Indiana University Athletics
Speedo American Cup Diving Info
12/18/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
December 18, 2002
SPEEDO AMERICAN CUP
TO BE HELD IN BLOOMINGTON
Bloomington, Ind. - tIn less than one month, the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center on the campus of Indiana University will play host to the inaugural Speedo American Cup. The fast-paced, innovative contest will run Jan. 10-12, with a qualifying competition taking place Jan. 7-8.WHAT: Speedo American Cup
Divers were invited to participate in the Speedo American Cup based on performances at previous competitions. The qualifying competition is open to any athlete not extended an invitation. A maximum of 24 individual divers in 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform and eight synchronized teams will compete in the Speedo American Cup.
The 3-meter competition in the Speedo American Cup will feature head-to-head diving. In each contest, two men will compete against each other and two women will compete against each other. The platform events will be standard preliminaries, quarterfinals and finals; and the synchronized events will be finals only.
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 7-Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003
WHERE: Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
WHO: Among the athletes invited to participate in the Speedo American Cup, 2000 Olympic platform gold medallist Laura Wilkinson (Woodlands, Texas) and 2000 Olympian Troy Dumais (Ventura, Calif.) will be in attendance.
Indiana University will be well represented with 2000 Olympian Sara (Reiling) Hildebrand (St. Paul, Minn.), Cassandra Cardinell (Loudonville, N.Y.), Marc Carlton (Webster, N.Y.) and Adam Hazes (Bethesda, Md.) diving in the contest. Former Hoosiers, Erin Quinn (Ankeny, Iowa) and Tom Davidson (Ambler, Penn.) have also accepted invitations.
Locally, Lindsay Weigle of Bloomington, Ind. will compete on 3-meter. Weigle, 17, was the 2002 junior national champion on the board.
Tickets
Qualifying Competition
Kids (12 & under) Free
Adults $4 per day
Discount $1 off with any student ID or present the flyer
American Cup
Kids (12 & under) $1 per day
Adults $8 per day
Discount $2 off with any student ID or present the flyer
Other Discounts
American Cup Package $20
All Session $25
Group (10 or more people) 2 tickets for the price of 1 and your group will be recognized on the scoreboard during the meet.
Players Mentioned
Diving
/ Women's Swimming and DivingThursday, August 13
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Wednesday, August 12
Wednesday, August 12