Thursday, July 1, 2021

Bolzano (ITA) to host first physical Diving Grand Prix of the year



FINA DIVING GRAND PRIX 2021

The second leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix, to be held in Bolzano, Italy, from July 2-4, will be the first physical meet of the 2021 edition. This meet will provide one of the rare international exposure opportunities to the diving elite to compete at the highest level in these diffcult times.

Ten finals over three days are on the programme in Bolzano, with a total of 52 participating athletes.

Divers from 12 nations are registered to take the plunge this weekend: Brazil, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine.

France's Matthieu Rosset, Switzerland's Guillaume Dutoit and Great Britain's Matthew Dixon highlight the men's entries, while Noemi Batki and Elena Bertocchi of Italy are amongst the women to watch for.

The competition schedule in Bolzano unfolds as follows (local times CEST):

DAY 1 - July 2

14:30 - 3m Men Semi-Finals A

15:15 - 3m Men Semi-Finals B

16:00 - 10m Women Semi-Finals A

16:45 - 10m Women Semi-Finals B

18:00 - 10m Men Synchro Final

18:50 - 3m Women Synchro Final

 

DAY 2 - July 3

14:00 - 3m Women Semi-Finals A

14:45 - 3m Women Semi-Finals B

15:30 - 10m Men Semi-Finals A

16:15 - 10m Men Semi-Finals B

18:00 - 10m Women Final

18:45 - 3m Men Final

 

DAY 3 - July 4

10:30 - 3m Men Synchro Final

11:15 10m Women Synchro Final

12:00 3m Women Final

12:45 10m Men Final

 

You can follow live the pool action on FINA Youtube channel, while results will be available on FINA mobile app and on FINA website.

The first leg hosted virtually by Canada (from May 27-30), allowed 34 athletes from Great Britain, Canada, Slovakia and the United States, joining from six different locations, to compete for a medal.

 

2021 FINA Diving Grand Prix calendar (provisional):

#1 Canada (virtual) - May 27-30

#2 Bolzano (ITA) - July 2-4

 

Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)

The Fédération Internationale de Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA's five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic Swimming - are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).


 

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