They are the champions—again! For the third consecutive year, the Ohio State Diving Club captured the Spring Junior Nationals Team Title in Rockville, Md., April 13-15. “This is a significant accomplishment for us because this is the first national meet of the season,” said Head Coach Justin Sochor. “I am proud of the way our team performed in this event. I am confident about upcoming meets in this Olympic year, as we have seven divers, Estzer Pryor, Olivia Ball, David Dinsmore, Allie Alter, Andrea Acquista, Rachel Rubadue, and Samantha Bromberg,...

The Ohio State Diving Club had a successful weekend at the USA Diving Spring Region 2 and 4 Championships at University of Akron and Eastern Michigan University, respectively. The teams dominated in every category, with 19 divers qualifying for nationals based on their performance. In Akron, the team smashed the competition captured first place honors with 272 points while the second place finisher, Jersey Rebels, came in second with 137 points. The team took second place at Eastern Michigan. Results from Region 2 *=indicates qualified for nationals 11 & Under...

The Ohio State Diving Club (OSDC) was invited to attend the inaugural Hobie International Invitational in December. Named after diving legend Hobie Billingsley, a former Olympic head coach and head coach for Indiana University, the meet featured national and international competitors, including 2008 Olympian Thomas Finchum and several members of the USA Diving National Training Center. OSDC finished in second place out of 12 teams. Brad Weimer was OSDC’s top individual performer, winning the boys age 12-13 one-meter, three-meter, and platform. In the girls’ 16-18 category one-meter event, Alexandria Clay,...

Three Ohio State Diving Club seniors, Allie Alter, Alex Clay, and Hunter Atha, signed letters of intent to continue their diving careers at Louisiana State University, Stanford University, and the University of Wisconsin, respectively. Alter, a senior at New Albany High School, will attend Louisiana State University. She is a seven-time Junior National finalist who has been diving on a national level since age seven. Alter qualified for the Olympic Trials in the synchronized platform event with Ohio State Diving Club teammate Andrea Acquista. "Allie has a proven record of...

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis visited Columbus November 8 - 10 as part of USA Diving's Athlete Mentor Program. Louganis shared his experiences as an elite athlete, observed workouts, and offered advice/guidance to both Ohio State University divers and local divers on the Ohio State Diving Club team. Louganis won gold medals in both springboard and platform diving events at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 1976 Games. His 47 national titles are the most of any diver.

The Ohio State Diving Club was recently represented at the Junior Pan American Games held in Medellin, Columbia, September 8 - 11. Olivia Ball from Powell and Rachel Rubadue from Worthington qualified for the Junior Pan American Games. Justin Sochor was also named as a Pam American Coach. Ball was the lead American diver in the girls 16-18 three-meter event with a sixth place finish. Rubadue was the lead American girl in both the 14-15 girls three-meter as well as the 14 – 15 girls platform. Rubadue won the bronze...

Five members of the Ohio State Diving Club qualified for the AT&T National Diving Championships and the team was named champion overall at the USA Diving Senior Zone A meet in Christiansburg, Virginia, July 15 - 17. Diving Club members that qualified for Senior Nationals were: 
 Olivia Ball: 1-meter, 3-meter, Synchronized diving 3-meter 
 Samantha Bromberg: 3-meter, platform, Synchronized diving platform 
 David Dinsmore: Synchronized diving 3-meter Eszter Pryor: 3-meter; Synchronized diving platform Rachel Rubadue: Synchronized diving 3-meter

 Results Women's 1-Meter (Prelims): Olivia Ball, Sixth Place; Samantha Bromberg, 10thPlace;...

Eighteen members of the Ohio State Diving Club qualified for the USA Diving Zone meets on July 8 - 10, at Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Moultrie, Georgia. Three of those divers qualified for the USA Diving Age Group National Championships that will be held at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, July 29 - 31. In addition, Several divers qualified for the USA Diving Junior National Championships to be held at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, August 3 - 6. USA DIVING Zone B in Ypsilanti, Michigan 14...

The 2011 summer schedule has been set for all High Performance, Scarlet, and Gray Team members. Please click here to view the schedule

Each year, during the last week in February, high school divers from all over Ohio meet in North Canton for the final high school showdown of the year: the 2011 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) State Diving Championship. This year, the Ohio State Diving Club members made a statement as they competed this weekend representing their respective high school teams. Congratulations to ALL the divers who worked so hard and left everything in the pool at the 2011 Ohio High School State Championship! Natalie Ritter (Columbus Academy) 2011 Ohio...