North, This Week News It could be said that Ashley White was born to be a diver. "I think diving sort of found me," she said. "My mother has coached since I was a baby and I've been around it my whole life." White, a senior on the Big Walnut High School girls swimming and diving team, started in the sport when she was 6 years old and has developed into one of central Ohio's top divers. She placed seventh in the Division I district meet last season,...

This Week News By AARON BLANKENSHIP Wednesday January 7, 2015 12:37 PM Just a day after Cameron Thatcher was born, Paul and Kristin Thatcher were devastated when they learned their son had been diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis. Paul and Kristin worried about Cameron's long-term health, as his congenital heart defect had the potential to lead to multiple catheterizations or even open-heart surgery to correct the narrowing of his heart valve. Paul, who played baseball at Bowling Green State University, and Kristin, who played basketball and tennis in high...

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This Week News By Dave Purpura If Cameron Thatcher had his way, he'd have had more than two practices with his synchronized diving teammate before heading to the FINA World Junior Championships in September in Penza, Russia. But for not being partners until a month before the event, Thatcher -- a junior at Olentangy Liberty High School -- and Jordan Windle pulled off a top-notch performance. Thatcher and Windle, who is from Morrisville, N.C., placed fifth in the boys synchronized 3-meter competition in the six-day event that concluded Sept. 14....

Courtesy of USA Diving, 9/30/14 Rachel Rubadue (Worthington Kilbourne HS) was one of eight divers representing Team USA at the Pan American Sports Festival in Mexico City from September 27-30, and she placed in the top six in both her events. On Monday, Rubadue and Olivia Rosendahl (Los Angeles, Calif.) paired together for fourth place with 253.62 points in the women’s synchronized 10-meter event, which was won by Canadian Olympians Roseline Filion and Meaghan Benfeito with 294.33 points. In Saturday’s individual women’s 10-meter event, Rubadue advanced to the finals and...

Rittenhouse, Stanley finish fifth individually at Pan Am Festival September 29, 2014USA Diving NewsUSA Diving Seven of the eight U.S. team members advanced to the individual finals at the Pan American Festival in Mexico City, with Ariel Rittenhouse (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Toby Stanley (Fishers, Ind.) leading the way with fifth-place finishes. Individual events were held Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28, with synchronized events set for September 29-30. Rittenhouse, a 2008 Olympian competing in her first international meet since 2010, scored 308.20 points to finish fifth in the women’s 3-meter...

A member of the Ohio State Diving Club has been selected to compete in the upcoming Pan American Olympic Festival in Mexico City. Diver Rachel Rubadue of Worthington qualified for a position on the USA Diving National Team while competing at the recent AT&T USA Diving National Championship in Knoxville, Tennessee. Rachel is a 17 year old senior at Worthington Kilbourne High School. She will compete in both the individual platform and synchronized platform events at the Olympic Festival beginning on September 24. “I’m really looking forward to representing the...

USA Diving, 9/10/14 PENZA, Russia – Team USA scored a pair of top-six finishes Wednesday at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships. Cameron Thatcher (Powell, Ohio) and Jordan Windle (Morrisville, N.C.) took fifth in synchronized 3-meter, while Sarah Bacon (Indianapolis, Ind.) was sixth in the girls’ group A (16-18) 1-meter final. Bacon scored 394.75 points to finish sixth in the 1-meter contest, carrying over 192.25 points from the preliminaries before scoring between 46.80 and 55.90 points on her four dives in the finals. China’s Wu Chunting won the gold with...

USA Diving, 9/9/14 Brooke Schultz wins 1-meter title at FINA World Junior Diving Championships Three other U.S. divers advance to finals on opening day of competition Penza, Russia – Brooke Schultz (Cicero, Ind.) won the gold medal on 1-meter for group B girls (14-15) to lead Team USA on Tuesday, the opening day of the FINA World Junior Diving Championships. All three other U.S. divers competing Tuesday advanced to the finals in their respective events. Schultz scored 356.90 points on 1-meter to give Team USA its first medal of the...

September 8, 2014USA Diving NewsUSA DivingCompetition at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships begins Tuesday, September 9 and continues through Sunday, September 14 in Penza, Russia. Eighteen divers will be competing for Team USA, led by team co-captain Jordan Windle (Morrisville, N.C.), who will be competing in four events. Windle will compete in all three individual events in group A (16-18) and will also compete in synchronized 3-meter with Cameron Thatcher (Powell, Ohio). Andrew Capobianco (Holly Springs, N.C.) will compete in all three individual events in group B after sweeping...